Walking is just about the perfect exercise. Despite it being low-impact, it’s still considered a great aerobic exercise. It can improve high blood pressure and body mass index, and can even lower the risk of health complications such as diabetes and heart disease. Plus, it’s good for your bones and joints!
For many of us RVers, walking is also the easiest habit to stick with. You don’t need special gear, a gym membership, or even a plan—just step outside and start moving. It fits naturally into campground life.
It’s also one of the best ways to actually see where you’re staying. A walk can lead you past neighboring rigs, down a shaded trail, or to a viewpoint you might’ve missed otherwise. Sometimes the best parts of a campground aren’t visible from the driver’s seat.
And let’s be honest—walking tends to feel less like “exercise” and more like a break. It’s time to clear your head, stretch your legs after a drive, and shake off that just-sat-for-hours stiffness that comes with RV travel.
And don’t even get us started on the mental health benefits of being outside in nature (but you, as RVers, already know this)!
How often do you go for a walk? And yes, a walk around the campground loop counts! As long as it’s a walk and not just a two-minute potty break for the dog. And no, walking across the grocery store parking lot, however, does not count.
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Only to the Bathroom and Table, hard to get excited about exercise when you are physically disabled and in constant pain.
We have a dog so we walk at least 3 times a day. A few miles each time and some quick walks
same here…sheltie who loves to walk
If you are like us and have a dog, daily walks are pretty much mandatory.
Yes our Beagle Annie takes us for a walk every day, she has a fit if we don’t go!
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When not traveling, I walk 2-3 miles a day in the woods with our two dogs. I’m fortunate to live in the country near 80,000 acres of public lands full of places to hike. No maintained trails, but old farm hill roads, game trails, field “roads,” or just in the woods.
When traveling I try to get two to three shorter hikes in daily wherever we may be. We try to pick camping facilities that have hiking trails or spaces to walk outside the camp area. It’s one reason we prefer county, regional, or state parks.
I have a dog. Three times a day is minimum.
When camping we go for walks daily, at home less often but still try to get steps in.
We go for walks every day when in the RV, even if it is just around a rest stop while on the road or after dinner in a cg. But we never walk at home because we lift weights, walk on the treadmill, or ride the exercise bike instead.
Due to foot and balance issues, I don’t go for walks. I do use a treadmill so I have something to hold onto.
It’s not so much going for a walk as performing multiple passes of a (canine) Rally course on Wednesdays and multiple passes of an Agility course on Thursdays. Our dogs are canine athletes, we are their trainers, so we get our exercise with them.
Our two dogs walk us 3 or more times a day
There should have been an option for Seldom. After losing my dog a year ago, I do not go for daily walks. If camping, I do like to take a short, slow walk around the campground. When at Walmart I always end up going from one side of the store and the other, and then probably back to the first side before I find everything I am needing. (and yes, I do know I need to do more walking for exercise.)
Thank you for the question, RV Travel! We walk dog #3 once daily when at home. When traveling, he usually gets 3 or 4 walks, which means that we do too. Have a great weekend and safe travels!