Fewer and fewer peoplewalk on a daily basis. What are the reasons and how to encourage them to spend their time

Recently, a decreasing number of

people

have been inclined to have a walk-in everyday life.

This

essay aims to clarify the possible reason for

this

phenomenon as well as to suggest ways of addressing it.

Firstly

, amongst several reasons associated with a growing unwillingness to take a walk, the most significant of which is wasting time. Nowadays,

people

become busier and busier;

hence

they have to optimize the time allocated for moving. They prefer using escalators or elevators than stairs in buildings; or driving cars than walking to their workplace because they feel unnecessary to waste time travelling.

Furthermore

, longer and longer distance which we have to move every day has compounded the problem. In the past,

people

tend to accept jobs which are near to their whereabouts while working 20 kilometres and more away or in a different city is not an uncommon thing nowadays.

For example

, my colleague who lives in Binh Duong province must travel 100 kilometres every day by motorbike to work in Hochiminh city. In order to promote walking, there are some feasible solutions to be adopted. The most practical solution would be to encourage

people

using stairs

instead

of those technological applications which support travelling.

Moreover

, the company leaders should implement some incentives

such

as bonus or gifts in order to promote the benefits of walking. Another solution might be recommending that authorities should raise

people

’s awareness about the importance of walking as well as build more infrastructures for the pedestrian. In conclusion, the above-mentioned facts illustrate why

people

dislike walking.

However

, I am convinced that these measures suggested above would encourage more and more

people

walking.