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by magic_hamster 1319 days ago
I started doing this and got to walking ~10-15km per session, but boy does it take a long time. It gets old fast. Music helps but at some point the time cost is just too high. I started swimming instead and it feels like 30 minutes in the water is roughly equivalent to 2 hours walking, though I'm not a very good swimmer.

There is definitely a risk for injury walking. Aside from the obvious risk of tripping over, you can also mess up your feet and your back, especially when carrying weight. I didn't have any knee problems but apparently that's another risk.