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

Hi, I'm Dave.

Let's go for a walk.

And by the way, happy New Year.

If you are brand new to this podcast, if this is the first time you've listened to Walking

Fitness, welcome.

I'm honored, grateful that you would choose this podcast and maybe you have set a goal

of pursuing fitness, getting serious about fitness, set a goal of creating a walking habit in 2025

that lasts, that will be life-changing and you're excited about the transformation. And I believe

this podcast can actually help make that a reality for you. And by the way, before we get

started, I've got a free resource for you, 90 days to a fitness habit that lasts. And I'd love

for you to have it. There's a link in the show notes. You can tap that

link and download that resource and let's get started creating a fitness habit that lasts.

Habits are hard, which is probably a big reason why the book Atomic Habits has sold more than

20 million copies since it was published in 2018.

It was written by James Clear.

I read the book last year and actually took a bunch of notes thinking about the beginning of 2025.

And so as we get started this year, as we get started in 2025, working on establishing a new habit of fitness,

I want to talk about some of the thoughts and themes that James Clear has in his book.

And we're going to start with this one, And this is early in the book. He was talking

about results that he has achieved in his own life. And he says, my results had very little to do with the goals set and nearly everything to do with the systems in place.

Goals can be highly motivating, especially this time of year. You have a list of things

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