A Philosophy of Walking

so-so

Well that was an interesting experiment. There are poetic passages featuring the author's direct reflections on walking with which I could identify strongly. There were inclusions of certain philosophers and figures from history and their connection to walking that I found more or less informative. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/3 And then there were more spiritual leanings that had me gazing askance at the text, questioning the validity of their inclusion, as well as those prescriptive and proscriptive passages that felt like lectures on the proper way to walk, how to get the most benefit (verging into self help book territory) which had me rolling my eyes. 2y

Robotswithpersonality 3/3 What I found relatable or enlightening was too far outweighed by what I found redundant, heavy-handed or irrelevant. Can't recommend. 2y

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Robotswithpersonality

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

Can't agree with everything Gros is saying, but I strongly identify with certain passages.

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kspenmoll

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

The 2 Indie book stores we visited today. The tagged book is one I bought in House of Books in Kent, CT.📚💙

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hike.read.repeat

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

bailed

I decided to bail even tho there were little nuggets that I liked. Not worth skimming all the other stuff. #cloudlibrary

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hike.read.repeat

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

Here‘s the inside. 😍🤩

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hike.read.repeat

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

Adorable smol library in Puhoi, NZ.

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hike.read.repeat

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

A few pages in and I already like it.

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sprainedbrain

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

My favorite workout currently, and pretty much always, is to go for a walk/jog outside. I do it year round, and have many different trails and routes that I like to take. Until about 4 years ago, I listened to music, but then I discovered audiobooks, and that was all she wrote. 😂

This article about what you favorite workout says about you seems pretty accurate to me!

www.rd.com/health/fitness/what-your-workout-routine-says-about-you

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wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn A walk/jog is an excellent workout. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for sharing the article - it's really interesting. 👍 6y

Aimeesue I #audiobookwalk every day, too, but with my dogs. If you walk with dogs, you can also raise money for your local animal shelters with the Walk With A Dog app! https://www.wooftrax.com 6y

sprainedbrain @Aimeesue I do walk my dogs, too, but I can‘t take them on my workout walk. They are too slow and meandering. 😂I will check out that app! 6y

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catiewithac

A Philosophy of Walking | Frederic Gros

pick

I loved this book! I‘m on a kick about walking and journeys right now, and this book hit the spot. Part personal rumination on various aspects of walking, part historical essays on philosophers‘ walking habits. This is a 4/5⭐️ book for me only because there was no chapter on WALKING WITH DOGS! 🐾 The book also does not consider issues such as safety while walking (a real consideration for women unfortunately) or environmental degradation. Read it!

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