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I typically need 40 minutes of "intentional" walking per day (i.e. two laps around my subdivision) to supplement my "incidental" walking (i.e. going from the bedroom to kitchen to bathroom). I'm highly skeptical that anyone needs a trip to the gym to walk. It's walking!

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Spoken like a person whose never experienced -20f weather. I’m teasing not looking for a “weather off”.

Depending on how much space you have a you can find treadmills cheap on Craigslist. People practically have to give them away just to get rid of them. I use a treadmill in the winter and go outside during the summer. There are also walking only treadmills that are pretty affordable ($300) that fit under a desk and you can walk during meetings etc. I generally agree going to a gym just to walk seems like a waste.

I was leaving aside the gym trip:

> A 30 minute workout, two or three times a week is sufficient (i.e. hit 6 or 7 machines, for 3 sets each)

...which was separate from the hour+ walk every day.

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