Is it okay to walk inside? That's a question from a listener, and I will answer that question,

but there's an even bigger issue as far as I'm concerned in this listener's comment.

Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily 10-minute podcast providing, I believe, a little added motivation

for you to get out and take the walk.

Today's 10-minute walk starts right after this.

I don't think I'm going to need it, but in fact, I almost left the house without it. Got an umbrella tucked in my back pocket.

There's the possibility of rain and depending which way you look, the sky either looks

promising for, okay, it's going to be a nice day, or threatening,

like I'm glad I brought the umbrella with me.

The app that I used, the weather app I used, said, rain may form.

Not as likely to form, just may form.

And I've seen that so many times and rain does not form and I thought,

nah, I don't feel like carrying the umbrella.

And then I thought, but what if it does?

What if it does?

And you're a mile away from the house.

How are you going to feel about that decision then?

So I tuck the umbrella into my back pocket.

Question from Lola. Hi Dave. I feel self-conscious when I walk outside and I ask if it's okay to walk inside instead of walking outside.

It's actually a pretty easy question to answer and again the caveat I'm not a doctor. Not a licensed personal trainer. This podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only.

Are there advantages to walking outside? Yes. There are studies, surveys, research that

indicates when we walk in nature. It can have an emotional benefit, which feels pretty obvious.

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