To give a bit of context, I live between 2 and 3 miles from my school but use 2 miles as an approximation. For ages, my friend has dismissed the distance I walk here as "not that far" because he refuses to believe that it's a long distance. Sure, it's not as far as other distances but its further than what anyone else I know walks. Also, I walk it every day which adds up to at least 10 miles a week (more when I have study lessons in the afternoon and walk back). There is a school bus from my area but walking is the only exercise I get half the time, and it is quite a distance from my house to school considering I live pretty much at the top of the village. Also, I take the bus back (if I have a full day of lessons) so it's not as if I'm not using the available transport. I choose to walk because it's nice to get the exercise from it, but I'm just wondering whether or not you'd consider a 2 mile distance a lengthy walk (considering it's at least 10 miles a week when you add it all up). The annoying thing is now that I've proved my distance is longer than the distance from here to neighbouring school, he keeps changing the subject and asking why I don't take the bus because he doesn't like being proved wrong. I've never actually implied it wasn't my choice to walk here, I just do and take the bus back. So yeah, would you consider it a lengthy walk?
Edit: As attitudes to exercise are changing, I wanted the opinions of people here. People are obviously gonna have differing opinions depending on how they view exercise.