Walking And The Suburbanized Psyche By Rebecca Solnit

I utterly disagree with Solnit’s ideology, “Otherwise the individual 's imagination will be bulldozed over to the chain store outlets of consumers ' appetite, true crime, titillation, and celebrity crisis”. The one way I 'd relish taking a walk would be with pleasant company. If you 're hand in hand with your partner appreciating the scenery together that changes the ambiance of the walk. Yet what changes actual the mood of it is the person you 're with and not the actual walk because you can be doing anything else but instead you 're with pleasant company therefore it doesn 't matter what you 're doing. Likewise, when people voice they will only be pleased when they reach a certain point in their life; what if you never get to that point? Does that mean you 'll never be satisfied? Solnit classifies walking the same

In the early 1800’s, walking was idolized by many. The transcendentalists movement was in full swing, people who believed that nature was key to keeping spirits pure and

According to Ratey and Manning (2014) we should follow our ancestors diet, move like our brains are wired to, get adequate sleep, and be social. To eat like our ancestors we should greatly reduce carbohydrates, stay away from grains and eat a good variety of “nuts, root vegetables, leafy greens, fruits, fish, wild game, clean, cool water” (Ratey and Manning, 2014, p. 95). Food is just one part of our health and well being. “Running lies at the core of the human experience, but that deep connection has also, in recent years, produced a flurry of investigation and research across disciplines that give this topic a better platform than most for launching the broader discussion of the importance of movement” (Ratey and Manning, 2014, p. 114). The point is to move in whatever way makes your brain happy meaning you will likely want to keep doing it and if possible incorporate some nature by going outside every once in a while. And just as important we need to incorporate our innate nature to be social beings. “Tribalism is a cultural universal, so identified by paleoanthropologists as one of the salient characteristics that has defined humanity since the beginning” (Ratey and Manning, 2014, p. 196). By working on any of these aspects of life we are getting closer to the happy and healthy beings that our genes created us to

Walking is about building endurance for longer trips and reaching a new destination. One of the modern day professionals could be Cheryl Strayed who wrote the book Wild. She walked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2012 and it took her months.

In Alice Walker short story 'Everyday Use' she starts the story off talking about the child who made it. I immediately felt like this story was towards the urban community because that's a term regularly used. Walker indicates a show would bring her and Dee together for a special moment. Something being of value differs with each person. For example a broken watch, can have value because a deceased family members once wore it. Something being of value is it have a historical background that represents something more. Walker quilt has value to her because it's how she connects with Dee. In the short story you see the difference between Walker character and Dee. "Why don’t you do a dance around the ashes? I’d wanted to ask her. She had hated

In the personal essay Going out for a Walk by Max Beerbohm, Beerbohm approaches the concept of walking with a different point of view. Beerbohm characterizes walking as an activity that impedes thoughts and a good chat, articulating that the brain "stops" during a walk. Ironically, Going out for a Walk was written during a walk. Beerbohm's conveys that walking is the soul's judgment and not logic that would make a person walk without purpose. Although, Beerbohm states that he doesn't mind if one is walking for exercise as long as it's done in moderation, but he still disapprove of people that walk without a purpose.

The description of the walkable community sounds exact like the neighborhood I lived in Chicago. Which I believe these communities promote a healthy lifestyle. Which also supported the walkable community I lived was the easy access to public transportation. The podcast description is very realistic, encourages socialization among the neighbors. When having to walk to the store which forces one out of the house, there is less chance to over shop. I overall felt more healthy walking outside, getting the sunshine and people watching.

Have you ever counted the number of steps you take during the course of a day? If you wore a pedometer, you could. A pedometer is a device that determines the distance you've walked. It does this by counting your steps. Now, a nonprofit group called America On the Move is urging people to increase their stepping. The group also encourages healthful eating and exercise. It says that this improves health. The group recently began a new program to see if wearing pedometers would encourage people to increase their walking.

the architects ‘s design of the five passages , give the man the opportunoty to

There is an extensive evidence supporting the benefits of low impact walking activity on the body (physically) and the mind (mentally). The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recommended to use physical activity, such as walking in order to reduce risk of premature death, obesity, CAD, HTN, stroke, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, depression, and falling. Furthermore, it improves the body structure, bone health, functional, and cognitive health. The physical activity, walking, can be designed to influence individuals, groups, organizations, communities, environments,

I’ve always lived in towns that epitomize suburbia. I’ve had everything and more within a five mile drive. I come from an average-sized family of four, go to a school with good academics and an even better football team, and live in a nice neighborhood. Being brought up in all of this, it becomes very easy to be caught up in the mediocrity of life, settling with what you have rather than striving to better yourself.

Americans have developed the most sedentary lifestyle of any other industrialize d nation which has led to the rise in health concerns like obesity and Alzheimer’s, but walking is a very good solution to this problem and needs to be re-implemented into our society. The negative effects of mental diseases like Alzheimer’s can be helped by increasing the amount of walking that is being done by Americans, which when combined with a proper diet will lessen these greatly. Obesity has a become one of the biggest health issues in America due to our lifestyle and how our cities have been developed to increase the use of cars. Both of these major health issues can be solved by increasing the amount of walking that is being done by Americans. Which could be a hard issue to fix due to how are cities have been developed after the rise of cars which have allowed cities to spread out and make walking to do simple tasks much more difficult in our busy lives.

Georg Simmel was born in1858 in Berlin. He had difficulties in obtaining a regular academic appointment because of his Jewish ancestry and, although he was respected within the circle of intellectuals of his time, Simmel was always perceived as a marginal. As a result of this experience, he wrote extensively on the nature of association, culture, social structure, the city and the economy.

It seems we have lost the ability to innovate. We do not think the way we used to; we do not invent new concepts or ideas, rather we just adapt ideas of the past. Our thinking now a day is very limited to what we have already created.

One of the main factors for a neighborhood to be effective and successful is to have a well-planned transportation system that would let people move from one place to another not only using automobile vehicles, but also through walking. However, nowadays, with the increased interests of architects and planners on enlarging the roads and fighting traffic problems in cities, walkable environments are being ignored threatening the pedestrian experience in streets and sidewalks. But not all pedestrians can manage to overcome the challenges of the bad street experience. People on wheel chair, kids and older adults are another type of pedestrians that are being forced to stay home and drop out of the social life for they are considered to be the weak and dependent kind of people. Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is one of the Lebanese cities that are facing a significant decline in pedestrian access due to the lack of walkability in its infrastructure. Its streets are losing their engaging and comfortable spaces, and are becoming a simple reflection of cars, noise and pollution, with no public life. With the recognition of the health benefits of walking, the case for creating better walking environments has to be stronger and should become an important factor in the design of transportation systems. So what are the different problems that discourage dependent people from walking in Beirut? How can lack of walkability decline the health of older adults? And to what extent can