Keeping that fitness promise we made to ourselves is hard.

In other words, right now, you're 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

you made to yourself. Hi, I'm Dave. I've been walking for fitness since 2013, averaging just

about 21,000 steps a day. That's not my goal. That's actually nearly a reflection of how much

I love walking for the benefits not only today, but also the

investment that I'm making in my future health. I'm walking right now, and I'd love to have

you join me for the next 10 minutes or so. I have a Fitbit, wearing a Fitbit, the Inspire 2 right now, and it was the Fitbit that actually

transformed my fitness life back in 2013, made the change, the transition from being a runner

to walking every day, and like most of us who get a Fitbit,

and probably an Apple Watch, although I've never used one of those, initially, and for a long

time, my goal was based on the number of steps that I get every day.

And as my fitness capacity grew, that goal grew, started at 10,000, and I said this many times.

So if you're a long-time listener, I apologize for repeating myself. But if you

are new to the podcast, this is for you. I think 10,000 steps is a great goal. I think it's a terrible

goal when you're just starting out. Because most of us, the average step count is about 4,000 a day.

And to go from 4,000 to 10,000, like, instantly is... It's possible, but it's really hard, and it can be really discouraging.

It's adding an hour of walking.

You know, such...

I mean, just...

First off, try finding an hour in your busy schedule to do a new activity every day.

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