Should you walk longer than 10 minutes?

I want to talk about the health benefits of a longer walk during today's 10-minute walk.

Hi, I'm Dave.

Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily podcast to encourage you to create and sustain a habit of walking.

Today's walk starts in just a moment. Today's 10-minute walk is

starting out a little on the noisy side. I'm walking near the fire department so I guess

they just got a call and off they had the noise should drop down pretty quickly so I am and I can see

the fire truck now driving past up to two two fire trucks I am a huge

believer in the value of short walks of a 10-minute walk. But today I want to talk about

the value of a 30-minute walk. And just before I jump in, I want to mention that if you're

just getting started, if you have just recently discovered the podcast, and you are

in the process of building a walking habit that lasts and eventually a habit you will love,

there is tremendous value in starting small with a 10-minute walk. And for some, it might even be shorter than that.

For some, it might be open the door, head to the end of the driveway and back, or open the door,

head to the end of the hallway and back, if you're in a condo or apartment. Because job number one is to

create a consistent habit. It's not about how far can I go.

It's about can I do this every day

at the same time and build a habit.

Once that habit is established,

and you've got some fitness capacity and some momentum, then you can go longer. And so this really is for those who have

a habit in place and are considering walking more than 10 minutes. Or maybe you already are.

Maybe you listen to two or three of these episodes as you're walking and you're already doing a 30-minute walk.

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