Power of Walking and Running

“You are what you read”

Hello, my followers!! I hope you are doing well. If not, may I take this chance to share two books that I believe will energize you after reading this review.

It seems like overstate on this point, but I believe that it will work with you inside somehow. Likewise, it makes me want to grab my running shoes right away when thinking about them. Their titles are “Walking: One step at a time” by Erling Kagge and Homo Finisher by Koob. It would not be exaggerating if I say that these are suitable for everyone even though you are not into running or working out.

These books are mainly talking about fast and slow-paced body motion, but both benefit our mind and body overall.

Let get starting with Walking: One step at a time(Erling Kagge)

Before going any further, let me start with the reason why I picked up the book first. Since the beginning of 2020, I wanted inspiration to get back to exercise and running after abandoning it for a while due to the lockdown.

I received these book recommendations from Readery Podcast (I catch up on the latest books from this channel). Back to the content, overall the book demonstrates the importance of walking from the author’s experience, world influencers’ perspective, and brilliant inventors’ practices- like Albert Einstein, who would walk if he could not think of the formula and even Steven Job asked his colleagues to walk when they had no clue about a new project.

On top of that, Kagge indicates significant research linking walking to emotional well-being, cognitive intelligence, and also memories of his walking experiences when he was a kid.

Moreover, there are tons of interesting stories in this book. One of them is about how walking impacts human history. In one of the highlights, the author tells a story from the Bible to influence us, referencing the first human on earth named Adam that had to walk to get the miracle apple.

The writer also explains how walking benefits humankind, for instance, how individuals take a walk to escape problems, explore the world, and more. It is a great reminder to draw readers back to really thinking about walking.

To conclude, it is a thoughtful book for one who has experienced so much. The author makes readers want to experience walking anew with the stories and situations in this book. As my favorite quote in this book said “Past and future have no role as your walk”. Personally, it is so true that walking no longer belongs to the past and the future but to the present where the steps are.

Homo Finisher (Koob)

A strong motivation for selecting this book started with my big intention to run a marathon once in life but I have to kill the first half marathon. Beyond this reason, I would like to label myself as a homo finisher.

The overall content of this book shares about the author’s adventures on running journeys which began from 10km running around his neighborhood and followed by his first half marathon with a senior runner. Of course, the author shared before and after his first marathon as practices and experiences in the real road.

My favorite part is the way the author mentioned his experience attending the running event. In the event, the author met several top runners of Thailand and also Thai singer name Toon Bodyslam who has mainly changed the running to be more popular inside and outside countries. Personally, I enjoy the conversation that went on and on between the author himself and others. I like the way the author asked for advice from his senior runners in the event. I also feel like this author is a humble runner who always finds the best practices to enjoy and cultivate his running experiences.

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I feel overwhelmed with inspiration after reading this book. It really made me believe that I can be half marathons and full marathon finisher if I frequently practice and believe in it. One of the contents that I still remember is that “Everyone can be a marathon runner as long as that person has the discipline to practice regularly”.

Thank you for your time. Hope you find some takeaway back from this review.

This is my first-time review in English. Please leave me comments if you want me to improve.

Appreciated!!