Why aren't more young people out walking? Today we get some insight from Jack. Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily 10-minute podcast designed to provide you with a little added motivation to get out the door and take the walk. Today's 10-minute walk starts right after this. It is expected to reach

close to 70 degrees today. In fact I looked at the long-range forecast and every day

for the next two weeks we're going to be either really close to 70 or a bit above 70. One of the reasons why we

move to South Carolina, March feels different than it does in the Mid-Atlantic. One

other thing. Walked out this morning and there was an aroma of smoke.

I'm wondering if there's another wildfire.

I had no idea that South Carolina is as vulnerable to wildfires as it is.

Last year there was a wildfire here in Myrtle Beach that actually made national news. And that's

when I learned, oh, this is actually a thing for not just Myrtle Beach, but South Carolina,

vulnerable to wildfires. The wildfire here in Myrtle Beach last year, it was a big deal. I think the reason it got

national news was on the heels of those devastating wildfires in California. And the idea

of a wildfire in Myrtle Beach, two thoughts you don't expect in the same sentence, and so it

became newsworthy. So I want to read to you

a message from Jack to a walking is fitness YouTube video. Hi Dave, I'm 28, live in Northern England.

I do a lot of walking by myself and your podcast is great motivation for me.

I'm trying to build a lifelong habit and for the last three to four years I've been a big

walker.

I'm burned out from cycling as it's too gear focused and always needing the next piece of

equipment clothing or even destination route distance was straining my mental health.

Plus, the dangerous roads and cars, I found walking to be incredibly meditative and a big help

for my mental health as it's got such a low barrier to entry and I can totally switch off

from social media and go as fast or as slow as I want. One thing I find sad is I don't see

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