That can be a long, painful walk depending on where you live. Even with public transportation, there are stretches (say a mile or more) where you’re caring at least 20 lbs of groceries. Without a backpack or a cart, it’s quite the pain.
I would walk with my backpack full of grocceries about once a week. The execise is great, walking with extra weight is called rucking and many athletes train by rucking as it builds muscle, endurance, and a bit of cardio while being easier on the joints than running.
Im sure your physical health will thank you for that in the long run. Granted most people live farther than a 15-20 minute walk from their nearest groccer and thats the bigger problem.
This makes sense, though there are more variables to consider. In a city, a walk means you’re inhaling car exhaust, cigarette smoke from passerbys, and at risk of being victim to a crime. Less dramatically, there’s the risk of falling or getting lost. All these things are problems for “physical health”. From this perspective, it may be better to drive as the air quality is better and the car provides shelter, like a big shield. Although driving is risky in its own right such as car accidents or road rage. For context, rage is stressful, and stress is not conducive for health.
Stepping back for a moment, should we care about health? Aren’t we fighting the inevitable? What good is it to be healthy yet suddenly die, like Charlie Kirk? Is the practice of being healthy a denial of our mortality? Is being in denial of mortality to live life in bad faith? Is this willful ignorance a virtue, a vice, or something we ought to entertain? I don’t know. It’s hard to say that we ought to be unhealthy. That also seems wrong. Then again, a stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger once said,
“Why does God afflict the best of men with ill-health, or sorrow, or other troubles? Because in the army the most hazardous services are assigned to the bravest soldiers … No one of these men says as he begins his march, " The general has dealt hardly with me,” but “He has judged well of me.”"
That can be a long, painful walk depending on where you live. Even with public transportation, there are stretches (say a mile or more) where you’re caring at least 20 lbs of groceries. Without a backpack or a cart, it’s quite the pain.
Then bring your backpack, or better yet, a cart. Both can be quite cheap.
I would walk with my backpack full of grocceries about once a week. The execise is great, walking with extra weight is called rucking and many athletes train by rucking as it builds muscle, endurance, and a bit of cardio while being easier on the joints than running.
In the army, we called it a rucksack march.
cheap in money, expensive in time and effort.
ditch the gym membership, get your workout in during regular tasks. It’s an investment in your own health.
I’m skeptical if health is of value or if there are higher priorities for our life. I am reminded of this quote,
Would I be concerned for my health if my day was my last? I think not. Perhaps I would prioritize other people, express my farewells.
depends on your priorities. Personally, i intend to live forever in spite of my disgusting american diet.
The intention is false bc all things come to an end.
ok, well, have fun
backpacks are still cheaper than cars
the point is that a car is labor-saving in the context of groceries.
Im sure your physical health will thank you for that in the long run. Granted most people live farther than a 15-20 minute walk from their nearest groccer and thats the bigger problem.
This makes sense, though there are more variables to consider. In a city, a walk means you’re inhaling car exhaust, cigarette smoke from passerbys, and at risk of being victim to a crime. Less dramatically, there’s the risk of falling or getting lost. All these things are problems for “physical health”. From this perspective, it may be better to drive as the air quality is better and the car provides shelter, like a big shield. Although driving is risky in its own right such as car accidents or road rage. For context, rage is stressful, and stress is not conducive for health.
Stepping back for a moment, should we care about health? Aren’t we fighting the inevitable? What good is it to be healthy yet suddenly die, like Charlie Kirk? Is the practice of being healthy a denial of our mortality? Is being in denial of mortality to live life in bad faith? Is this willful ignorance a virtue, a vice, or something we ought to entertain? I don’t know. It’s hard to say that we ought to be unhealthy. That also seems wrong. Then again, a stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger once said,