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Walking is Fitness

Dave Paulart19.com

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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Episodes

The Walk I Didn't Enjoy

Not every walk is going to be fun. Dave tells the story of a recent walk he just wanted to be over. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 31, 202410 min

Seven Ways We Use Walking

Walking is multi-functional. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about seven different ways we use walking...sometimes all in the same day! Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 30, 202410 min

Going Barefoot Has Benefits

Do you enjoy walking barefoot? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about several research-based benefits of walking without shoes. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 29, 202410 min

Why Does Fitness Feel So Hard?

Starting and sticking with fitness is hard. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares five reasons why he thinks it feels this way. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 28, 202410 min

Who Decided 10,000 Steps?

Why is 10,000 steps every day such a popular goal? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares the origin story of 10,000 steps. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free Walking is Fitness May Challenge Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 27, 202410 min

What Kelly Clarkson Loves About Walking

Kelly Clarkson used walking to help her lose weight. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how a move gave Kelly some extra motivation to walk more. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free Walking is Fitness May Challenge Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

May 26, 202410 min

A New Walking Mindset

We all have a walking mindset. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about three people whose view of walking has changed. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 25, 202410 min

Who Are You Telling?

Letting others know about your walking goals can have a profound impact. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares some eye-opening research about this. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 24, 202410 min

What Would My Future Self Say?

Our choices today will have an impact on tomorrow. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave wonders what his future self would say to him today. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 23, 202410 min

Encountering Snakes While Walking...

...is rarely fun. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares some of his snake encounter stories and talks about what he does to avoid this. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 22, 202410 min

How Walking Can Help Grief

Grief is hard, but walking can help. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares thoughts from some who are grieving now and how walking is helping. He also talks about something different he's been doing with his daily walks that he really enjoys. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

May 21, 202410 min

Competition Isn't Always Motivating

Not everyone is fueled by competition. Dave shares his story during today's ten-minute walk as the world wakes up around him. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 20, 202410 min

5 Ways Walking Makes Retirement Better

Retirement can be a wonderful season of life. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how walking can make it even better. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 19, 202410 min

Changing How You Think About Yourself

Doing a hard thing changes the way you think...about yourself. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares comments from several listeners who are doing a hard thing. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...

May 18, 202410 min

THIS Is Better Than Discipline For Fitness

Most of us believe intense discipline is needed to stick with fitness. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how his view on this has changed over the years. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

May 17, 202410 min

Zone Two Walking

Heart rate is important in exercise. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the different heart rate zones and the one a lot of experts believe we should spend the most time in during exercise. Learn more about heart rate zones HERE Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

May 16, 202410 min

How Long Does It Take To Walk 10,000 Steps?

There's actually a better question. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave breaks down the time commitment needed for 10,000 steps and then reframes the question. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 15, 202410 min

Take The Walk

When it feels like life is spinning out of control, this might be one of the best things you can do. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the impact this simple action has had for him and Ava the past few years. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

May 14, 202410 min

How Hilary Swank Uses Walking

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Hilary Swank talked about how she uses walking to help her job as an actress. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares a time when he's done the same thing...sort of. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice ...

May 13, 202410 min

Are You Wearing The Right Shoes?

Wearing the wrong shoes for fitness walking can lead to problems. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave offers three suggestions to help you find the right shoes for you. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

May 12, 202410 min

Be The Encourager

Melisa knows how Kiersten feels. She's been there. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares an email he received from Melisa after she heard Monday's episode of Walking is Fitness. Check out this week's video about losing weight on the Walking is Fitness YouTube channel Support the podcast like Huebnerx5 with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

May 11, 202410 min

Start Today!

Why do we wait to start walking for fitness? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares five reasons we delay. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 10, 202410 min

Can You Walk Too Much?

This is something Dave has personally experienced. During today's ten-minute walk, he explains how he knew he was walking too much. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 09, 202410 min

This Benefit Of Walking Feels More Real

There are lots of walking benefits. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about one that is growing in importance for him. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 08, 202410 min

The Power Of Walking In Nature

Research indicates some real advantages to walking through nature. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about that and also shares a little quirk he and Ava have regarding their daily walks together. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

May 07, 202410 min

Who Did The Harder Thing?

Fitness is hard, but not always equally hard. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave tells a story and then asks the question, "Who did the harder thing?" Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free 90 Day Fitness Chain Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 06, 202410 min

How I Handled My Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis is a common, but painful, foot condition. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about when he had it in both feet and what he did about it. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free Walking is Fitness May Challenge Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

May 05, 202410 min

Your Turn

Wynn and Carol still have cold weather. Melisa knows that obsessing over step counts is detrimental for her. Stacey took advantage of an opportunity to change it up. Nan's landlord offered some advice and now she's walking every day. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares these stories and more! Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free Walking is Fitness May Challenge Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

May 04, 202410 min

Did You See The Clown On The Unicycle?

Walking while looking at your phone has some very real consequences. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about these and offers an example of one time (and maybe the only time) when he did it right. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free Walking is Fitness May Challenge Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy ...

May 03, 202410 min

When Am I Too Old For Fitness?

Is there an age when it's too old to begin pursuing fitness? During today's ten-minute walk, Dave shares some exciting research and wonders if there's a different reason for this question. Check out Walking is Fitness on YouTube Support the podcast with a donation through Buy Me A Coffee Download your free Walking is Fitness May Challenge Tracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

May 02, 202410 min
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