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MaxPower
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27 Oct 2011, 12:56 pm

Pocket wrote:
Walking with regards to health and keeping is just as good, or maybe a tiny bit better than running or cycling

Do you have any evidence with which you can back up this claim?



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27 Oct 2011, 2:17 pm

MrXxx wrote:
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It's NOT necessary.

Thousands of years of human history proves it.

THE single most efficient exercise is WALKING, and THAT is important.

The question was not if it's "necessary," but rather if it's important. Huge difference.

How exactly is walking the "most efficient" exercise? It's slower than biking, in terms of energy expenditure and distance covered.


Necessary/Important. Kind of splitting hairs there. If it isn't necessary, it's not important.

Walking:

a - Requires no equipment.
b - is most frequently advised by doctors as THE number one exercise everyone should get.
c - Almost everyone, by the time they need to schedule regular exercising, already knows how to walk
d - All you have to do is get up and do it.

It's been around as long as human feet have been around. Far more important than bike riding. Without walking, there would be no history.


However, the OP was asking why so many people insist that learning to ride a bike is an important skill. The answer is the one other posters already gave: transportation. Although walking requires no equipment or preparation, ir is also a less efficient form of transportation than biking (with exceptions being places bikes can't go- like up stairs). That's why people label it "important". It will get you to your destination much faster than walking. So if you don't want to be dependent on a car (which you also may not know how to drive or not be able to afford) or the limitations of public transportation, it really is an important skill.



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27 Oct 2011, 5:08 pm

I understand that bike riding is important to many people, Unfortunately, I lack the sense of balance necessary for riding a bike without training wheels. Thus, that's not a skill I can learn. Thus, I have to manage without. There's nothing to be done for it.
I don't drive, however I still manage to get around. I live a mile away from the place where I normally work, so I walk there and back every day. When I have to go to my job's offsite location, I take the subway.
I'm fortunate in that just about all the places I go to on a regular basis are close enough to walk. When I need to go somewhere further, I take the subway. I'm pretty adept at navigating the subway system. On very rare occasions when I'm going to neighborhoods the subway doesn't reach, I take a bus. That's not ideal, as I tend to get queasy on buses, but I manage.
My point is, bike riding is undoubtedly awesome for those who can manage it. However, it's not necessary, and those who are like me and lack the capability for learning how to ride a bike can still find means of getting around independently without one.


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27 Oct 2011, 8:40 pm

Janissy wrote:
MrXxx wrote:
MaxPower wrote:
MrXxx wrote:
It's NOT necessary.

Thousands of years of human history proves it.

THE single most efficient exercise is WALKING, and THAT is important.

The question was not if it's "necessary," but rather if it's important. Huge difference.

How exactly is walking the "most efficient" exercise? It's slower than biking, in terms of energy expenditure and distance covered.


Necessary/Important. Kind of splitting hairs there. If it isn't necessary, it's not important.

Walking:

a - Requires no equipment.
b - is most frequently advised by doctors as THE number one exercise everyone should get.
c - Almost everyone, by the time they need to schedule regular exercising, already knows how to walk
d - All you have to do is get up and do it.

It's been around as long as human feet have been around. Far more important than bike riding. Without walking, there would be no history.


However, the OP was asking why so many people insist that learning to ride a bike is an important skill. The answer is the one other posters already gave: transportation. Although walking requires no equipment or preparation, ir is also a less efficient form of transportation than biking (with exceptions being places bikes can't go- like up stairs). That's why people label it "important". It will get you to your destination much faster than walking. So if you don't want to be dependent on a car (which you also may not know how to drive or not be able to afford) or the limitations of public transportation, it really is an important skill.

Biking can also help one learn navigation more effectively than walking. It's hard to wander on a bike, so one must know where they are going in order to get there effectively. This becomes more important if you plan on moving on to driving. Also, at least in the areas I am from, if you are using a bus to get around (school and church buses excluded) the bus stop may be a mile or two from your destination/starting point. If I am having to walk that, it could take 20 minutes to walk that or more. If I have a bike, I can easily cut that down to 5 minutes or less.



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27 Oct 2011, 9:12 pm

I love riding my bike. I always have. :)