Walking is Fitness

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By: Dave Paul

Use this podcast to change your life with a daily 10 minute walk.Walking consistently can help you live longer and lower the risk of illness and disease. Walking is also a powerful way to calm anxiety, manage stress, and even think better.Join Dave for a daily ten-minute walk. It'll feel like you're taking a walk with a friend since every episode of Walking is Fitness is recorded while Dave is out walking.

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How This Walk Is Changing Your Age
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Today at 7:00 AM

This is Day 21 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. Today's ten-minute walk is all about the impact on your biological age.


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Five Common Walking Mistakes
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Yesterday at 7:00 AM

Day 20 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares five common walking mistakes according to an expert.


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The Benefits Of Walking in Hot Weather
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Last Friday at 7:00 AM

It's Day 19 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares some real benefits of walking outside in the summer.


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Was This Walk A Mistake?
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Last Thursday at 7:00 AM

Day 18 of The 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the mistake on the 30 Day Fitness Chain Tracker and then shares the story of a walk that he now thinks might have been a mistake.


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The Walking Boost x 3
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Last Wednesday at 4:00 AM

Today is Day 17 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During this ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how walking provides three kinds of "boosts"


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The Messy Middle
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Last Tuesday at 7:00 AM

Day 16 of The 30 Day Walking Challenge. This is the hardest part! During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how to navigate the Messy Middle.


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The Power Of The 30 Day Tracker
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Last Monday at 7:00 AM

Day 15! During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the real power of keeping track of your walking streak.



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Listener Check In
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06/14/2026

It's Day 14 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares notes from several listeners who are taking the challenge.


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The Biggest Reason People Quit
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06/13/2026

This is Day 13 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about what he thinks is the number one reason people stop pursuing their fitness and walking goals.


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Why Are You Walking?
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06/12/2026

On Day 12 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge, Dave shares a comment and a personal story to dig down for motivation to kepp going.


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Thinking Differently To Build Walking Consistency
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06/11/2026

Day 11 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a couple emails from Lily and Carol and how they are building walking consistency by thinking differently.


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This May Be The Hardest Part Of Walking
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06/10/2026

Day 10 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, you'll hear how it's going for several others taking the challenge...including Joann who's in the process of building back after surgery in October.


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The Best Benefit Of Walking?
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06/09/2026

Day 9 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge and Dave is talking about what he thinks might be the best benefit of all!


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The Wisdom Of Logan
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06/08/2026

On Day 8 of The 30 Day Walking Challenge Dave shares wise words from Logan...who is pregnant with her first baby.


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W.A.L.K.I.N.G.
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06/07/2026

On Day 7 of the 30 Day Challenge Carol provides an acronym for the word WALKING


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A Mindset Shift When The Unexpected Happens While Walking
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06/06/2026

Day 6 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During this ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the joys of the unexpected happening.


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How Does A Walking Routine Go Off Track?
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06/05/2026

Day 5 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a couple stories of long-time walking habits that went sideways...and how to prevent that.


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Speedbumps To Walking
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06/04/2026

Day 4 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares the results of a recent Walking Friends Community poll about nine obstacles to walking.


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The Most Important Episode Of The 30 Day Challenge
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06/03/2026

Day 3 of the 30 Day Challenge! During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a thought that is important for everyone taking the challenge.


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A Glimpse Into Your Future
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06/02/2026

Day 2 of the 30 Day Walking Challenge. Dave shares an email from Fatema, who's walking in Nairobi, Kenya.


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Day One! Let's Go!!
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06/01/2026

The 30 Day Walking Challenge starts today. During this ten-minute walk, Dave shares comments from some of the folks who are doing this.


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The Top Three Questions About Walking
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05/31/2026

What are the three most asked questions about walking? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave reveals the questions and the answers.


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3 Reasons To Take The 30 Day Walking Challenge
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05/30/2026

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My Five Biggest Walking Regrets
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05/29/2026

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Is There A Connection Between Hearing Loss And Walking Pace?
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05/28/2026

New research and a quick look at his own stats has Dave wondering if something is going on. The details during today's ten-minute walk.


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Location Changes The Feel Of Your Walk
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05/27/2026

Which of these seven walks would you choose? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave ranks them based on a recent poll in the Walking Friends Community.


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Sometimes Walking Motivation Happens When You're Not Looking For It
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05/26/2026

Dave recently experienced added motivation to get out and walk. He explains during today's ten-minute walk.


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Is This The Final Benefit Of Walking?
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05/25/2026

Walking has a lot of benefits, but Dave wonders if there's one benefit that doesn't get talked about. The final benefit.


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Walking For Recovery
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05/24/2026

Walking can be a significant part of recovering from injury or illness. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares some observations as he's watched Ava recover from some serious stuff and how walking played a role in that.


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Why I'm Changing My Walking Mechanics
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05/23/2026

What we do with our arms while we're walking is important. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the best way to use our arms while walking.


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The Danger Of Overwalking
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05/22/2026

Are you overwalking? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the dangers of overwalking.


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More Walking Math
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05/21/2026

Do you think about how much time you spend standing each day? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the impact standing has on our health and what we can do about it.


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5 Surprising Reasons Walking Improves Health Span
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05/20/2026

Walking can help you stay healthy. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about surprising ways walking can impact health span.


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Commercials Are A Walking Opportunity
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05/19/2026

If you love walking, commercials become an opportunity. During today's ten-minute walk Dave talks about how commercials were a significant part of his early walking days. And, still are!


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How We Can Reduce The Risk Of Falling
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05/18/2026

Falls can be life changing. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about ways we can reduce the risk of falling. You'll also hear a clip from a recent conversation from Dr. Courtney Conley who's an expert about foot, ankle, and calf strength.


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An Important Conversation About Shoes
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05/17/2026

Dr. Courtney Conley, one of the authors of the new book "Walk" shares her expert take on the shoes we should be wearing while walking.


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Let's Walk To The Bookstore
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05/16/2026

Dave walks to Barnes and Noble to buy the new book, "Walk" during today's ten-minute walk.


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Five Downsides To Walking
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05/15/2026

Walking has a ton of benefits, but walking also has a few downsides. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about five reasons walking can be harmful.


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7 Observations About Walking From A 66 Year Old
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05/14/2026

Dave moves from 65 to 66 years old today. During this ten-minute walk, he shares seven observations about walking.


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Reframing The Walk
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05/13/2026

When you start feeling like "I HAVE TO WALK" it's helpful to think about the walk differently. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a comment from Mike and then shares a recent day when he felt the same.


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