Today's 10-minute walk is helping you keep the fitness promise you made to yourself.

And we'll add another link to your growing fitness chain before we get started.

Actually, we've already started.

Before I dive into what I want to talk to you about today, two things.

Number one, this is one of those walks that's happening in the afternoon, as opposed to the morning.

We're in this, well, we're in winter. And it's been cold, and there are some days where I look at the forecast and the wind chill.

And I think, and the nice thing about not only here in

South Carolina but I'm sure where you are as well once the sun comes up and it's

hanging high in the sky it warms up now warm is probably being generous it less colds

up it's not as cold as it is around sunrise

or before sunrise, which is when I tend to head out for a walk. And so there are some days

like today when I'm looking at the forecast thinking, you know what? It's going to be cold. It's going

to be windy. I think I'm going to enjoy an afternoon walk today, which will be less cold than

this morning. So that's number one. That's what's happening right now. I'm walking in the

afternoon. Not super early in the morning, as I tend to do. Number two, you're probably going to be

walking more than I do over the next 10 minutes because I found this fascinating article. Five

surprising benefits of walking. Some of this I can't remember or I would get it wrong, so I will

need to stop every now and then and read something because I've learned that walking distracted

can be dangerous. And so I'm going to stop walking as I glance at my notes because I want to get this right,

because these really are some pretty great benefits.

Welcome to Walking is Fitness.

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