That adrenaline rush is changing the way I walk. 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 am walking right now and would love

to have you join me for the next 10 minutes. First off, there's been a break in the weather.

I don't know how long this is going to last,

but for the first time in months,

our forecast actually includes the word pleasant.

The temperature at the moment, I'm walking just before sunrise. In fact, I'm looking east now, early daylight, and it is gorgeous.

The clouds with that kind of orangey, red, as the sun is getting ready to come up over the horizon.

The temperature is 69 degrees.

We haven't seen anything in the 60s and forever.

And the dew point which I've learned is really the best

indicator of how comfortable or uncomfortable it feels far better than heat index.

The dew point for, again, it feels like months, has been in the, what they call the intolerable range.

It has dropped, and this morning it is merely in the uncomfortable range. But because

we've been intolerable for so long, uncomfortable actually feels pretty good. I don't know how

long it's going to last, but I'm enjoying it this morning. The adrenaline rush. It's your body's response to danger or perceived danger.

And happens probably at least once a week while I'm out for a walk. I'll be startled and that adrenaline

rush happens. First off, it's pretty amazing. It's like the body's internal airbag system.

Before you even have a chance to think about it, before you can even assess the situation and realize that

there's danger or not your body is responding and when there's real danger that adrenaline is a

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