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papidoc's review
3.0
Lots of scientific support for walking, and for its many positive outcomes, whether physical, social, intellectual, or spiritual. Still, though, it often didn't hold my interest and I found my mind wandering. YMMV.
katerintree's review
3.0
Interesting & engaging, definitely was a good impetus to get out and even more than I currently do (which to be fair, is a lot). Irritating that while the author spent a lot of time researching many subjects, he seems to have done zero research into current studies on obesity, as many of his comments indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of the science of weight and weight loss (for example “if getting information out there was the solution, we would have no anti-vaccine movement, no smokers, and no obesity”) which was disappointing & served (for me) to undermine his position as expert on most of the other things he discussed.
cmwilliams29's review against another edition
4.0
Great read! For anyone who loves walking or perhaps better even for those who don’t love it… yet. This will inspire you to get out of your chair and move around!
itsautumntime9's review
DNF at 35%. Simultaneously really interesting and really boring.
rebeccalm's review
2.0
My rating is probably closer to 2.5 stars, as I did enjoy parts of this book but it was quite different than I thought it would be. It is definitely science heavy, and takes the reader on an evolutionary journal through bipedalism. I liked the second half of the book more, once it got into more of the social science stuff, which is what I was more interested in reading about. The book kind of jumped all over the place and didn't always feel the most coherent, but I appreciated how much the author seemed to really appreciate walking, with all it's complexities and benefits, and their enthusiasm did come across well in the book.
dyslexzak's review
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
2.5
I found some chapters very interesting, but a few weren’t.
It feels like someone interested in a detailed explanation of the mechanics of walking, is not necessarily interested in the interesting psychological benefits of it. It being in one book left parts feeling quite long.
It feels like someone interested in a detailed explanation of the mechanics of walking, is not necessarily interested in the interesting psychological benefits of it. It being in one book left parts feeling quite long.
tarakingwrites's review
I read chapter 7 on a recommendation (about creative walking).
ios_reads's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I love this book. It brought in so much information about walking, both in psychology and anthropology. I’ve been walking a lot more because of this book! Absolutely informative and gives a good glimpse into the wonders of going around just taking a walk. Must read!