So this walk, this walk that you and I are taking right now, is this a hard thing?

Chuck has a perspective on this. Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to walking his fitness, a daily 10-minute

podcast that provides a little added motivation to get out and take the walk and maybe to get out and do a hard thing.

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

It is just past sunrise and we've got some, I don't know, hazy skies.

Depends on which direction I look. In one direction I see clouds and haze and that's to the east,

which is where the sun is rising, and it actually has a pretty cool look.

When I turn to the west, more clear sky?

I don't know if the clear sky is our future or our past

in terms of how the weather is going to unfold today,

but right now it is a beautiful sunrise, nice time of day to be out for a walk.

One of the things that I have said frequently since beginning this podcast is to let you know that you're doing a hard thing.

When you're getting out and building a habit of walking, creating a routine of walking,

you're doing a hard thing.

I've also been very careful to say that the individual walk is not necessarily hard.

For most of us, that's beautiful bird.

Easily distracted, yes I am.

For most of us, getting out and taking a 10-minute walk is not a hard thing.

The hard part, the challenge, the difficulty is creating the habit.

Habits are hard to build.

And when you're in the process of building a habit, particularly a habit that involves exercise,

fitness, and can come with some discomfort, you're doing a hard thing.

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