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RedDevil · 01-01-2020, 04:56 PM

Yup, I decided to save gas by only driving downhill. Works like a charm!

No, really. I have walked about 2000 miles in the last 7 months.
That's about 2 to 3 hours of solid paced walking. During weekends and holidays, like right now, I even extend my strolls around the block to 4 hours and 24 kilometer. I started the new year in style.

It all started when I got mini strokes last February. After some back and forth between my local doctor and the cardiologist the verdict was angina pectoris, and a angiograph revealed one coronary artery was 80-90% blocked. I got a stent and the attacks were gone.

Before that I had over 500 mini strokes. I started recording them in an attempt to correlate them to external factors like food or exercise. I found that pasta, alcohol and big meals in general increased the strokes, and so did lack of exercise - even though the strokes did occur often during exercising, exercising was the cure rather than the cause.

With the stent in place and a company fitness program to aid me developing healthy habits, I reduced my intake of processed foods and free sugars, started eating lots of vegetables and fruits, reduced meats and diary... and started walking.

So I've done about 2K miles (over 3000 kilometer) in the last 7 months.
I bought 4 pair of walking shoes, all of them are quite worn already, and I have a pair of older Nordic Walking shoes that I use for the lunch break walk at work which are in a continuous cycle of developing problems and getting repaired.

Meanwhile I walk for leisure mostly, but will also do shopping and such. I even got stuff from DIY shops on foot. I use a rucksack if needed and always have a pair of thin folding grocery bags on me; many a time I chanced upon a supermarket bargain and came home with the bag handles cutting the blood stream to my fingers

And I drive less. When I bring my daughter to Scouting or table tennis practice I leave the car there and spend the time she's in walking, shopping, etc.
One day I might just walk to work for giggles, but that's over 20 miles... Maybe once this summer?

01-01-2020, 04:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
RedDevil Master EcoWalker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Posts: 3,998 Red Devil - '11 Honda Insight Elegance Team Honda 90 day: 49.01 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,711 Thanked 2,245 Times in 1,454 Posts	2000 miles with infinite MPG Yup, I decided to save gas by only driving downhill. Works like a charm! No, really. I have walked about 2000 miles in the last 7 months. That's about 2 to 3 hours of solid paced walking. During weekends and holidays, like right now, I even extend my strolls around the block to 4 hours and 24 kilometer. I started the new year in style. It all started when I got mini strokes last February. After some back and forth between my local doctor and the cardiologist the verdict was angina pectoris, and a angiograph revealed one coronary artery was 80-90% blocked. I got a stent and the attacks were gone. Before that I had over 500 mini strokes. I started recording them in an attempt to correlate them to external factors like food or exercise. I found that pasta, alcohol and big meals in general increased the strokes, and so did lack of exercise - even though the strokes did occur often during exercising, exercising was the cure rather than the cause. With the stent in place and a company fitness program to aid me developing healthy habits, I reduced my intake of processed foods and free sugars, started eating lots of vegetables and fruits, reduced meats and diary... and started walking. So I've done about 2K miles (over 3000 kilometer) in the last 7 months. I bought 4 pair of walking shoes, all of them are quite worn already, and I have a pair of older Nordic Walking shoes that I use for the lunch break walk at work which are in a continuous cycle of developing problems and getting repaired. Meanwhile I walk for leisure mostly, but will also do shopping and such. I even got stuff from DIY shops on foot. I use a rucksack if needed and always have a pair of thin folding grocery bags on me; many a time I chanced upon a supermarket bargain and came home with the bag handles cutting the blood stream to my fingers And I drive less. When I bring my daughter to Scouting or table tennis practice I leave the car there and spend the time she's in walking, shopping, etc. One day I might just walk to work for giggles, but that's over 20 miles... Maybe once this summer? __________________ 2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut. lifetime FE over 0.2 Gmeter or 0.13 Mmile. For confirmation go to people just like you. For education go to people unlike yourself.