All right, let's do this. Let's walk together for 10 minutes. Welcome to walking is fitness. This is a podcast of action. As you and I walk together for 10 minutes, holding each other accountable for keeping our commitment to fitness. Hi, I'm Dave.

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All right, this week I'd like to talk about what I consider to be the five biggest benefits of walking for fitness.

We'll do one each day, today through Friday.

And we'll start with really what is probably considered the most obvious benefit, and that is the health benefit.

The health benefit of exercise and specifically walking for exercise. Now, I've mentioned before that

all movement, according to research, all movement is beneficial.

You know, when I get up in the morning, before I even came out here for my walk,

I got up and I got the coffee ready so that when I get back, I can get that puppy going

and have a cup of coffee this morning.

You know, that movement is beneficial.

Was it exercise?

No.

To be candid, no.

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