What is the best way to start walking for fitness?

Welcome to walking is fitness.

This is a podcast of action, providing a little extra motivation to help you keep that fitness promise you made to yourself.

Hi, I'm Dave. I've been walking for fitness since 2013, averaging about 21,000 steps a day.

I'm walking right now and would love to have you join me for the next 10 minutes.

Sun is up and for some silly, stupid reason, I chose not to wear sunglasses.

And I am walking due east, so I, I chose not to wear sunglasses.

And I am walking due east, so I've got a face full of sun, and I am squinting.

And this would be the absolute wrong time for someone to take a picture of me because I would have that silly squinty face.

It is warm, it is sticky, and it will become even more so as the sun continues to rise.

In other words, it's going to look and feel like summer here in South Carolina, which I love.

Hopefully you love the weather where you are, and it is enjoyable day for a walk.

Thanks for joining me.

I recently got an email from Terry.

She says, I'm new to your podcast. I'm sedentary in my 60s. I want to start walking. I need a plan and coaching. Hoping your podcast can help me

through the beginner stage of getting started. Thank you. Terry, thank you. First off, I want to say that I'm not a doctor. I'm not a certified

personal trainer, so I am not equipped, and it is not appropriate for me to offer specific health

or training advice for you. Instead, I'm a guy who loves to walk,

been walking for a long time, and equally loves to encourage others to walk as well.

That said, if you want to get started, walking for fitness, I applaud you because I believe that walking is the perfect exercise to begin a new fitness journey.

So, Terry, I'm excited for your decision.

I also want to give you two phrases that I want you to burn into your mind.

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