[balaji1]

Great article hashing out the details of implementing regular long walks as a habit.

However, it would be cool if there was a way to get paid for walking. That would motivate a lot more people, even if it is minimal pay. Walk-to-earn crypto game anyone?

[tailsdog]

> However, it would be cool if there was a way to get paid for walking.

Dog walker

[wmeredith]

Not outright payment, but there have been many efforts over the years to capture walking energy. One example I found after a quick search: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30816255

[mr_november]

Check out https://www.stepn.com/

[rootusrootus]

Figure out how to convince coworkers to schedule all meetings during a specific 3 hour window each day, perhaps.

On my walks I regularly see a guy who seems to either be doing exactly that, or he just has meetings all day. I've never gone past him when he wasn't chatting away on a phone meeting.

[balaji1]

that's smart. We always had 1:1s where we would just step out and walk. In a way, it forced 1:1s to be 30 mins long. Now 1:1s have become "you can have 15 mins back in your day" lol. 1:1s can definitely be done walking, even if some of the other meetings can't be.

[dinkleberg]

What service does you walking generate for others that they should pay you to do it?

As a daily walker, I have to say it is its own reward.

[balaji1]

agree that walking is a reward in itself. I should have phrased it as - "more people would walk more if they were rewarded more tangibly". Friendly competition might incentivize more people to walk. Just some thoughts since the article is trying to encourage more people to walk.

[dinkleberg]

I wasn’t very charitable with my interpretation there, you’re right incentivizing more people to walk is definitely a good a thing.

I think a lot of the smartwatches have done a decent job at that, though there of course is the overhead to buy and wear one of them.

But even as someone who has been getting daily exercise for at least a decade now and doesn’t need encouragement, the little awards my Apple Watch gives me for hitting my targets feels good.

[nradov]

Some fitness tracker apps and websites such as Garmin Connect have monthly challenges for walking steps or distance. They allow you to challenge your friends and track progress.

[darrenf]

Sweatcoin are launching a token later this year. https://sweatco.in/

[onemoresoop]

Walking is great for your general health, so in a way you're getting paid in health credits.