Wasted Money

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    Not at all. Since you've only been here a few weeks, stick around.
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
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    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    Walking is free. The rest is a waste of time & money.

    So you go out naked? You need money to buy clothing, and a minimum.

    If you drive to your walking trail you need to buy a car, buy fuel, buy insurance, buy maintenance. Then sometimes buy a permit to your park/trail.

    If you track your walks via a GPS enabled device you need a GPS tracker which cost money. Or if you use your phone you need a Cell Phone, and a plan, and possibly headphones to listen to music.

    I don't care what your passion is when it comes to losing weight. But nothing is free, sir. Nothing.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    edited August 2016
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    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    TR0berts wrote: »
    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    Walking is free. The rest is a waste of time & money.

    I suggest you take a course in economics and learn what the term "opportunity cost" means.

    Hint: not a waste of time or money.

    Well, it's obvious that your purpose in life is to argue and disagree with most everything. So much for starting a spirited conversation. I'll leave you alone.

    They aren't the ones that came on a fitness board and told people they were wasting money by doing anything other than walking...

    If you are just talking about walking as transportation, that's different. And I prefer a bike.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    Walking is free. The rest is a waste of time & money.

    That would very much depend on what your goals and training objectives are. I'm a cyclist, so walking isn't going to do much for me...though it is a nice low impact activity. Also, it's not really free...the act itself is free...just as the act of riding itself is free...but you still need gear.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,339 Member
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    Sometimes a spirited thread requires some disagreement in opinions...otherwise it would just be a bunch of people patting each others' backs...where's the fun in that?
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,339 Member
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    Walking is free. The rest is a waste of time & money.

    Some things are worth paying for.

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    That view would be worth paying for!! Gorgeous!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    The whole point is that a great percentage of the population spend more money maintaining their car than their body.

    I'm not sure I follow...
  • 71lmf
    71lmf Posts: 51 Member
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    I walk - daily (that won't change)
    But I'm about to "waste" my money on a gym membership - I want to lift! :smile:
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,714 Member
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    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    The whole point is that a great percentage of the population spend more money maintaining their car than their body.

    I'm not sure I follow...

    Me either. This statement by the OP contradicts his original post. So, what's a "waste of money" - servicing your car or spending money on health and fitness? I say neither, personally.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    ConcordDiet wrote: »
    Walking is free. The rest is a waste of time & money.

    Some things are worth paying for.

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    That view would be worth paying for!! Gorgeous!

    Thanks! I paid $2K for a road bike that could handle dirt roads, this was one of the two roads I was most interested in having it for. It was also the hardest ride I've ever done in my life, it took me an hour and a half to get back down the mountain. I saw two bears, got heat stroke at the top, and took a nap in a snow bank. Strava says it was the first ascent of Cascade River Road on a bike. This was one of the more fun things I've done this year, was more fulfilling than I could ever find the words for, I'm proud of myself for having done it, and even if walking is free, the experience was worth the money to me. (Plus, I still had the bike the next day.)
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
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    I agree with @NorthCascades, Sometimes it's worth the money....

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  • acorsaut89
    acorsaut89 Posts: 1,147 Member
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    Is this walking in reference to fitness, or in reference to how much we spend on our cars when, you're saying, it would be more economical to walk?

    I'm confused.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
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    I'm not sure I think the "rest" is a waste but I do think getting outside and going for a walk or hike in nature is not only good for the body but good for the mind.
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
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    @NorthCascades, you climbed that on flat pedals? good night. Straight up #BeastMode turned on for that climb.

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