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Of course thin pads weigh something. Walk for 45 days & bring along 45 of them. How much does that weigh?
Now think about the trash? If over 200,000 women walked at least 1 week? How many thin pads would that be adding to trash? Close to 1.5...
So just pee in them?
No thanks.
Besides, I've seen them left along the path along with TP!
Gosh people, just squat pee, and carry your paper out or go in a bar and leave €1
It's not that hard.
In the interests of public health, there is a real need for public toilets along the Camino. With the number of pilgrims that are walking nowadays, the "Spanish custom" of using facilities in bars is no longer feasible. I want to suggest that...
They are not ridiculous devices if it allows women to pee discretely and standing up just like men do. Without taking down their pants.
It also cuts down the TP litter plus all the 1000s of plastic bags needed for this TP if it is to be carried...
I like the idea of finding a physical therapist for specific exercises. Just my own experience.. I have pretty mild scoliosis and yoga has gotten rid of my lower back pain. Child's pose, cat/cows, a gentle low cobra feel really positive for me.
You need to strengthen your core muscles. This is best achieved through yoga or Pilates. I am a yoga teacher for over 20 years and my classes are full of people like you who by strengthening the core turns their life around (think of them as the...
It baffles me that people go somewhere and then complain there are too many other people there - buddy this isn’t your movie, to to them you are other people
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