- Burns More Calories: 30 minutes of walking at an easy pace burns 150-200 calories, whereas 30 minutes of sex generally burns only 54 calories.
- Better Aerobic Exercise: It is easy even for beginners to sustain walking for 30 minutes to an hour and derive good aerobic benefits.
- Walking Alone is socially acceptable and enjoyed by many in public. No Surgeon General ever lost her job by advocating walking alone.
- Group Walking is socially acceptable and is often done in public. However, may be hard to locate without using the Walking Events Calendar and Walking Club Lists.
- Racewalking: You are rewarded for finishing ahead of the other walkers.
- Awards: When you finish a walking event you often get a nice medal or t-shirt for your entry fee to commemorate finishing the event.
- Age of Consent for walking is unlimited, from the first steps around age one through centenarians. Walkers of all ages can walk together, nobody is "jailbait."
- Low Risk: Walking does not exchange bodily fluids, as long as you do not share needles to prick blisters.
- Few Religious Restrictions: Walking with or without a spouse is considered morally acceptable by most major religions, although the distance allowed may be restricted on the Sabbath. Major religious figures are known for walking, and going on a walking pilgrimage is a tradition in many faiths.
- Your Reputation: Nobody insults you for walking too often with too many different people.
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