Agreed. Walking and listening to audio books and podcasts is magic. Great for the body and mind.

I disagree with this. I prefer walking without listening to anything, I find it helps me actually come up with ideas and thoughts of my own.

Yes, space to think and for the mind to wander is also a healthy and important thing to fit into a week.

I find that without this, there's no time to think about the near and far future and plan what to do about those.

I want to take a walk, but I can't help but want to exercise in that time instead.

I think walks help with thinking, and exercises can block it.

Some people I have great respect for take daily walks.

I think having a dog helps here. ;-)

I walk to the office now and run back. Solves the can’t shower at the office issue too as walking won’t make me all sweaty even if I walk fast. The time I lose compared to the subway is just 15min and I arrive alert and sometimes had a really good idea already that I can pounce on as soon as I get there.

I also hope the high amount of Zone one Training I get for free will help my ultra running but I would still do it just for lifestyle reasons.

walking is literally the best exercise you can do.