All right, we're a week into the time change has your walking changed.

Hi, I'm Dave.

Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily 10-minute podcast providing you with a little added

motivation to get out the door, take the walk, and to remain consistent.

Today's 10-minute walk starts right after this.

Turn the clock's back a week ago, last weekend. And so how many times have you said,

wow, it's already dark? I think either Ava or I have said it every night this past week.

Not that it was unexpected, not that it was a surprise, but it just clearly evokes this emotional reaction.

We look out the window, 515, 530 and can you believe it's already dark?

So if you have a regular walking habit, regular walking routine, the time shift can, for some, for many I think, impact that.

For me and Ava, the biggest impact is our after-dinner walk now

is in the dark instead of in the light,

and it'll be this way for months.

And I actually have enjoyed walking in the dark with Ava

this week. It's different. Now we haven't had the really cold

weather. That will be another change where we're bundling up, but it's been comfortable enough.

And so we finished dinner, go out for our walk, which usually is about a half hour. Sometimes

it might go a little bit longer.

It hasn't this week. And that walk now is in the dark post sunset, and it's actually been

kind of fun. So Larissa in the walking friends community sent me a message.

She said, hi, given the time change, can you talk about walking in the dark?

I walk in the morning, but my husband and I like to walk after work.

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