Walking is Fitness

Join Dave for a ten-minute walk as he remembers a turning point in his life that happened more than 20 years ago.

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Dave talks about a listener's encouraging request to extend the podcast.

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In today's ten-minute walk together, Dave talks about walking around the community looking for houses decorated early for Christmas.

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During your ten-minute walk, Dave asks for feedback on this new daily podcast. Is it adding value to your life?

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During your ten-minute walk together, Dave describes his new pair of shoes and how he waited WAY TOO LONG to replace his last pair.

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During your ten-minute walk together, Dave talks about his daily step goal and how he uses it.

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During today's ten-minute accountability walk, Dave talks about how he can make money by walking.

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Instead of rewarding yourself after exercise, how about making exercise the reward! Dave talks about how he did just that during your ten-minute walk together.

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Starting December 1, Walking is Fitness becomes a daily ten-minute podcast. Here's a sample episode as Dave has been practicing daily since November 1.

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Walking Is Fitness is making a BIG change starting December 1. In this episode, Dave explains what that change is and how it can benefit you.

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Join Dave for a morning walk during the best month of the year to start, or supersize, your fitness.

Dave also lets you in on a little personal secret near the begiing of this episode.

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Join Dave as he walks and talks about new research he recently discovered. This research tells us how many steps we need every day to better burn fat. But, that's not all. It's not just the number os steps, but how we get those steps.

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Given a choice would you rather sit or walk? That decision, made over and over every day, will have a significant impact on your current and future health.

In this episode, as Dave walks around Washington DC, he talks about how to change your default, what you do without thinking about it, from sitting to walking.

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Why do more people NOT walk for exercise? Dave gives three reasons why he thinks they don't. He also talks about what his next door neighbor in Maryland used to do every morning and why he found that inspiring.

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As Dave takes a walk just outside his neighborhood, he talks about why the day you pick to start a new fitness journey matters. He also has three suggestions to help your new fitness journey last.

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Competing against yourself can be a powerful motivator to get out and walk. Dave talks about how he's used self-competition to fuel his fitness as he takes an early morning walk to the grocery store.

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Dave takes you along as he walks The Strip in Las Vegas. Find out why he's there and why this is fun for him. More importantly, how can you make your walking more fun and why that's a good thing. 

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Dave is in a busy season of life. That's not really unique, but what he did last week was...at least for 2021.

Dave talks about this as he walks alongside a lake near his neighborhood (and keeps an eye out for a new "friend")

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As Dave walks along the beach, he talks about the not-so-hidden benefit of fitness momentum and how it can make your life better.

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In this episode Dave talks about the key to making exercise motivation last and offers two practical things you can start doing today. Dave also talks about the five things that drain exercise motivation.

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Dave is four years away from retirement. In this episode, he talks about why his daily walking is an investment that's just as important as what he's doing with his money to get ready for retirement.

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In this episode, Dave explains why walking your dog may be exercise for your dog, but not for you.

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All walking is beneficial, but not all walking is exercise. In this episode, Dave talks about how he is intentionally turning his walking into exercise.

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Routine or rut? Dave talks about the power of routines...especially for exercise. He explains why routines are really pre-decisions that make exercise easier.

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Is it possible to do your job while taking a walk? It may be more possible than you imagined! In this episode, Dave talks about he has found ways to do his job while he's walking.

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It's time to get creative. In this episode, Dave gives you 57 different ways to walk 1,000 steps. For a free download listing all 57 click HERE

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After Ava's accident, Dave lost some of his fitness momentum. In this episode, he talks about how he is regaining that momentum and what you can do to protect your fitness momentum.

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There's new research uncovering yet another benefit of walking. Find out what that benefit is and how you can use it to change your life.

In this episode, Dave talks about how he was enjoying this "hidden benefit" before he knew about this new research.

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Walking 10,000 steps a day is not easy. But, it is reachable. In this episode of Walking is Fitness, Dave explains the right way to reach that goal so you can keep it going.

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Dave's wife, Ava, takes the next step (literally) in her long road to recovery from an accident on December 27.

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If you are in a caregiving role, fitness is essential for both you and the one your are caring for. Dave shares his recent experience after his wife, Ava, was in a serious car accident.

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Dave describes what happened to Ava on December 27. It was a game changing day that would test their fitness level and commitment to fitness in the coming months.

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Dave starts to explain why the podcast disappeared for six weeks. The story will be resolved next week. If you don't like cliff hangers, wait a week and listen to both episodes together.

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Your Fitbit is much more than just a step tracker. In this episode, Dave explores the other powerful features that can help you improve your fitness and health.

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You can transform your daily walk into an adventure. Former major league manager Bruce Bochy loves walking for exercise and adventure. In this episode, Dave gives you some practical suggestions on how you can do the same.

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Learn how to transform from casual walking to walking that is exercise. Dave gives very practical advice in this episode to help you.

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Dave explains the simple math and benefits of walking to lose ten pounds in 90 days.

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Dave tells the story of a special Christmas gift he gave his wife, Ava, two years ago.

There's a powerful benefit to walking that Dave took advantage of when he really needed it!

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Are you considering making 10,000 steps every day your New Year's goal? If so, listen to this episode first as Dave answers the most asked questions about this popular goal.

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Only 8% of all goals succeed. In this episode, Dave talks about what you can do with your fitness goals to be part of that Elite 8%.

Dave also invites you to try a 30 Day New Year Fitness Challenge. This Challenge is designed to help you start a new fitness journey in a way that will last. You can download your free guide HERE 

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Dave shares a life lesson that became even more important this year as he got his house ready to sell.

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In this week's episode, Dave tells a story that is particularly relevant on this day before Thanksgiving.

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Rest is more than just sleep and the absence of activity. In this week's episode Dave talks about why he decided to end his 20,000 steps a day streak that was more than two years old.

Dave needed rest. But, not because he was physically tired. Find out how he ended his streak AND still walked to get the rest he needed.

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In this episode, Dave breaks a self-imposed rule. He gives advice he promised himself he would never give. But, he offers it for a different reason.

This simple advice could change your fitness life. 

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Have you thought about your 2021 goals yet?

Even though we still have almost two months before we reach the new year, Dave explains why you should set your 2021 fitness goals right now.

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Exercise is only one part of healthy living. In this episode, Dave talks about creating a daily habit of drinking more water. It may be one of the hardest habits to create and sustain.

Dave will explain how you can use your Fitbit to make drinking more water even fun! 

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Sitting too much is not good for you. One experts even called sitting the "new smoking."

In this episode, Dave offers three suggestions to help you move more and sit less. If you stay with the episode till the very end you'll get a bonus fourth suggestion.

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2020 has been a challenging year! In this episode, Dave offers something simple you can do to make your life a little better when life gets really hard.

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In this episode, Dave talks about why most us struggle to reach our goals. We often give up when we are in The Danger Zone. He describes what that is and shares his own journey of navigating Walking is Fitness through the Danger Zone.

Fitness goals are especially vulnerable in The Danger Zone. Dave will help you keep moving forward. All it takes is a simple perspective change and a powerful free resource. You can download The 90 Day Win Tracker HERE

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The success of your fitness journey depends more on your mental strength than your physical strength. And, if you feel awkward or silly while exercising that can derail you pretty fast.

In this episode Dave offers suggestions on how to keep moving forward when fitness feels silly. It's something Dave has had to work through himself.

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