Move Over Hot Girl Walks, Silent Walks Are Taking Over

A new fitness trend is gaining momentum and it couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is lace up your sneakers, ditch your phone and earbuds, and go for a stroll. According to the NY Post, it’s called a silent walk and it’s all about embracing the quiet for a change.

For a while, the coolest kind of walk was the hot girl walk, which encourages women to take an empowering trek while listening to their favorite music.

But silent walks are a totally different vibe, where the goal isn’t to tune anything out but to be one with your thoughts. The hashtag #SilentWalk has racked up more than 350-thousand walks and those who’ve tried it say it’s great for relieving stress and inspiring creativity.

Julia Salvia says her silent walks have helped reduce her anxiety and she says, “These walks help me become so mentally clear, and I want everyone to experience that.” Other fans of the practice say it’s been a game changer for their mental health, including Mady Maio, who first coined the term for it back in June. “Your brain just gets into this flow state and everything is quiet,” she explains. “After 30 minutes of silent walking, I suddenly had the clarity that I had always been looking for.”

Maybe you're not a solo walk kinda gal, but you can also take a walk with your sweetie right here in the North Carolina area! We are known for one of the most romantic walks in the nation.

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It's not shocking, as it's one of the main complaints we hear about Charlotte. Public transit and walkability. And I get it. But I also understand that Charlotte wasn't designed that way and will most likely always be a city meant to be driven. It's simply too spread out as our other cities in our state. But when I realized that pretty much every major city in North Carolina was ranked as "least walkable" well then it must be worse than I thought.

Below you will find the bottom 15 cities which includes 6 from North Carolina. Listed for each city is their walk score and for reference the bike and transit score as well. The average walk score for cities in 48. Not one of the North Carolina cities listed reaches that threshold.

What do you think could be done to make Charlotte and other places in North Carolina more walkable? Or do you feel more like I do that it's probably a lost cause outside of certain neighborhoods? View the full study here or keep reading to see which North Carlina cities are the worst and just how bad they truly are.

Walk Score: 21.3

Transit Score: 13.9

Bike Score: 34.7

Walk Score: 21.4

Transit Score: --

Bike Score: 29.7

Walk Score: 22.5

Transit Score: --

Bike Score: 29.2

Walk Score: 25.6

Transit Score: 20.8

Bike Score: 40.5

Walk Score: 25.8

Transit Score: 16.4

Bike Score: 32.9

Walk Score: 26.4

Transit Score: 27.4

Bike Score: 31.3

Walk Score: 28.8

Transit Score: 21.7

Bike Score: 29.7

Walk Score: 29.0

Transit Score: 15.1

Bike Score: 52.6

Walk Score: 29.4

Transit Score: --

Bike Score: 32.2

Walk Score: 30.0

Transit Score: 24.6

Bike Score: 43.5

Walk Score: 30.3

Transit Score: 27.5

Bike Score: 37.6

Walk Score: 30.9

Transit Score: 21.6

Bike Score: 51.8

Walk Score: 25.8

Transit Score: 16.4

Bike Score: 32.9

Walk Score: 31.3

Transit Score: 29.4

Bike Score: 39.3

Walk Score: 31.7

Transit Score: 21.7

Bike Score: 41.0