We're going to talk about one of the health benefits of walking, and I hope I don't get too far outside my lane here.

Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily 10-minute walk, 10-minute podcast that provides a little added motivation for you to get out and take the walk.

Today's 10-minute walk starts after this message from

Brenda this is on YouTube she watched one of the walking his fitness

YouTube videos Brenda writes YouTube recommended this video and I'm happy to have watched it.

I'm now following your podcast.

I have type 2 diabetes, but I am not physically active.

I'm also in my late 40s.

My neighborhood is not safe, so I thought of walking outside on my patio, but I haven't

walked, at least with purpose, those are my words. I haven't walked with purpose for some time now.

Are there any benefits in walking for those of us with type 2 diabetes?

I think most of us when we get started walking as a fitness activity, as exercise,

there's a reason why, there's a because, I'm walking because I want to lose weight. I'm walking because my doctor told me so.

I'm walking because while I listen to this podcast and the guy on the podcast says that walking will change your life.

There's a because. Most of us don't start walking because, well, this just looks like fun.

That's not the typical reason.

So Brenda is wondering, can walking help with my type 2 diabetes?

And before I dive into talking about this, it's important for you to know that I'm not a doctor.

Nothing in this podcast episode should be taken as specific medical advice for you,

Brenda, or for anyone else. Jessica Slaughter was in her 70, 76 years old. She had been overweight her entire life.

She says that even when she was in school, she was teased because of her weight.

In her mid-70s, Jessica had a doctor's appointment.

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