Today we're going to talk about the value of taking the long view.

Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to Walking Us Fitness, a daily 10-minute podcast designed to provide you

with a little added motivation to get out the door and take the walk, especially on those days when you might not be feeling it.

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

It is a fully cloudy morning in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Everywhere I look, clouds,

there was one area of the sky where it looked like those clouds

were breaking up a little bit, but as I'm walking, I've got a grove of pine trees, which

is blocking that view. So maybe we've got some sunshine headed our way. Not entirely sure, but at the moment,

all I see are clouds. So have you ever heard this saying that we overestimate what we can

accomplish in one year, but underestimate what we can accomplish in one year,

but underestimate what we can accomplish in 10 years?

I want to share with you the comment from Kismet BP.

I have no idea what Kismet BP's real name is. This is a name used on YouTube and Kismet BP left this

comment. And here's what Kismet said. 11 years ago, I became disabled and was already 100 pounds overweight.

I was having trouble just getting to the bathroom.

My doctors basically told me to lay down and die.

I said, nope, I'm not going out that way.

Slowly, over the past 10 years, taking small walks, better eating,

and exercising, I've lost 50 pounds. Just the other day, I said, how far can I walk now?

Five miles, 13,000 plus steps.

Even I was shocked and really was proud that I didn't give up.

Those little 15 minute walks really add up over a long period of time.

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