It's not as high as I expected and it's probably not as high as you would expect.

So here's the question. What percentage of your family history, your family genetics,

plays a role in your longevity, your health? What percentage? Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to walking its fitness,

a podcast that provides a little added motivation for you to get out and take the walk.

There's a new 10-minute walk every day that I record while I'm out walking, and today's

10-minute walk starts right after this.

I'm debating. Should I walk through the woods? Right now I'm on a sidewalk, nice open field to my left.

Got a road with at the moment no traffic, although I can see some coming to my right and a business on the other side of the road.

And just up ahead is the entrance to the wooded trail.

All right, so I got an email from Gail who gave me permission to share this.

Hi, Dave.

I listen to your podcast every evening as I do my indoor walk in the building in which I live.

It's been a great encouragement to get me out of,

to get me out every day after supper for the past 18 months. A recent podcast about candy

really resonated with me because like her, I never expected not to be able to walk.

My genetic history is my family living well into their 90s

and not needing a walker until their mid 90s.

When I faced a back issue this year,

which caused my foot to go on after six minutes of walking,

it really knocked me for a loop. I did persevere and took the daily walk using the walker, but it was not fun.

And it was in that context that I began to realize having taken for granted the ability to walk for pleasure or even to walk at all.

I've had a treatment that has eliminated the numbness.

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