A Mindset Shift When The Unexpected Happens While Walking
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How does Dave introduce the mindset shift for today’s 10‑minute walk?
We're going to attempt a mindset shift during today's 10 minute walk. Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily 10-minute podcast designed to provide you with a little added motivation to get out the door, take the walk, and more importantly, to keep going, 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 is 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.
What’s special about the new Topo Athletic shoes and why does the wide toe box matter?
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. Alright, 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.
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Welcome. It is day six of the 30-day walking challenge. Want to mention Grace. Grace left a review, five-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts for Walking as Fitness. Here's what Grace wrote. I watched the June 30-day challenge video on YouTube. I have a corgi and walk her a mile or so every afternoon, but since she likes to sniff around And since her legs are so short. It usually takes at least thirty minutes to walk a mile. I started your challenge as me time. Podcast. is a great motivation. It provides a community of people with the same goal. I'm sixty-five and want to keep active now that I'm retired. Grace, thank you. Thank you for the encouraging words. Thank you for leaving the five star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.
These are actually important as people perhaps hear about the 30-day challenge. They want to check out the podcast. Not everybody, but some actually look at how many five star ratings there are. If it has a lot, it means the podcast has been around and helped a lot of people and then they'll check out the reviews. So before they invest time in listening to the podcast, they're reading things like what Grace wrote. So these five star ratings and reviews in Apple Podcast are important. Karen is doing the thirty-day challenge. Karen says because I'm walking before you get up in the mornings, I will always be listening to yesterday's podcast. Thanks for your encouragement. I am doing this. Karen, by the way, lives in Northern Ireland.
And then Melody writes, I'm doing this challenge to help me create a habit to just move my body more. Also to have ten minutes for me. I'm in the southern part of Illinois and I will be walking at my local park on most days and
How do you use a weather app to decide if it will rain during your walk?
On my home treadmill on the rainy days. Hope your day is fabulous. Melody, thank you. Appreciate you. It is day six of the 30-day walking challenge, and I want to dovetail on something that Melody mentions at the end of her email. That she's walking in her local park on most days, but on those days when it rains, she's going to do
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
How does Dave introduce the mindset shift for today’s 10‑minute walk?
0:03–1:12
2
What’s special about the new Topo Athletic shoes and why does the wide toe box matter?
1:12–4:28
3
How do you use a weather app to decide if it will rain during your walk?
4:28–6:40
4
What happened when the forecast was wrong and a sudden downpour started?
6:40–9:08
5
Why can unexpected rain be a source of joy and motivation while walking?
9:08–10:49
6
Does walking in the rain really burn more calories, and why?
10:49–12:13
7
How can an unexpected rainstorm turn into a memorable story to share?
12:13–12:32