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

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

One of the books that I read in 2024 was Atomic Habits by James Clear.

This is a book that was published in 2018, has sold more than 20 million copies.

It's probably at the top of the bestseller list even now as we are walking and talking.

Who knows how many hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people have really transformed their lives

because they were able to put some of the themes, if not all of the themes,

in this book in practice and actually create habits that were life-changing and maybe even

have stopped habits that were life-damaging.

I read the book last year and took a bunch of notes with the idea

that as we began 2025, let's talk about some of the thoughts and themes in the book, all with

the idea of helping you create a walking habit that lasts. Habits are hard. One of the pieces of research that James talks about is how

long it takes to create a habit. And this research indicates that, you know, a lot of us think

it's 30 days, but the research indicates it's actually closer to 66 days on average.

Some people can do it in less time. Some people need more time, but the average is 66 days.

And I think that's how we tend to think of habits. How long is it going to take? In fact, James

Clear says one of the most common questions he gets asked is,

how long does it take to build a habit? Here's how James Clear answers the how long does it take

question? He says, what we really should be asking is, how many does it take? In other words, it's all about the reps.

And if you think about it, that 66 days to create a habit, what if you decided that you were

going to create a walking habit in 2025 and you began on January 1st, so now you're four days

in, and let's say you've done it once and then you do

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