3 Reasons To Take The 30 Day Walking Challenge
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What is the 30‑day walking challenge and when does it start?
Three reasons why you should do the 30-day walking challenge, which begins in two days. Hi, I'm Dave, welcome to Walking Is Fitness, a daily 10 minute podcast designed to provide you with a little added encouragement to get out, take the walk, and more importantly, to build a life-changing walking habit. Today's 10 minute walk starts right after this. I am on my back porch with a box I just got from Topo Athletic. These contain my new shoes. The ST6, these are minimal shoes. Wide toe box, all the Topo Athletic shoes come with a wide toe box. My shoes have a zero drop. This part of a journey I've been on to make my feet stronger, to move towards a more minimal shoe. With Topo Athletic, they've got shoes for every need, minimal shoes, maximal cushion.
They've got road shoes, trail shoes. recovery shoes, race shoes. Alright, let's open the box. And there's a box inside the box. And these are nice looking. And very light. Very light. Pull the inserts out. Try them on. Boy, I can feel the difference the wide toe box makes instantly. By the way, Topo Athletic, brand new sponsor of Walking is Fitness. You can check them out. Again, TopoAthletic.com. You can do your shopping online. You can also see where you can pick up Topo shoes at a retailer near you. All right, leaving the back porch. Walking in and yeah, this wide toe box makes a huge difference. So I'm gonna be wearing these and I'll give you an update shortly. In the meantime, check them out, Topo Athletic, T-O-P-O, Topoathletic.com.
Alright, we are two days away from the 30-day walking challenge.
Why does the host recommend minimal shoes like the Topo ST6 for walking?
Getting started on Monday. It is June 1st, so June has 30 days. Perfectly situated, perfectly suited to do a 30-day walking challenge. Three components to this walking challenge. Number one, make a commitment to take a daily 10-minute walk for 30 days. Number two, listen to this podcast, Walking as Fitness, every day for encouragement to keep going. And then number three, track your progress using the 30-day fitness chain tracker. There is a link in the show notes. It's totally free. It is 30 shoe prints connected together, and every day that you keep the commitment, take the 10-minute walk, you color in a shoe print. You can hang this on your Refrigerator, and as that chain grows, it actually provides added motivation to keep going, especially on those days when you don't feel like it.
And trust me, you will have days when you don't feel like it, which is why this podcast is important. Listening every day for encouragement and having that 30-day fitness chain tracker somewhere that you can see it hanging on the refrigerator, and you see the Progress you're making, and on those days when you don't feel like it, you look at the tracker and you think, I don't want to break the chain. I've invested X number of days in building this chain, I don't want to break the chain for this reason, whatever this reason is. So those are the three components to the 30-day walking challenge. By the way, I I did a video about the 30-day walking challenge and I called the Fitness chain tracker said I know it looks sounds kind of cheesy, but it works.
Capolia says if cheesy means that I am motivated to get back into my daily walking routine. Then cheesy it is. Thank you for this June walking challenge. I'm looking forward to it. I've been off my routine due to poorly controlled asthma since the end of March. And I'm rallying myself to heal and get back into my beloved daily walks. So she is doing the 30-day walking challenge starting in two days. Trisha says, I wish I had people like you. Around me. Tricia, that's very kind, thank you. I try to surround myself with uplifting people but can't seem to find any. At least I have the podcast. Yes you do. And again, that's an important component of this walking challenge. It's the encouragement. because you might not feel like you'll need it.
You're excited. I'm not speaking specifically to Trisha, but generally you you make a commitment to to do this challenge and you're excited and you think that's that'll carry you through.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the 30‑day walking challenge and when does it start?
0:02–1:51
2
Why does the host recommend minimal shoes like the Topo ST6 for walking?
1:51–4:52
3
What are the three components needed to join the 30‑day walking challenge?
4:52–7:13
4
Why is a 30‑day timeframe less overwhelming than longer commitments?
7:13–9:18
5
How does treating the challenge as a personal promise boost motivation?
9:18–11:30
6
Why is a daily 10‑minute walk the ideal length for building momentum?
11:30–12:16