As is the norm, life throws you a curve ball when you least expect it. We had been making several plans and were about to make a big change in our lives when the COVID-19 contagion struck the world with a bang. Now, several months into this pandemic, it feels like we are making little or no progress at all. All travel is now effectively shut down. Working from home is now an everyday event. Weekdays merge into weekends with no fanfare. There is not much to do. But in a very surprising way, folks including our family have been finding new things to do. A lot of people have jumped into cooking various dishes at home or baking up new treats. Gardening is now very popular as well. For me personally, it has been about walking.
Even before the contagion struck, I had started walking more, listening to good audio books to help me walking further and further. What started as a lunch time activity, is now something I do religiously twice a day. Two hours in the morning and at least an hour in the evening. Getting a Fitbit was the best thing that could have happened to me. Being an engineer, being able to set measurable goals and attaining them became a daily high. I went from walking 50-60k steps per week to 120-150k steps per week. The highlight has been that I have been able to walk for more than 100k steps per week for 14 weeks straight now.
But one of the cons of walking so much is that there is considerable wear and tear on your feet. I have calluses on several parts of the feet - the outside of the big toe, the curling little toe, and some heal pain. Since shoes are probably an important component in this issue, I will start documenting the performance of the shoes I have purchased or going to purchase.
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