Today (I wrote this text on the 5th of February, 2026), while returning from my office job to my house with a rucksack weighing 12 kg (26 lbs), I realized that slow walking is the key to staying healthy.
Of course, if you read my blog regularly, my Dear Friend, undoubtedly, you know that I was walking with a rucksack weighing 37.5 kg (83 lbs). So why did I walk with “only” 12 kg on my back and shoulders? It was because of an injury to my right calf that happened on the 15th of January, 2026. Since that time, I realized that slow walking is the key to health. Of course, if I were 100% healthy, without an injured leg, I would have walked normally, not slowly. When healthy, there is nothing wrong with walking fast. Still, as of now, I feel I must be really careful not to hurt myself. The slow pace of walking decreases the chances that I will hurt my leg.
Yesterday, I was walking with a rucksack weighing 5 kg (11 lbs).
Today, I was tremendously happy that I could walk with 12 kg on my back and shoulders. Tomorrow, I should finish my work earlier. It means that I will go to do street photography. Also, I plan to add 2.5 kg of barbell plates. Of course, I will do it only if I don’t feel anything suspicious in my leg. As of now, I do not think it would happen. I simply feel that when I walk slowly, there won’t be danger waiting to destroy my leg.
While writing all these things, I asked myself if I do not carry this weight too far. Perhaps I should be more careful. After all, the doctor told me not to walk with a heavy rucksack until the end of February. Still, I feel that perhaps a quite heavy rucksack forces me to walk slowly and carefully. Thus, I feel it is safe for me, because my leg does not hurt me.
