Walking slowly makes me tired

[bikerHen]

WOW! I have always hated to shop. It is sooo exhausting. Now I know why. Thanks everyone. bikerHen

[OakLeaf]

What you all said for sure, but I think posture has a lot to do with it as well. If you're a pronator who tends to lean forward while standing, then you're really stressing your back body when you're not moving fast enough that your forward lean is an advantage.

That's me, anyway.

Plus, in the specific case of museums and galleries, there's the fact that your brain uses something like 80% of the calories your body burns, and vision uses more than any other sense. Looking at stuff all day is exhausting - even if you're sitting down.

[salsabike]

I would like to say that I am a born saunterer.

[Crankin]

I don't like to walk slowly, but I don't think it bothers me. As for shopping/museum visits making me tired, well sometimes my feet will start hurting from standing, but I don't feel exhausted. I don't spend many days shopping all day, anyway. Most of my stuff is bought on line, but when I do go to a store, I am on a "mission" and I make my purchases fairly quickly. I've always been like this. I don't hate shopping, but I don't spend a lot of time pondering, deciding, comparing.
We are members of the MFA, so I make about 5-7 museum visits a year when the new exhibits open. We always go through so much more quickly than the others. I mean, I look and enjoy, but I am not sure why or how some stand and look at a piece of art work for like five minutes. I do read the information by each piece, but I don't ever get the headphones for the "tour." I'm usually more interested in the meal we go to get afterwards.

[PamNY]

Plus, in the specific case of museums and galleries, there's the fact that your brain uses something like 80% of the calories your body burns, and vision uses more than any other sense. Looking at stuff all day is exhausting - even if you're sitting down.

Very interesting replies. OakLeaf's comment might explain why I crashed while birdwatching. I do think I'll try some stretches or a bit of fast walking next time.

Not that I'm glad others have this problem, but at least it's not just me.

Pam

[bmccasland]

The only thing worse than strolling while bird watching is in-and-out of the car bird watching. That will really wear me out. Please tell me I have a 10 mile hike instead of a bird route that's got 20 stops on it!

[OakLeaf]

The only thing worse than strolling while bird watching is in-and-out of the car bird watching. That will really wear me out. Please tell me I have a 10 mile hike instead of a bird route that's got 20 stops on it!

Oh yeah LOL. Stow the reading glasses, get the bird books out of your lap, find a place for them, get the binoculars out of your lap and put 'em around your neck, get out of car, look at birds, get back in car, put stuff back in lap, get out reading glasses, repeat, repeat, repeat...