Today's 10 minute walk is helping both of us stay fitness consistent.

Hi, I'm Dave. Let's go for a walk.

Today is one of those rare walks that is not happening super early in the morning.

Sun has been up for a while. It is overcast. It is a little breezy.

It actually has a different feel for me than a morning walk.

My morning walks are fitness focused. They tend to be a little more intense.

There's a purpose, a fitness purpose that

underlies the reason for getting out and taking the walk. Because of the, I'm also near

the Myrtle Beach International Airport and it's a jet that's taking off, Spirit Airways.

I have no idea where it's going.

Because of the weather, cloudy days, they're not my favorite, but every now and that, I enjoy me a cloudy day.

I enjoy leaning into the melancholy of a cloudy day.

And in a good way, in a good way.

And when that happens, I tend, without even thinking about it,

I tend to walk slower.

The pace of my walk slows down.

It becomes much less about the fitness and much more about the enjoyment of the walk.

And in this case, a slow walk. today I want to talk about the benefits of a slow walk

and I've got five because a lot of times again if you've been listening to this podcast

for any length of time I talk about intentionality, being intentional, scheduling the walk, building

the habit, creating a routine that includes fitness. That's the intentionality.

And also the intensity. According to the experts, when we are moving at about three miles an hour, walking rises

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