Walking too fast

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Anybody walk too fast for their own comfort?

All the aspie tests mention unusual walking, which has me very focused on my own locomotion lately. I dont think I'm too bouncy, and I do swing my arms, but there is definitely something odd about my posture. The biggest issue I have with walking is speed. I constantly notice that I'm uncomfortable because Im going too fast. I try to slow down and as soon as I stop thinking about it, I'm back to full speed. I cant imagine how I developed this behavior. Im so tired of running out of breath when there's no reason for me to be so strenuous.

I walk fast, but it's relative - when I'm with others, they're slower than me, but they're usually smaller than me and they have shorter legs. When I'm alone, I feel normal.

I always walk as id I am in a hurry, but I rarely am in a hurry.

I walk very slow, but that's only because I'm constantly trying to be at the back of any group of people. I don't like having people walking behind me and maybe I even think I won't be noticed if I'm at the back.

If i didn't have stubby legs, I'd be walking fast, but instead tend to be rather slow.

I walk quite fast for no particular reason.

People around me just walk too damn slow.

Interesting fact: short people burn more energy than tall people because they take two more steps than a tall person would for one. So every time I walk I get a bit of a workout.

I used to walk really fast but now my antipsychotic medication makes that hard

I walk fast in the city but I walk at "normal" pace when I'm zoning out.

I walk incredibly fast, I am an absolute cheetah on the way to places I hate it that everyone is so slow! I think "Jesus, speed up will ya?!" When there is people ahead of me, I try and walk as slow as possible because I think I look like a stalker, but I still overtake everybody easily

I walk fast, and I find it uncomfortable to slow down when walking with a slow walker.

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I also walk very fast, even when I have nowhere to be. It wears my dogs out! And like others I hate having people walk behind me. Before I knew about Asperger's I didn't know why it drove me so crazy when my wife walked behind me in the grocery store, just that it did. I knew it was unreasonable but I couldn't help it. It still makes me crazy but at least now I know why.

I walk fast and I find it hard to match pace with someone I'm walking with.

I am a naturally fast walker, at least when you take into consideration that I am a bit on the short side. I try to make a point to slow down and enjoy my walking, though.

People, usually my wife, complain I walk too fast. If I try to walk her speed, I find it maddeningly slow. Sometimes, I walk backward just to approach her speed.

Interesting. I know you burn the same calories whether you walk or run, so I found it hard to believe that shorter people would use more energy. I know that muscle comes into the equation. So if you run more you develop more muscle which in turn requires more calories to keep than fat.

Short people burn more calories