The more I do street photography, the more I feel I walk for the sake of walking.
I wrote this text on the 3rd of September, 2024. It was a day when I did not walk and do street photography. My responsibilities in my office job prevented me from doing it. Still, I hope I will go out and take some photos of Warsaw’s streets on the upcoming day. I love walking. I love doing it because this activity relaxes me both physically and mentally. When I think that since August 2024, I decided to add 10 kg (22 lbs) of barbell plates to my rucksack, walking with this heavy load for a minimum of 10k steps and picturing everything that will catch my attention, I feel tremendously happy.
Not for the first time in my life, I feel alive.
The exercise I do is called rucking. I wonder if walking with a heavy load improved my satisfaction from strolling. While writing it, feeling that my muscles got more robust and remembering endorphins buzzing in my blood, I must state clearly that rucking improved my walking. Still, I remember that I had a crisis from the middle of rucking until the end of walking (I walked approximately two hours). It is a moment when I feel the heavy burden on my back and shoulders, and I cannot wait for my wandering to end.
For today, I want to state loudly that I wish to be rucking until the end of my life. Speaking shortly, I will be walking for the sake of walking.
I hope my muscles and bones will help me accomplish this task. I also wonder how mixing rucking, doing street photography, and walking in summer clothes in frigid temperatures will influence my well-being. When I add to it intermittent dry fasting (I do not eat or drink before 7 p.m.) I think it will be one of the most potent combos I can give to my body and soul.
