Comments on Rani the Brainy: Amman FastWalk new trend - where are you going?

Nise post on Amman Fastwalk.

2010-02-23T08:51:40.498+02:00

Nise post on Amman Fastwalk.

Hey dude, Its kind of sad that one of the pros you...

2010-02-22T08:39:55.083+02:00

Hey dude, Its kind of sad that one of the pros you didnt list is that people are simply enjoying themselves and sticking to a fun physical plus social activity. If you've actually been on the walk and didnt feel the sense of calmness and simple momentary enjoyment people felt as they were walking, it just means that your critical jounalistic nature has gotten the best of you. Anyhow your freedom of speach or actually criticism is yours to enjoy.
Just day before yesterday as we were walking, we passed through dair ghbar, the new area, it was very quiet, and it remained hat way as we walked through. The sneakers everyone is wearing and their attempt to concentrate on their breathing and maintaining pace keeps everyone very quiet. I hope u understand how impossible it is to actually gather that many people willingly and safely and with a simple objective for such a happy quiet moment. And by the way, the speed at which we walk keeps us only moments in one single area. Take care of yourself and try to understand the true meaning of this gathering. As for mwaffa2, HE ROCKS!!! (and by the way to the rude anonymous guy: check your mouth before posting cause YOU stunk it all up).

ok rani, it looks tempting, but how can i join th...

2009-12-22T21:20:40.415+02:00

ok rani, it looks tempting, but how can i join the fastwalkers? i really would love to try it, i just wonder how does it work with the ever surprising bumping pavements and sidewalks of amman ????

Oh I can ONLY imagine...a bunch of smelly idiots w...

2009-12-20T18:55:38.817+02:00

Oh I can ONLY imagine...a bunch of smelly idiots walking in the dump that is Amman, Jordan.
Give me a break!

Hi Rani, Great points mentioned up there, i joined...

2009-11-02T12:58:45.811+02:00

Hi Rani,
Great points mentioned up there, i joined the group in Ramadan and im becomming annoyed of the growing numbers there, though i think the creator of the group should be awarded having managed to take Ammanies' mouths from Argileh for couple of hours to do something useful :) back to my point, i was in Shmeisani route last Wednesday and the number of walkers reached 1,000+ ! it was a joke, not to mention kids being there, teenagers coming to just watch and laugh stalling all walkers, i dont think anybody was walking fast because we kept on bumping into each other and getting held back by others,..it was a bit disturbing. The solution is simple and you mentioned it, just divide the groups and get more volunteers to supervise, maybe keep ages in mind because the last thing you want is kids or teenagers talking loud or running infront of you..this should be an organized activity, 10 volunters for each 100 ppl group is enough to control them instead of having to shout YAMEEN / SHMAAAAL all the time :)

Still, i think the group is a lovely concept and well done for the creator :)

Hi Rani, Thanks for the lovely article; I like th...

2009-11-01T22:51:16.279+02:00

Hi Rani,
Thanks for the lovely article; I like the topics you choose... It's all interesting to discuss :-)
I went to the Fastwalk twice; to Al-Rabyeh and to downtown. And I guess the idea is amazing it's nice to have someone forcing you to go out for a serious healthy walk because if it was your friend telling you to do so; you'll end up having dinner somewhere lol.

But as you said controlling it is difficult; specially when most of the participants are joining it just because they think it's "cool" hehe those people are THE MAJOR PROBLEM!! The Organizers should change the whole event and make it exclusive to Diabetics or Obese people.. Or at least categorize the walks so that the number will decrease.

For me, I don't have any problem with the whole thing and I don't see "hidden stuff" lol I think it needs more organization and less careless people.

I totally agree to be honest, specially with the 3...

2009-10-31T16:54:13.374+02:00

I totally agree to be honest, specially with the 3amanjyeh trend following, but not any trend! English named ones, i guess that makes them cool or something, maybe they become "Fay3ean"! :)

As for suggestions, i guess its impossible to control the numbers of people participating in this event now, each week the numbers will increase, but the FastWalk thing will die in two weeks time, the numbers will get back to 50 people max, and the reason is the weather, for example last night at 10:30 PM streets were almost empty and it wasn't that cold but people are afraid of cold weather, i guess maybe because they are not used to cold weather, as you know global warming has brought us rain, snow and cold wind!!!!!!

There is no need to gather this huge amount of people, but think about it as a social event, 80% of the participants are not interested in the sport or the physical activity, they are interested in socializing, that explains why there is people are too dressed for a fast walk...

As for cons, i agree with you, i didnt try it to add more cons.

Keep in mind the hidden agendas :)