I'm not a medical doctor. I'm not a licensed personal trainer. I'm not a physical therapist.

What you hear in today's episode should not be taken as specific medical advice for you,

or even general medical advice. I'm going to repeat this disclaimer a little bit later in the episode, and at that point,

I'm going to tell you exactly how, I hope, you'll use the information in today's episode.

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 to yourself. Hi, I'm Dave. I've been walking for fitness since 2013, averaging about 21,000

steps a day. I'm walking right now and I'd love to have you join me for the next 10 minutes.

Today is a bit of an experiment. We had a cold front pushed through last night.

Temperatures 10 degrees below normal, there's a bit of a breeze, so we actually have a wind chill right now in the 40s.

A couple of months ago in the heat of summer, we were walking through our neighborhood

and one of our neighbors who is from Pennsylvania. And he said, you know how you have really

become a South Carolina resident? I said, how? He said, when you wear shorts year-round. So today,

even though there's a wind chill in the 40s, I am rocking the shorts.

Now, to paint the full picture, I'm wearing shorts, yes. I've also got a thick hoodie on,

and I'm wearing a ski cap. I have learned that if my ears are cold, the rest of me is miserable.

But if my ears are warm, then I can handle some pretty chilly temperatures.

And I've been out maybe 10, 15 minutes already, and the shorts don't seem to be a problem.

So maybe I've become a South Carolina resident.

I want to read something that my friend Angie posted on Facebook recently.

Angie is one of the original listeners to walking his fitness.

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