Today, a reminder that you and I are not walking alone. Welcome to walking is fitness. This is a podcast of action, providing a little extra motivation to help you keep that fitness promise you made yourself.

Hi, I'm Dave. I started walking for fitness in 2013.

Still take an intentional fitness walk every single day.

I'm walking right now, and I would love to have you join me for the next 10 minutes.

Earlier this year, a listener in Canada wrote this review, just discovered this podcast,

particularly like the format and the manageable 10-minute podcast.

I've always been a walker but have sustained a foot injury, so walking in winter boots,

which is necessary in Quebec, is not as comfortable as runners.

I'm now noting that the podcast runs out a third of the way home, so I'm making strides.

I also really like the fact that you speak from the heart and do so in a non-medical way.

It feels like I have a friend beside me chatting about his walking and his day. I love that this walking community,

this walking is fitness community, is so much bigger than the United States.

To be clear, most people who are listening to this podcast and walking with you and me

right now are in the U.S. It is the number one country for walking as fitness. But there are listeners

in more than 70 different countries.

In fact, last year, Spotify said,

Walking as Fitness is a well-traveled podcast.

So number one is the United States.

Number two is the United Kingdom.

Number three is Canada, followed by Australia and India.

And then the top five cities in the world for walking as fitness.

Number one, Seattle, followed by New York City, London, Atlanta, and Denver.

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