Find walking boring

nikkinoellemary

I listen to podcasts. I have the whole series of Welcome to Night Vale so far downloaded to my phone. It's pretty amazing and it makes every walk pretty engaging for me. I can imagine audiobooks would work too.

nosebag1212

podcasts/ebooks is the solution for me

Machka9

Walk different directions.

Walk different places.

Get a bicycle.

Abby2205

I find audiobooks boring but I love old time radio podcasts. People sure loved their private eye shows in the 40s and 50s. Also I second the idea of walking to a destination and back. I joke that I'm going to advertise my house as "walking distance to Starbucks and downtown" when I sell. They are 5 and 6 km away. I also found out by walking that the golf course 30 minutes away has a bar open to the public.

kellyannecandy

Right everybody, I've borrowed a dog......wish me luck, we're going for it!

mxechelon

Podcasts are so great. I listen to This American Life and Welcome to Night Vale and the TED Talks ones can be cool, I could walk for hours just listening to podcasts or music

Liftng4Lis

Find something else you like and go with that.

Wenchiness

I hear your pain! Walking just to walk is mind numbingly dull. I do listen to music, and sometimes I do the treadmill/tv thing at the gym. I do enjoy it more at the park, and I can do it all day with a friend to chat with, but then the problem becomes who is holding who back. I don't know why the walking gets me so bad, I swim over a mile, and can do elliptical for an hour.. but the walking makes me crazy bored.

rosebette

I change my route once in a while. I do find my regular route boring sometimes, and I do use music. My mp3 also has radio and I like National Public Radio, so sometimes a good informational program will keep me interested. Some people also download books. As the seasons change, though, sometimes I notice things in my neighborhood, which makes things interesting -- crocuses, birds, new plantings in people's yards. If you think walking outside is boring, the treadmill is even worse unless you have a TV in front of it. I actually find Lesley Sansone's videos boring. I was using them in the winter last year and after I got used to a couple of them, I would actually turn the sound off, and use my MP3 player while watching!