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

Hi, I'm Dave. Let's go for a walk. Have you ever asked the question, so how long should

I walk? What is a good length for a walk? How much walking should I do? Any one of those ways to ask the question,

which I'm framing as, how long should I walk? This podcast is 10 minutes long. Most people who

listen to the podcast are walking as they're listening. I believe there's

great value in a 10-minute walk. It's one way to, it's probably the best way to establish

a consistent walking habit. By the way, if you're new to the podcast and you're considering

pursuing fitness more intentionally. You're considering

walking. You actually want to build a walking habit. I've got a free resource for you. 90 days to a

walking habit that lasts. Building habits is hard. Sustaining them is even harder. This resource,

I believe, can help you do both. I'd love for you to have it.

Link in the show notes for that. So I believe in the power, the benefits of a 10-minute walk.

How long should you walk? Is 10 minutes enough? If you're just getting started, it's more than enough.

You're building that habit.

But what does the research say? What does the research say? Yes, there are benefits to a 10-minute walk.

Yes, there's power in walking 10 minutes every day. There's value in doing it. But what is the

research say? Well, the sweet spot of walking,

and there's a couple of pieces of research. In 2019, this was in the Journal of the American

Medical Association. And then in 2021, the Journal of Internal Medicine, which came to the

conclusion that the sweet spot for walking

is 7,500 steps a day. And how we're defining sweet spot is maximum benefit, minimum effort.

I'm not saying that 7,500 steps,

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