Today's 10 minute walk is helping you keep the fitness promise you made to yourself.

And we'll add another link to your growing fitness chain.

It occurred to me just before I left the house that today is an important fitness anniversary for me.

It was a day 11 years ago that actually I can look back on now and say this was an incredible turning point.

Didn't realize it at the time because, I mean, how often do those sorts of things happen and in the moment we're like, oh yeah, this is it.

This is the turning point. This is the day that changes everything.

I mean, some days, yes. Yes, the day you get married. The day your first child is born.

Those are very recognizable turning points. But I did not recognize how significant this day,

11 years ago, would be to my future self. It was the day that I got my very first Fitbit.

Now, if you've been a longtime listener to this podcast, you know the story, you've heard the

story if you're brand new, if you made a decision that 2024 was the year that you were going

to begin a fitness journey that was going to last

and you were looking for some extra motivation, something that could help you make that commitment

and stick to it and you are just now getting started and joining the walking as fitness family.

Welcome. It's great to have you. You haven't heard this Fitness family. Welcome.

It's great to have you.

You haven't heard this story yet.

So in my late 40s, five years before the day I got my first Fitbit, I was gaining weight.

I was not feeling well and recognized,

I think I need to take exercise more seriously and made the choice to become a runner

because my wife was a runner.

And she seemed to be enjoying it, she was enjoying it.

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