Walking is Fitness

Do all your steps count towards the research backed health benefits of walking? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave answers this question from a listener.

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If you like daydreaming, take a walk. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how daydreaming while walking has significantly impacted his life.

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Walking is frugal exercise. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a story from Linda about how walking saved her a nice chunk of money.

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Starting new things can feel harder as we get older. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave gets personal as he's been wrestling with this question after turning 65 this year.

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It's Positive Spin Day. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave puts a positive spin on walking slower when he doesn't want to.

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Dave talks about five times he's solved problems while walking.

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Are people watching you as you walk? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the option of walking inside when you feel self conscious walking outside. He also addresses that feeling.

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How we think about exercise often determines whether we are successful or not. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a comment that leads to a helpful shift in perspective.

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What does your walking look like? Let Dave know through THIS BRIEF SURVEY. On average it takes about three-minutes to complete these 11 questions.

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Recently Dave didn't take a longer walk to start his morning. During today's ten-minute walk, he explains how the day unfolded after that.

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You don't HAVE TO sit all day at work. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about opportunities to walk during the workday.

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave gives you a backstage pass into how he thinks about engaging others while walking.

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On a warm autumn walk, Dave shares a provocative comment from Rhonda.

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Today's ten-minute walk happens on the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington DC.

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Dave walks to his favorite coffee shop during a brief visit to Washington DC.

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A friend of Dave's recently made a comment about walking and how he feel's when he misses a day. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks a bit more about that.

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Kathy has a different approach to her daily walking goals. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks more about Kathy's perspective.

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There's something pretty special about an early morning walk. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a comment from Mike, who's a farmer and truly enjoys his morning walk.

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A comment from Chuck about the challenge of creating an exercise habit is the focus of today's ten-minute walk.

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Last week, ten-year-old Mila requested a scavenger hunt list that can be used while walking. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how this unique list came together and offers it to you!

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Dave digs for the answer to this question because of a recent listener comment. Today's walk also goes a little longer than minutes because of curiosity near the end of the ten-minutes compels Dave to keep going.

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How do you feel about AI? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how he plans to use AI for this podcast, the YouTube channel, and his weekly e-mail.

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Kismet started walking ten-years ago. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares this inspiring story of transformation and the value of taking the long view.

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A couple recent incidents happened to Dave that have made him even more hyper aware while walking. During today's ten-minute walk, he shares both of those stories.

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When motivation is lacking, knowing why you're walking is important. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a comment from Mike about why he's committed to walking.

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Carolyn has a goal she'd like to reach before the end of the year. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about Carolyn's goal and why having a big goal can be helpful.

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Mila has a request. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave describes that request and asks for your help.

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It happened in Italy. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares the story of that memorable walk.

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Dave engages the sense of smell during today's ten-minute walk.

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Learn how to do interval training walking as developed in Japan during today's ten-minute walk.

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Starting a new walking habit can feel overwhelming. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a non-walking story about tackling an overwhelming project that has pretty clear parallels to stating a new fitness habit.

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Some are funny. Some are helpful. Some don't make sense. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares some of the criticisms he receives about the podcast and videos.

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A powerful quote from the past is the focus of today's ten-minute walk with Dave

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In Williamsburg a couple weeks ago, Dave took a pretty cool picture that he shared with his family. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the pic, the meaning behind it, and how his family responded.

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Walking beside a large field, Dave entertains a wild idea. During today's ten-minute walk, you can ponder along with Dave if you'd want a unique super power...even for a moment.

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An email from Steve has Dave thinking about the value of each step. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave will share Steve's incredible story.

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A book by Dr. Peter Attia reframes this question in a meaningful way as dave talks about during today's ten-minute walk.

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Walking is a powerful "brain tool" that can help us gain clarity and even be more creative. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave tells two times he used walking to think through an important thing he had to do that could actually leave lifetime memories.

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A day trip to Georgetown, SC yields a nice little surprise and you'll hear what Dave was not expecting during today's ten-minute walk.

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A fun YouTube comment got Dave thinking about a walking tactic that, on the surface, shouldn't work. But, it actually does as Dave talks about during today's ten-minute walk.

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What happens when a walking goal is reached? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a comment from Mike about the importance of goals to keep moving forward.

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Dave talks about five ways the world would be different if everybody took an intentional walk each day.

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A comment from Betsy includes an idea to get "more steps" if you're looking for ways to do that. Dave talks about that during today's ten-minute walk.

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Snake encounters while walking! During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares what happened to Linda this spring.

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