To hate "going for a walk?"

[Crazyladee]

I wish I didn't but I just find it so boring! Walking around the same streets, passing the same lamp posts and houses. We live in a fairly decent area and have two lovely dogs. DH walks the dogs twice a day and absolutely loves it but I just find walking so tedious. I wish I didn't hate it as its great to get out and get fresh air etc but I find it such a chore. Anyone else feel the same?

I have two dogs and I like nothing better than going out for a walk. Except maybe going to the pub with them.

yabu
listen to podcasts, look around peer into windows , look at seasonal decorations, chat with neighbours.

I love it too, and I just meeting other people for a ‘hello’ although so many people have their headphones on or pretend not to see you .

I walk a lot for work and also go for walks with DS at weekends and in holidays. I wouldn't care to walk the exact same route every day, of course, but in general I love a good walk. I like looking at things, telling myself stories, singing to myself, etc.

I love it too. Walking round the block, woods, lakes, streets of London. It’s all fab.

I always remember a foreign student I was hosting asking me why everyone walking dogs was alone. I then started to notice that it was rare for couples to not walk together and never knew the answer...perhaps there are many that find walking biringt

I absolutely love it, even though I mostly do the same route, but I’m right by a beach and a marina, so there’s always something different going on, and plenty of other dogs for mine to greet.

Only enjoy going for a walk now i have a dog. His little face as he looks up at me :-)

I like walking but get bored of walking the same routes each day. I do the school run twice a day on foot, and I get sooo fed up of walking the same bit of pavement all the time.

YANBU, walking is a total borefest.

I agree, and I live in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Boring.

I'm disabled so don't get out much. I'd love to be able to walk down our lane and be able to enjoy all the wildlife around me, but it's not going to happen. I think, if I lived in an urban or suburban area it would be quite boring, though.

I guess your husband will just have to walk the dogs on his own, eh.

My bloke loves going for a walk
I hate it
The most dreaded words in our house is ‘fancy going for a walk round the castle?’
Sure-cos walking round a pile of bricks on top of a hill in the freezing cold (no matter how hot it is that day it’s always freezing when we get there) is the highlight of my precious day off
(Unless we’re looking after a friends dog-then I can cope for half an hour)
It’s overrated and pointless

I have found my people! I hate going for a walk!

Walking somewhere don't mind, walking for the sake of walking Meh! Hate it!

I love walking, it really clears my head and calms me down. I've lived in the same place for many years, so I tend to take the bus or train out to countryside for long walks when I can. I was ill last week and couldn't go out much and I really missed it. Have you got a fitbit to measure how far you've walked? I like to have an incentive and walking has helped me lose a lot of weight.

It’s interesting to see there are quite a few people who feel similar to OP and it never occurred to me that walking ‘around the block’ can be boring. But I can see how it can be boring because you see the same view all the time and it feels like you are not achieving anything.

I am quite the opposite, enjoy walking including the last evening walk with my dog around the streets, which I do at a super fast speed so it’s more of a workout. I am lucky that we live in a nice and interesting area so there’s always something to look at or notice plus occasionally bump into people I know but I’d rather not as it is my ‘me’ time of being alone with my thoughts to process the day and plan for tomorrow, next week, catch up on phone calls sometimes only if they are very urgent plus I enjoy being with my dog a great deal. When the days get short, I like walking around in the morning (too dark to go to the park or the woods) and evening and look at houses and marvel at how early some people set off for work and notice there are some other weirdos like me walking their dogs in all weather in the dark. So I look at it like getting a bit of exercise, fresh air, exercise the dog and a relaxing disconnect.
However, I find going to the gym totally boring and pointless (for my lifestyle) and can’t think of anything worse that working out like that.

Totally agree, never understood it tbh! Like you OP I can do shops, city breaks but as an exercise or just for something to do, no thanks.i do 40 mins on the cross trainer before ‘going for a walk’ .

I have no issue with walking to a place, with a fixed destination in mind. I happily walk the hour to and from work to get some extra exercise into my day. However ‘going for a walk’ doesn’t interest me at all unless I’m on a city break and can take in some new sights.

I love going for a wlka, but I have some amazing walks around my home. An ancient Abbey and grounds, lots of woods, a fast flowing woodland river.

No two walks are ever the same. I see different wildlife, deer, birds, the flora is ever changing, new blooms, colours, mushrooms, new shoots. falling leaves, every walk brings new treasures.

Newsheet - Average about 15 miles a day and can easily do 30 on a sunday

Where? How?
Are you a postie / PC on the beat / other person who walks as part of their job?

If I wake up feeling a bit out of sorts a walk with my own dog and another borrowed dog whose owner can't walk far sets me up for the day .
They are both small and enjoy being out so much that it rubs off on me too . If I find myself thinking of what else I could be doing I remind myself to enjoy the moment and live in it exactly as they do .
However it can be boring if you always follow the same route . For them as much for you . If you can't drive to another spot how about a quick bus ride and walk back ?

• Where? How? Are you a postie / PC on the beat / other person who walks as part of their job?*

Nope. I just walk places unless I really need to use some transport.

It’s 4.5 miles to work, if I have a meeting in town that might be another couple of miles. At busy times it’s really no slower than driving/getting public transport and I just stick some tunes on and go for it.

I don’t understand people who drive everywhere and then spend an hour or more in the gym (having driven there)

i like a walk but i won't have a dog because i don't want to HAVE to do it every day.. but i'd be listening to podcasts if i did.

I would imagine people go to the gym because they are unable to walk to work and back for whatever reason be it time constraints etc, so they make up for that by getting their exercise in the gym in a much shorter space of time!

I love going for a walk, because I live in a stunningly beautiful part of Scotland. Walks include waterfalls, beaches, hills, lochs, forests, and the gardens of stately homes and castles. And urban walks through the gorgeous architecture of Edinburgh when I visit my DDs.
Now that I’m retired, I can take full advantage of the scenery - I used to look longingly at the view of the mountains from the operating theatre windows in my hospital!