Lorre explained: “I smell everything, I hear everything, I am seeing everything, and it’s so grounding for me,” she said.
“I know the hot girl walk had its moment. I’m trying to make the silent walk girl, or guy, or whatever, a thing.”
While people are enjoying themselves and making fun of this new trend, it does highlight how dependent we all are on technology – to the point where some people think going on a 30-minute walk without any devices is ‘game-changing.’
Numerous studies have shown that spending time online can have a drastic impact on your mental wellbeing.
According to Science Daily, an over-reliance on your device can lead to lazy thinking and can significantly reduce our cognitive function.
So ‘silent walking’ could help boost the mental processes we use to understand information and turn it into knowledge, as per James Cook University.