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If you have a long walk to work...

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Changedusernameforthis2 · 31/03/2025 08:35

Got a new job and the walk is 50 minutes.
I could do with more fresh air, more exercise, all the usual things. Anyone got a similar length walk and is it OK? (I know you cant all know my exact fitness etc etc )
But generally speaking?
I'm figuring when I was London based getting home took me an hour, and only 20 mins of that was on a bus.

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Changedusernameforthis2 · 31/03/2025 09:02

Thanks for all this. The walk is safe, it's not pretty nature wise but it's good for.me as it's into and then out of a town centre so I can stop at a shop etc on way home. Dark mornings would be safe. Good advice about the waterproofs. There is a bus from the town centre if I'm.absolutely soaked/shattered and that's at the 20 minute mark

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OurChristmasMiracle · 31/03/2025 08:52

My walk is about an hour and I put my headphones in and enjoy. My only advise would be to look and see if you can find a back roads route because I always feel like it goes faster than on main roads but that’s just me.

OccasionalHope · 31/03/2025 08:52

Oh, and the most difficult is in icy or snowy weather. Pavements aren’t usually cleared so it can be pretty treacherous going, especially after a melt and refreeze.

SonoPazziQuestiRomani · 31/03/2025 08:51

Not as long as yours but I walk 25-30 minutes to the station, then get the train for another 30 minutes. I'd much prefer a 50-minute journey on foot tbh! Assuming it's safe then it will be great for your physical and mental health.

Make sure you have:

  • comfortable shoes (I change shoes when I get to work)
  • decent waterproofs, not just an umbrella (a long waterproof coat in the winter and something more lightweight for when it's a bit milder)
  • a comfortable backpack
BrokenLine · 31/03/2025 08:43

Are there public transport options of the weather makes the walk deeply unpleasant, or if you’re exhausted? Is it an ok walk to do on dark mornings or after dark?

OccasionalHope · 31/03/2025 08:42

how Safe is the route? I have a shorter walk, about 35 mins, and that’s fine but I have to watch out for homicidal pavement cyclists all the time so it’s not very relaxing. Also breathing in petrol fumes.

SpringIsSpringing25 · 31/03/2025 08:42

What's the actual distance?

HurdyGurdy19 · 31/03/2025 08:40

I used to have about 45 minutes. I am the least fit person going, so anyone else would probably only take 30 minutes or so.

I'd listen to music, or an audio book, and it was helped by having a pretty route to walk, alongside the guided busway/bottom of the Downs, so traffic free.

I really enjoyed the walk, until it was autumn/winter, when I had to walk along the main road (didn't like the other route in the dark).

But 45 - 60 minutes is an ok walk, in my experience

Timetochillnow · 31/03/2025 08:40

Sounds great! Exercise and a break in your day between work and home life is a good thing. Sounds like you are used to using that amount of time already.
do you have wet weather options? Ie somewhere to change at work or bus

fabricstash · 31/03/2025 08:37

My walk is not quite as long but I like the walk and I listen to my podcasts!

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