Today's 10-minute walk is helping you stay consistent with fitness.

Walking early in the morning, not as early as usual, and the birds are starting to wake up.

It's one of the wonderful things about this time of year, spring, as nature comes out of its doldrums, and when you head out for

an early morning walk, you can hear the birds start to wake up, and people commuting to work.

Walking is great for recovery days,

but if you're serious about fitness, it's not enough.

It's not my comment.

It's a comment to a YouTube walking as fitness video

that I received this week.

Walking, according to the experts, is not the only thing you need.

I've never said.

It's the only fitness activity you need.

Experts say a well-rounded fitness program also includes strength training, lifting weights, flexibility, balance, as well as cardio.

Walking is considered cardio exercise.

I've been pursuing fitness now for more than 16 years, and it remains the foundational fitness activity

and everything I do, which also includes some strength training as well as some high

intensity activities. Still lacking in the balance and flexibility. I'll confess that. I'll admit

that. The thing about this comment, though,

that really gets me is this idea, but if you're serious about fitness, it's not enough.

If you're just getting started, if you perhaps discovered this podcast by watching one of the

Walking as Fitness YouTube videos and you've decided that you need to get serious

about fitness, you need to get serious about your health, and you're going to begin walking, you're motivated to begin pursuing fitness

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