Octavia_con_Amore

Octavia_con_Amore t1_iz8hmin wrote

Reply to comment by TreeLord23 in A new writer tweeted about a low book signing turnout, and famous authors commiserated by AmethystOrator

This article adds so much more context, though. In terms of text, it's like 15% tweets, then 85% talking about the author's history, what she went through, and the situation surrounding the tweets. Looks like they interviewed her directly, too. That hardly counts as ripping their info straight off of reddit.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irxeimq wrote

Reply to comment by bubboslav in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

I'm in a similar boat except that the ball of the foot wears through at a similar rate (possibly because of my stride, possibly because I tend to stand for long periods of time). I guess I have something new and interesting to pay attention to and possibly change when I'm walking now :D

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irxe4bs wrote

Reply to comment by NoMalarkyZone in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Yeah, my feet are really wide (4E tends to fit), but that's something I've known and accounted for since I was in my late teens.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irxdtb3 wrote

Reply to comment by eukomos in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Aaah, that explains it. Yeah, for most of my shoes, it's the outsole that's wearing out, but if I start seeing the interiors going out, I know what to do now. Thanks for being one of the only people to have interesting input in this thread~

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_iruspkw wrote

Reply to comment by eukomos in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Yeah, I've had that recommended to me on occasion. I don't really see the logic in it, though. If I put x wear on a shoe per day, switching between two sets will simply mean that I get twice the time out of the two total pairs but with double the repair fee at the end. Is there something I'm missing with this particular method of making shoes last longer? Each shoe is still lasting the same number of uses, right?

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irusf2o wrote

Reply to comment by yashdes in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Maybe? I've worn US 10.5s for almost two decades now and only gone from 60kg to 70kg in the same timeframe. I could understand if I was like 100kg+, but I've been fortunate enough to be relatively fit for my whole life. Now I'm really curious if my stride heavily differs from most people or something.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_iruruqc wrote

Reply to comment by Wipedout89 in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Now that's one hell of a shoe. Like I said in another comment, I've worn primarily running shoes and dress shoes with some boots thrown in, often from brand names and anything I wear as my every-day shoes will inevitably have its sole worn through in a little over half a year. Everyone else seems to have found shoes or a stride (or both) that somehow make their shoes last forever and a half and I'm bloody envious.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtpfbk wrote

Reply to comment by 8923ns671 in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

I've had pretty much everything from sandals to name-brand running shoes (I've tried damn near all the big names over the years) to formal shoes of ranging qualities. Their soles tend to wear the same. The rest of the shoe, on the other hand, lasts really well when they're high-quality. Like I said to the other person, you seem to have either found shoes that wear rather slowly or a walking method that accomplishes that (in either case, I'm deeply envious).

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtp448 wrote

Reply to comment by grundar in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Thanks for the recommendation. I don't think I've owned a pair of hiking boots, though I do have a pair of solid work boots for when that's necessary. Otherwise, I tend to go for running shoes or formal shoes. The thicker soles on boots definitely help, but I can't stand having that much weight on my feet day-to-day (nor does it fit my style which tends towards formal most times since, ya know, musician).

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtm4bf wrote

Reply to comment by grundar in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Then you seem to have either found shoes that wear rather slowly or a walking method that accomplishes that (in either case, I'm deeply envious). In my experience, even without breaking into the 10k+ steps range, my shoes wear down at about 1 every 6~8 months and have for as long as I can remember.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irtf1jf wrote

Reply to comment by dvowel in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Excuses for what? I train at the gym thrice a week, do martial arts, and play music for a living. My whole life is (and basically always has been) cardio. Hell, back in my teaching days, I'd routinely clock in 10k+ steps a day after lunch for fun.

That doesn't mean that I can't also realise that there are real costs to exercise that some people might not be able to afford, financially, mentally, or physically.

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Octavia_con_Amore t1_irt7lm4 wrote

Reply to comment by AllUltima in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Exactly my thoughts. Someone that has time to walk 4 flippin' miles because they want to is very likely someone that both has the physical health and spoons to go walk that distance (not to mention shoe funds. 4 miles a day will absolutely chew through shoes.

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