What do you do when you and someone you barely know are approaching each other? Always make eye contact and smile or say hi? Make eye contact and then keep walking? Keep walking unless they say something? Mentally scramble for small talk? Stop and tie your shoelaces? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 23 answers

Where's the best city for living 100% car-free? Is there an affordable walker's paradise? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 67 answers

Looking for great walking shoes in the Bay Area. [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2008 - 5 answers

I suddenly developed a knot/lump and pain in the ball of my foot late last night that has persisted for 24 hours. I know it's not plantar fasciitis as I don't have stabbing pains in my heel or midfoot. [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm going to be visiting Pittsburgh this weekend with four friends, staying downtown (I think City Center is the correct term?) near the Mellon Arena. We're already planning on visiting the Church Brew Works on Friday and seeing a Pirates game on Saturday. What can you recommend in terms of places to go and great eating options within walking distance of downtown/PNC Bank park? Two of us are vegetarians, and we're into cool record stores, bike shops, pubs, brunches, great independent restaurants and shops, and things unique to the city.
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 37 answers

Seeking charming and peculiar diversions in NYC and Brooklyn. [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 18 answers

What's the best way to mount a laptop to a Landice L7 Treadmill, for use while walking? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 4 answers

In the summer me and three friends will be doing a 100km 30-hour walk for charity alongside lots of other teams. I was hoping to come up with a way in which friends, family and donors can check on our progress in real time, from afar. [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm a dog walker in NYC and despite having stated that dogwalking is not a substitute for overnight care in the service agreement that I make owners sign, a customer is using 2 x 10 minute dog walks a day as care for her dog while she has been away for two nights. [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2008 - 16 answers

Walk longer or walk faster? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 18 answers

Quote filter: Who was it that said something to the effect of "you can tell by the way he walks that he was loved as a child" of a naked chap? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2008 - 0 answers

I want to go for a really long walk. I don't want to camp. Where should I go? Trekking in Asia. [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 11 answers

How do I walk and stand correctly? My upright posture sucks and I want to change it. [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 16 answers

I'm going to be going to visit my best friend in NYC for a week, in a week. Last time I went for a weekend, I wore Payless shoes and went cross borough and wound up limping and having cankles as a result. I am a lot more sedentary in Arizona than I used to be back east-- and I am looking for suggestions of how to keep this trip as painfree as possible. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 22 answers

I'm in the Seattle area for the weekend (thanks, Microsoft!) and I have all day tomorrow to see the city by myself. My favorite way to see a city is by walking around it: does anyone have suggestions of good walking routes?
posted on Nov 24, 2007 - 12 answers

Where can I find affordable and cool looking shoes that I can walk in? [more inside]
posted on Oct 20, 2007 - 21 answers

I heard a story on NPR some time ago, and am having no luck finding it now. It was about a man, possibly a professor of architecture, who taught students how to mindfully walk and study the suburban landscape. Who was this person? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2007 - 12 answers

Sometimes my shins hurt when I'm walking alone. It never happens when I'm walking with someone else. [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2007 - 14 answers

OddFilter: How do you walk in flip-flops without them flying off your feet? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 17 answers

I just had a doctor tell me I'm too heavy to run the Couch to 5k program. Is this really true? [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2007 - 62 answers

Make me want to go to Asia. [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2007 - 22 answers

Please help me learn to run. [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2007 - 18 answers

How many miles can a person walk in a day? [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2007 - 27 answers

I am looking for some good hiking trails near NYC that are easily accessible via public transportation that aren't too long (over 6 miles total) or too steep (no Breakneck Ridge for me yet, thanks). I am also looking for a good hiking club to join in NYC. [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2007 - 9 answers

Can anyone please provide some standard legal language for a walking tour release form to be used in California? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2007 - 9 answers

How important is arch support for walking? [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me find a great walking neightbourhood in Vancouver. [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2007 - 5 answers

Have you ever taken a culinary walking tour? Might you be willing to share highlights and details? I'm planning to develop some tasting tours for my city and would appreciate hearing about your own food tour experiences. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2007 - 5 answers

When walking on the strip in Vegas recently, a couple walking toward me was forced to split to either side of me, and the woman said "bread and butter!". I remember my mom using this phrase when I was a kid, but it was the first time I'd heard it from someone else. What's the origin of this phrase? [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2007 - 39 answers

Without fail, the soles on the heels of my boots wear down unevenly. The outside part (the edge) of the heel on each shoe wears down more quickly than the inside part, so each shoe become lopsided. How can I prevent this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2007 - 16 answers

I walked around in flip-flops all day, and now my big toes really, really hurt. [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2007 - 12 answers

I walk to work, so I'm good for the environment these days. However, the wear and tear that used be directed to my car tires now falls on my high heels! [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 16 answers

Is walking at your normal walking rate, but increasing the distance you walk, sufficient enough to be considered exercise? Can anyone recommend exercises for people who are very underconditioned and extremely obese, but not in poor cardiac health? And, finally, is there a medical professional who is the equivalent of a gym's personal trainer? (More inside.) [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 38 answers

Have you ever been on a guided walking tour? What did you like about it? What did you dislike? Was the subject matter most important, or the presentation? How long was it? Was it focused narrowly (like, sites to pick up dudes in the Castro) or more broadly (like, the history of Manhattan) I would love to hear as much detail as possible about the walking tours that have bored you, thrilled you, or just made your feet hurt. Thank you!
posted on Dec 10, 2006 - 33 answers

How much walking is too much walking for my dog? [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2006 - 8 answers

My 19-month old still isn't independently walking on her own yet. Any suggestions on what I can do to help her along? [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 23 answers

Is there a simple formula to calculate how many calories are used during walking exercise ? [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me understand the power dynamics in play when two men pass each other on the sidewalk. [more inside]
posted on Sep 27, 2006 - 110 answers

I have (a) a bad back (herniated L4-L5) and (b) very flat feet, so with every step I take when walking I feel a huge jolt go up my spine. Without resorting to the ridiculous looking Z-coil shoes, what's the next best thing? [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2006 - 6 answers

So... what will running do to one's body? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2006 - 24 answers

Where in the US does walking make the police suspicious? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2006 - 33 answers

Non-custom orthotics: any suggestions? I overpronate on my right foot, and I'm looking for something to put in running shoes and daily walking shoes to help this. [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2006 - 15 answers

I had an isolated sleepwalking incident when I was younger that I am still curious about. [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2006 - 6 answers

Help me find somewhere to buy a really great every-day shoe like you helped find me a running shoe shop! [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 1 answers

I want to start walking to shed some pounds. Besides getting good shoes and being aware of my surroundings... [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2006 - 13 answers

Is it safe to walk from Great American Music Hall (SF) to BART after a show? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2006 - 15 answers

My wife & I will be spending 4 days in Northern Italy this weekend and would like to do some walking - does anyone have any recommendations or know of any sites where I can find itineraries for day or half day walks? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 5 answers

Help me find slip-on athletic shoes so I can walk home without pain! [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2006 - 11 answers

Tell me about my town. [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2006 - 19 answers

Where should I take a walk? [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2006 - 22 answers