Is 'going for a walk' considered weird for young people?

Problem Of Motivation

I like to go for walks at the end of a stressful day. I feel as if it helps me put things in perspective. I'm not sure whether that's true or not, but it certainly helps me relax. I try to bring the dog, so it looks like I'm doing it for his sake. But when I didn't have a dog, I used to feel a bit weird doing it. I'd try my best to go in secluded areas where I wouldn't be seen.

I remember once going for a walk and bumping into a flat mate who was coming home. At one point he said "what are you doing?" and I answered "oh I'm just going for a walk". He then said "oh right good on ya" but there was that little giggle as he said it!

It amazes me the way youngsters don't seem to be able to appreciate the beauty of nature. Their house could be built in the middle of a landfill and they couldn't care less. Or maybe they would if they took their heads out of their smart phones!

lbc2019

I'd avoid walking alone in secluded areas for your own personal safety. Other than that, walking is great!

odyssey06

It's probably a generational thing.

My younger self would probably have thought it weird, well maybe not weird, unfathomable in the sense of just not getting it.
Now, I can appreciate it.

WoolyJumper

I was about to respond of course we don't think its weird.....then I remembered I'm almost 30 so I guess im not really a young person anymore. But I do love a good walk. Especially after sitting down in work all day.

orourkeda1977

Are they still going for a ****?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

riffmongous

freshpopcorn

They are people out there and the find lot's of things weird.
A few examples,
Going for a walk if your young.
Going to the cinema by yourself.
Going to the cinema with a member of the same sex.
Watching certain TV programs.
Having an unusual past time.

Del2005

Problem Of Motivation wrote: »

I like to go for walks at the end of a stressful day. I feel as if it helps me put things in perspective. I'm not sure whether that's true or not, but it certainly helps me relax. I try to bring the dog, so it looks like I'm doing it for his sake. But when I didn't have a dog, I used to feel a bit weird doing it. I'd try my best to go in secluded areas where I wouldn't be seen.

I remember once going for a walk and bumping into a flat mate who was coming home. At one point he said "what are you doing?" and I answered "oh I'm just going for a walk". He then said "oh right good on ya" but there was that little giggle as he said it!

It amazes me the way youngsters don't seem to be able to appreciate the beauty of nature. Their house could be built in the middle of a landfill and they couldn't care less. Or maybe they would if they took their heads out of their smart phones!

Was the person you met driving or cycling? Because if not they were also out for a walk.

Sonny noggs

Jog on, OP.

Problem Of Motivation

lbc2019 wrote: »

I'd avoid walking alone in secluded areas for your own personal safety. Other than that, walking is great!

I don't live in Tallaght

NSAman

Love going for a walk in secluded areas away from everyone, time to think and clear my head of work thoughts.

When I lived in Ireland I used to go to a secluded area with the dog, he loved being able to be totally free. It never goes unnoticed even if you think you are alone.

At around this time I got my first international contract. Life started to take off and people noticed. Next thing I noticed, I was having an affair with the wife of a business man who lived close to where I walked, hence the increase in spending....gotta love small town gossip.

Problem Of Motivation

orourkeda1977 wrote: »

Are they still going for a ****?

throll

lbc2019

freshpopcorn wrote: »

They are people out there and the find lot's of things weird.
A few examples,

Going to the cinema with a member of the same sex

.

With sexy results!!!

lbc2019

Problem Of Motivation wrote: »

I dont live in Tallaght

Tallaght is hardly secluded

Problem Of Motivation

Del2005 wrote: »

Was the person you met driving or cycling? Because if not they were also out for a walk.

He was walking home though.

appledrop

When I was younger I had to walk everywhere or use public transport so if someone told me they we going for a walk as an enjoyable pass time I would have thought they were mad.

Of course very different now + love leaving the car behind. Although I prefer if my walk is in a nice park or by the sea

Problem Of Motivation

lbc2019 wrote: »

Tallaght is hardly secluded

Well if it's properly secluded, then there'll be no one else there.

Well I'm never worried about safety anyway.

fryup

weird? depends how you walk i suppose...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw-kFH1OLuU

Problem Of Motivation

appledrop wrote: »

When I was younger I had to walk everywhere or use public transport so if someone told me they we going for a walk as an enjoyable pass time I would have thought they were mad.

Of course very different now + love leaving the car behind. Although I prefer if my walk is in a nice park or by the sea

I'm confused now, is it pass time OR past time?

the_syco

Problem Of Motivation wrote: »

I'd try my best to go in secluded areas where I wouldn't be seen.

...ever again?

Del2005

Problem Of Motivation wrote: »

He was walking home though.

Didn't you walk home as well?

humberklog

lbc2019 wrote: »

I'd avoid walking alone in secluded areas for your own personal safety. Other than that, walking is great!

Why would it be more unsafe than busy places?

Anteayer

It's no wonder we're supposedly on course to become the fattest nation in the EU.

ILoveYourVibes

No. Actually a couple of my friends will go for a walk around the block on a night out. It helps wake you up.

Always Tired

Not if you're the cock.

Of the walk, that is

Nicetrustedcup

Years ago before i meet the better 1/2.

Was talking to this girl who I got matched with on tinder.

She tought I was odd for going into town to look around the shops by myself and haveing to buy lightblubs. She told me she be afard that someone will judge her if she is seen by herself. I replayed with well I need lightblubs otherwise I be sitting in the dark ha

Then she tought I was even odder that I enjoy haveing a coffee in a coffee shop by myself while I sit on my laptop doing my college work.

To me this is normal things people do.

GreeBo

humberklog wrote: »

Why would it be more unsafe than busy places?

In a busy place there are other people and not just you and your rspist.

We walk with our kids all the time and they enjoy it a lot. But if we/they ever ask their friends to come along they almost never do and get a kind of "Why would I wanna do that?" look on their faces.

Their friends spend a lot of time watching you tube and similar on mobile phones. Anything that requires putting those away and doing something else - seems to require the hard sell.

Hal3000

I walk all the time with my good friends - 2 guys. Don't pay attention to what others think. Do your own thing !

Zorya

Going for a walk on your own is brilliant. Never mind the squares. Read Thoreau's essay called Walking. Being able to walk is a gift. Walk more, OP, walk weirder!

Bobblehats

Took it up once to get over a girl

It soon became an obsession, over ten miles a night and as my senses became more acutely aware I even gave myself an alias - I was The Patrolman. Patrolling long stretches be it factory estates; towpaths you name it with my senses tingling always tingling... pretty soon I soon had the need to cover more ground. Faster times; record times newer heights and as the summer kicked in I felt the urge to shed clothes. Rumours began circulating of a wild beast-like figure, streaking through the night and I made a priority to frequent his path in the hope of ending this menace however I found myself in a rubberised room with a treadmill for company -

Suffice to say, life has become easier since I decided to assemble my own gym.

topper75

Anteayer wrote: »

It's no wonder we're supposedly on course to become the fattest nation in the EU.

I reckon there is a diabetes timebomb in this land. Healthcare companies, in time, are going to take over where the bankers left off.

Muggins here and other worker fools will pay. My concern isn't so much an empathetic one as a fiscal one.

Maybe I'll go for a good walk this evening to fix my mood in that respect! Whatever about blood sugars and waistlines, walking induces biochem processes in you that are important for mood management, esp this time of year.

lbc2019

humberklog wrote: »

Why would it be more unsafe than busy places?

Really???

Problem Of Motivation

Del2005 wrote: »

Didn't you walk home as well?

Oh come on!

Gimme A Pound

Ares Great Griddlecake wrote: »

Itchy runs afoul of an Irish man.

Gimme A Pound

Nicetrustedcup wrote: »

Was talking to this girl who I got matched with on tinder.

She tought I was odd for going into town to look around the shops by myself and haveing to buy lightblubs. She told me she be afard that someone will judge her if she is seen by herself. I replayed with well I need lightblubs otherwise I be sitting in the dark ha

Then she tought I was even odder that I enjoy haveing a coffee in a coffee shop by myself while I sit on my laptop doing my college work.

To me this is normal things people do.

Grrr... needy idiots like her really bug me. How pitiful would you have to be to be an adult and afraid of being seen on your own in town?

I love throwing on a podcast or playlist and setting off for a long amble. Been doing it since I was about 21.

ginandtonicsky

When I’m home in Galway I walk the prom at least once a day. In busy London it’s less scenic but I try to get my 15k steps in, usually a few laps around Chiswick and a much clearer less stressy head will be the result.

Walking is great, I’d feel sorry for someone who doesn’t understand its benefits. Walkers typically struggle less with their weight in the long run too I’ve noticed.

BeerWolf

Who considers it weird, fat asses?

freshpopcorn

BeerWolf wrote: »

Who considers it weird, fat asses?

Funnily enough in my experience it's often people who are very thin or really into exercise.

Wanderer78

lbc2019 wrote:

I'd avoid walking alone in secluded areas for your own personal safety. Other than that, walking is great!

The world really isn't this scary, you're probably more likely to be attacked in a busy area that a secluded one, if your female, there's not that many rapey men around in secluded areas, if you're male, you ll just be fine. I know people that have walked the planet alone for most of their lives, they're doing just fine, the only real threats they faced was from wild animals and the weather, in fact they seem to be doing better than fine, they seem very at peace with themselves and this planet. Get out there and walk folks, its extremely enjoyable

Deebles McBeebles

Try to walk once a day. Great for clearing your head, having a scenic toke and of course the dog is very appreciative. Quiet, country roads being the preferred surroundings.

boardie100

sounds like you're a bit insecure OP....

Vita nova

I like to take a 20 minute constitutional after lunch, especially when the sun is shining; it aids digestion and is better than a sedative for reducing stress. Can't understand how anyone could consider it weird.

OneArt

That's a bit of weird thing to be sketchy about.

I used to go for walks as a kid/teenager. I love exploring. Also, I get a serious case of cabin fever if I stay in the house all day. It might also stem from the fact that I grew up in South Africa, where most walks generally turn into a run as Trevor Noah puts it. So when we moved to Ireland being able to walk anywhere was heaven.

I still do it. I work from home all the time now, so an hour's walk down by the river or going into the town is a great way of clearing the head.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

I’ve always disliked walking for leisure. Much preferred cycling and you could still take in nice views by stopping or slowing down.

Zorya

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I’ve always disliked walking for leisure. Much preferred cycling and you could still take in nice views by stopping or slowing down.

Cycling is what I accept because humans can't fly. I like it a lot. Leisurely cycling now, not that other stuff.

sbsquarepants

Problem Of Motivation wrote: »

He was walking home though.

So were you, you were just taking a more convoluted route.

El_Bee

I can't go for a walk because my area is too dangerous.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Is the bottom line not that the OP has a perception that people find young people walking to be weird, rather than the reality that people of all ages walk and nobody actually gives it much thought, let alone considers it abnormal?

DEFTLEFTHAND

Humans are such herd creatures, always terrified of being seen as weird or 'standing out' from the pack.

Do your own thing for god sake, stop worrying about what others think. People who go places in life never do.