One of America's First Spectator Sports Was Professional Walking

Just like today's fitness influencers, the celebrities of pedestrianism used their platforms to monetize, popularize and diversify walking. Edward Payson Weston attempted to walk 500 miles in six days. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper/Public domain Walking needs no publicist. The simplest, most accessible form of exercise has been around since humans first foraged and traveled on the ground. But today,…