Keeping that fitness promise we made to ourselves is hard.

In other words, right now, you are choosing to do a hard thing.

Welcome to Walking is Fitness.

This is a podcast of action, providing a little extra motivation to keep that promise. Hi, I'm Dave. I've been walking

for fitness since 2013, averaging almost 21,000 steps a day. That's not my goal, but merely a

reflection of how much I love this activity of walking, which I am getting ready to do in just a

moment, getting ready to take a 10-minute walk,

and would love to have you join me for that. So I am in Maryland, in the old neighborhood,

right across the street from where we live for 23 years. In fact, I'm looking at the house now.

I'm still sitting in the car.

I'm going to be getting out in just a moment.

But here's the thing.

I'm going to be walking through the neighborhood.

And it's still early.

And people, I imagine, some are asleep, some are waking up, but it's quiet.

And I need to use my indoor voice while I'm walking because I don't want to cause anybody concern.

They hear someone talking.

They look out.

This man is walking through their neighborhood, talking to himself, and let's call 911.

I'm just letting you know in advance if I sound a little more subdued, that would be why.

All right, let's go.

All right, the old neighborhood.

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