There is an expression in English that reads - I told him to take a hike. This is to imply that the addressee (him) was causing undue stress to the I and I was not willing to listen to him.
Hike literally is a long walk preferably in a country (or country side - which is a strange term given country sides are usually the most dangerous locales - if anything you want to be as far away from the sides as possible) setting where country means wilderness. Then there are the implied meanings of taking a hike i.e. get lost or out of sight.
Of course there are also tax hikes and price hikes and others where the implication is on the rising or raising of said tax or prices.
I on the other hand take walks. Could be a hike or a stroll but it is the act of wandering with no particular plan in mind. That is my contribution to my being healthy. Or not ill.
I am not quite gaga about the health and fitness craze myself nor do I envisage a day when I have any packs (6 or otherwise) that I would share with others.
Being healthy is largely a state of mind that can be supplemented with periodic walks. That is my thesis and it has played out well I must say.
No running or marathons for me - as a consequence there is also no breaking of any acronyms like ACLs et al. Many a colleague or friend has been spotted sporting a medical boot to restore torn ligaments or other parts of their limbic system caused by too much running or fitness activity. How does that accident leave you fit? I wonder.
Hike literally is a long walk preferably in a country (or country side - which is a strange term given country sides are usually the most dangerous locales - if anything you want to be as far away from the sides as possible) setting where country means wilderness. Then there are the implied meanings of taking a hike i.e. get lost or out of sight.
Of course there are also tax hikes and price hikes and others where the implication is on the rising or raising of said tax or prices.
I on the other hand take walks. Could be a hike or a stroll but it is the act of wandering with no particular plan in mind. That is my contribution to my being healthy. Or not ill.
I am not quite gaga about the health and fitness craze myself nor do I envisage a day when I have any packs (6 or otherwise) that I would share with others.
Being healthy is largely a state of mind that can be supplemented with periodic walks. That is my thesis and it has played out well I must say.
No running or marathons for me - as a consequence there is also no breaking of any acronyms like ACLs et al. Many a colleague or friend has been spotted sporting a medical boot to restore torn ligaments or other parts of their limbic system caused by too much running or fitness activity. How does that accident leave you fit? I wonder.
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