We have a unique opportunity right now that is not going to last long.

Today I am going to challenge you to take advantage of this opportunity with intentionality.

Welcome to Walking is Fitness. This is a podcast of action providing a little extra motivation

to help you keep that fitness promise you made to yourself. Hi, I'm Dave. I've been walking

for fitness since 2013, averaging just about 21,000 steps a day. I am walking right now and would

love to have you join me for the next 10 minutes or so. Temperatures are comfortable here in South Carolina. The skies are fully cloudy.

Calm breeze. Beautiful morning to walk and I hope it is a good weather walk where you are.

So have you noticed?

Have you noticed how much daylight we have?

We're about three weeks away from maximal daylight.

So at its peak, and again, this is going to differ depending on where you are, but at its peak,

generally, we've got about 14 and a half hours of daylight compared to the shortest day of the year, shortest day of daylight. That never made sense to me. The longest day of the year, shortest day of daylight. That never made sense to me.

You know, the longest day of the year, no, it's still 24 hours.

Shortest day of the year, no, it's still 24 hours.

The shortest day of the year is about 10 hours of daylight.

So we are in this season where we are approaching an extra,

an additional four and a half hours of daylight compared to what happens in the fall and winter.

So what are you going to do with all that daylight?

How about using this opportunity, because that's really what it is, it's an opportunity with more daylight and warmer temperatures, it's an opportunity for increased fitness.

And so there are three things that you can do

with intentionality to increase your fitness just a bit.

Number one, you can actually experiment with different times of the day.

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