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technoxenoholic · 2 years

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apparently the average person can walk about 7 kilometers in a day every day so i'm still not meeting average with my Highest Distance In A Day Record (6km as of yesterday, and i was definitely pushing it in the last 1–1.5 so maybe i will not try that again for a very long while)

but like, considering only 2km total was my boundary for "pushing it" most days when i started doing daily (with a few exceptions) walks this past spring, i am actually making huge progress. so. personally, i'm considering this a very huge win.

#stfu blue #reborking is prohibited #disability #walking is easier on me than standing by a huge amount because standing makes my neuropathic pain flare up #but it's still not easy at all #why is walking so hard on me you ask? well you see my hip likes to not be a joint that stays together properly #and my joints are generally not very good even aside from my problem hip #so being on my feet causes Some Degree Of Pain no matter what #but exercise (to a point. a very limited point) is good for strengthening my muscles so they support my joints better #so i am exercising. although i am doing the equivalent of abled people training for a marathon it feels like.#it IS helping but i definitely think abled people are not appreciating how much effort these 'basic' daily activities take for us disabled #the more i exercise the more i hate people who recommend exercise as a disability cure-all #and like. i will specify. i am JUST WALKING. i am not speedwalking. on good days i naturally walk fast but on bad days i amble #sometimes i jog the few meters across an intersection because the traffic lights make me anxious #but i am not running. i am not doing anything like lifting weights. i am just... walking. and that's 'pushing it' exercise.#important context there.

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