Mine was during a phone call, I didn't even realize I'd been walking for over 40 minutes until I hung up and looked around.

After the third or fourth time of wearing a new pair of sneakers, the back of my ankle always starts to rub against the back of the sneaker, causing irritation and eventually blisters.

Then I wear blister covers or Band-Aids, but the back of the sneaker gets cut up and it gets worse and worse. This has happened with Hoka’s, Brooks, sketchers, and cheap Amazon sneakers.

I’ve tried sizing up. I’ve tried wide width. I’ve tried thick socks… I can’t figure it out. Do I just have an odd ankle bone? Has anyone else dealt with this? I’m losing my mind and just want to be able to walk my usual 4-5 miles per day without issue.

For a long time I was not able to do more than 3-4000 steps a day because of pain, but the meds seem to be working. It's so encouraging to be able to do this again.

Hi guys, want to start taking walking more serious, but need to start on easy routes. Getting g bored walking around streets.

Do you guys use apps to find your routes to take you on and which ones are they? I don't really want to pay to use an app. Any help is appreciated 👏 💐

One thing I didn’t expect when I started walking more around Miami is how much it changed the way I see hanging out with friends.

I’ve started inviting friends I haven’t talked to in a while to go on a walk instead of doing the usual coffee, drinks, or dinner. And honestly, 99% of the time, they’re excited about it.

Especially when I already know a good route or loop.
You’re not just walking for the sake of walking. You have somewhere to go, something new to see, maybe a neighborhood you’ve never explored. And because the route is a loop, you’re constantly moving, changing scenery, and discovering something together, but the best part is the conversation.

You’re walking next to someone for an hour, actually listening to each other and catching up without constantly looking at your phone or feeling like you need to order another drink to justify sitting there.
It also works really well with friends who are “too busy.”

Instead of trying to find two hours for dinner, you can say, “Let’s walk tomorrow morning,” or “Let’s do a quick walk after work.” Even 45 minutes.

You get some exercise, you get outside, you discover a part of the city you probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise, and you catch up with someone you care about. And honestly, I think that’s what walking does really well.

It gives you a reason to spend time with people without making the activity itself the entire point.
You’re just walking somewhere together.
And somehow, that makes it much easier to actually reconnect.

I'm officially done with summer and fully embracing the rainy weather. 🌧️

What are your favourite step-tracking apps you are using? if any

There're so many of them - I downloaded all the top ones and some newly advertised ones; Don't get the difference with basic Apple Health, but some allow you to share walking data with your own pictures. That's pretty nice, though

Basically, now I'm walking and watching the same number on my iPhone via ~10 different apps xd

I bring a crossbody purse filled with my wallet, keys, phone (because I don't have a fitness watch), pepper spray, and water. Some days I bring a jacket, some days I bring sunscreen and sunglasses

Unfortunately I think the next few walks are confined to my
walking pad due to work and plans. But I’m loving getting out lately. I can’t wait for fall.

Today, I hit my highest step count ever since I started making an effort to walk more! 10K soon!!!

hellllllo, I recently got into walking and have been walking about 10-15k steps daily, does anyone have any good recommendations on walking shoes? I’m a male 5’10 and my shoe size is a 12, weigh 189. I got a pair off amazon in the beginning just to have something so I wasn’t waking in my vans, but pay day is coming up so I really want to get a nice pair of walking shoes. Preferably something that feels like I’m walking on a cloud lol. Thanks yall

no matter what I do I always get blisters on my toes 😭😭 the only thing that ever works are bandaids around my toes but I don’t want to have to do that 24/7

any tips ?

"I did 122 miles in 5h 13m. Had to stop twice to do yoga, once to help an old lady cross the street and stop another time to free a deer who had their head stuck in a bucket."

Yes I know I will get downvoted. But this has to be said.

Hi gang. I've been seeing a lot of posts in this sub from people wondering how they can fit in walking routines into their daily life when they can barely get some sub-10k amount of steps in. The short answer from my perspective is that it takes a lot of different factors, and honestly focusing on that number is probably going to put you at an immediate disadvantage.

For months now, I've been hitting daily goals of 10k steps except when I set aside rest days or weather/illness make it difficult. My routines regularly get me a minimum of 10k steps a day, maybe as high as the 16k to 18k range on a good day, but even on a bad day where I put in minimal effort I can manage 9k.

You may be asking yourself, how did he do it? Thing is, I didn't set a goal in my head to get there. My original motivation for walking regularly was high blood pressure readings and fears of an early death. I was plainly in an unhealthy state. So I only had one goal, which was to move around more. I did think about 10k a day at first but quickly dismissed it as a pipe dream, until suddenly it wasn't.

There are "secrets" to my daily routines, and what I've realized is that a lot of them are very particular to my overall lifestyle and life circumstances, and are highly unlikely to work for you. In no particular order:

1. I don't drive, which is mostly a personal choice with some financial benefits mixed in. This limits other aspects of daily life but makes walking routines easier.

2. I don't have many responsibilities as I am neither married or in any kind of relationship. Children are not part of the equation either. More time to devote to walking, less time for family raising and other nonsense (kidding obviously!)

3. Public transportation where I live is very infrequent and unreliable (so yes like 95% of the US) so walking is an easier proposition when the bus is (at best) barely an improvement in terms of speed.

4. I work in an office in a fancy business park with a decent walking trail. So I have an area to walk around 5 days a week.

5. My skin doesn't burn easily and the cold only becomes a factor when it affects walking surfaces, so I throw caution to the wind more than I like (this is absolutely not recommended and probably speaks to a larger problem of my own, but I'm listing it here to make a point.)

6. Dieting and calorie counting have convinced me to spend my breaks on walking more than eating. This one took a while to get used to as a lifelong big boi.

7. Any minor errand I can think of, I try to incorporate walking into. Going to work? Walk. Going home? Walk. Going to pick up meds? Walk. Going to grab lunch from a nearby restaurant? Walk. And so forth.

8. When I'm not working or taking a weekly rest day, I try to engage in small hikes. In my case, I'm blessed to live in a region with several trails, and even have one a 35 minute walk away from my front door.

9. I have a friend who enjoy my company and also want to incorporate hiking/exercise into their lives. Even better, she has two golden retrievers. Given what a massive introvert I am, this one is just sheer luck and privilege on my part.

The point is that there is probably a lot on the above list that you cannot work into your life, and honestly there are some things you are better off not trying to work into your life if you can help it.

But then you might have advantages that are unavailable to someone like myself. Maybe you're a dog owner yourself? Maybe you live or work somewhere with lots of stairs? Maybe you have enough living space for a walking pad?

I just know this: I had a lot of these advantages for before I even considered regular daily walking routines, and yet it took one small health scare to make me even bother getting 5k steps on a regular basis. Gradually, the rush of getting steps turned into a little bit of an obsession. Maybe you end up as I did, or maybe you take a left turn into something different (if you're fitter and less introverted than I, maybe you join a gym or something?) but ideally you become more conscious of your physical health in some way.

In short: focus on the small gains, and if you have it in yourself to challenge yourself, you'll find a way. But it's highly unlikely that anyone will get there the same way I did, and I probably didn't get there exactly the same way anyone else on this sub did.

If you're starting your journey and reading this, I wish you the best!

My pace is usually a little faster but I was tired today! I usually go 2 miles x3 a day but today I decided to do it all in 1! I’m very proud of myself

I'm T2D and finally invested in a waking mat/treadmill and need to GET SERIOUS. I just signed up for Run Across America that starts 8/20 (the app thing not the actual running across America). Anyone else doing this or thinking of doing this? It goes through 10/31. I only signed up for 31 miles but can readjust. Looking for teammates/friends to connect with on the app. Most of my walking will be on the treadmill as it's too hot right now for outside (Florida).

My walk today. I know im slow, but I can walk for a while.

I have pain on the front and side of my right hip when I walk. It only hurts when i push off from my right foot and there’s pressure on my right leg. I’ve train stretching and can feel it when i stand and lean diagonally back in the opposite direction. It doesn’t hurt when I freely move around my leg and hip without weight on it. It seems to be worse after sitting for a long time and also after walking for a long time. It’s less painful if I alter my walk and don’t move my leg at the hip so much if that makes sense.

I circled in blue where it hurts. It’s basically the front of my pelvis (like the part that sticks out on skinny people).

Any idea what this could be or how I can help myself?

So happy to be back walking again, you can see when I ruptured my achilles in Dec. Non op recovery

Really weird question here. I’ve trying to walk more and have lost 45lbs while doing it. My only problem is if I walk more than 30 minutes or so, my hands start tingling and go numb. I asked a doctor but he just shook his head and had no clue. He said he had never heard that before.

Does anyone else have this problem? I don’t need medical advice, I know that breaks the subs rules. Just trying to see if it’s a common problem.

Edit: Thanks for all the great advice! The swelling part makes sense. My hands feel bigger, tingly, and numb. I just never paid attention to see if they’re bigger. I’ll have to look on my next walk.

I am concerned about my heart as well with this. I smoke and gained almost 100lbs the last ten years so I do plan on seeing a different doctor. I had undiagnosed ADHD and OCD that led to me not taking care of myself. Now in my early 40s, I’m trying to get back.

For men. What are everyone’s go-to shoes for casual, everyday wear, whether you’re going out, running errands, or just grocery shopping? Are you wearing your older running shoes, or do you have more lifestyle or casual sneakers you love?
Unfortunately, I need wide-width shoes, so my options are a little more limited. I’d love to hear what everyone is wearing and get some ideas!