To Europeans a 6km walk isn't much at all they'd walk 1km or 2km to a store but in the USA or Canada anything over 250m is a drive. So I'd say to people in the US and Canada 6km seems like a hike but to others it's just a very short walk.
Walking back home is a pain though since it’s all uphill.
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You obviously know very little about America. First of all, most Americans aren't so fat they can't walk around. Second, I'm really fat (far more than average) and even I can hike a mile in mountainous terrain. Not only can I, I have and will again. It's taxing (which it shouldn't be), but it's quite manageable. Walking a mile isn't that much in the grand scheme of things.
So yeah, not only is it uncharitable, your attempt to defend it shows your own ignorance both of Americans and of what level of activity is possible even for those who are overweight. Bad show, sir.
He's still pretty active, he maintains sections of the Bibbulmun Track (1,000 km walking track here in the lower corner of the state) shovels the odd few tonnes of manure, splits wood by hand, etc.
Go for a run, then get back to something productive or novel or mind-expanding.
You're a once-in-a-universe spark. All of the things since the big bang led to you now, and you will never be again. This is it. The universe exists for you now, and you have this one singular play through.
Why go for the same walk over and over and over?
I get it, but at the same time, I really don't.
> Why go for the same walk over and over and over?
Destress.
Also generally the reason we play the same (kind of, or even exactly the same kind of) music again and again and eat the same food again and again.
We need novelty. But we also need some continuity.
During a walk you can think more clearly, or you can listen to a (mind-expanding) podcast, or you can walk with friends or your partner which counts towards building & strengthening relationships. That's without even considering the health benefits.
If you drive somewhere you could walk, that time really is wasted - because you should be focusing on not killing anyone instead of on anything interesting.
Same walk over and over? Could be a nice walk! I repeat the same walks, because I live near a park and a beach. I could roam the streets randomly instead, but that wouldn't be better.
Running is better for cardio, sure, but I tended to find that changing clothes, warming up, running 5K, recovering and taking a shower takes close to an hour - and I could have walked that 5K in the same time and not been exhausted for the rest of the morning. Longer distances are more worth it but regular 10-20K runs turned out to be bad for my knees.