Walking is Fitness

How Strong Is Your Fitness Commitment?

06 Jan 2022

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During today's very windy ten-minute walk, Dave talks about what motivates him to keep his fitness commitment when the weather is not fun. Like today!...

My Fitbit Obsession

05 Jan 2022

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave tells three stories that reveal how attached he is to his Fitbit. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn more...

Multitasking While Exercising

04 Jan 2022

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about someone he observed doing some serious multitasking while walking. For the free STEPfit Plan click HE...

The Power Of Accountability

03 Jan 2022

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During today's ten-minute walk Dave hopes to avoid getting wet as he talks about the two types of accountability. Click HERE for free resources includ...

The Importance Of Building a Fitness Chain

02 Jan 2022

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the biggest exercise motivator he's ever used. Click HERE for your free STEPfit Plan and other resour...

Is Your Exercise Goal Small Enough?

01 Jan 2022

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During today's ten-minute walk together, Dave talks about the importance of setting an exercise goal that is sustainable. For your free copy of The ST...

What Are Your 2021 Wins?

31 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk together, Dave reflects on some of his goal wins for 2021 and encourages you to do the same. Click HERE for the free ST...

Goal Failure

30 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave reflects on some of his biggest goal failures in recent years. Reaching goals is hard and understanding why they ...

Investing In Your Future Self

29 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about two decisions he made in 2008...and how they impact him today. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE L...

A Different Way To Set Goals

28 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about a friend who lost more than  220 pounds...and the different way his friend approached this goal. For...

One Year Ago Today

27 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about his wife's accident on December 27, 2020. To listen to the episode of Dave's other podcast, Long Stor...

The Day After Christmas

26 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about a sweet memory of a walk he took the day after Christmas when he was nine. For the free STEPfit Plan ...

It's Christmas. Let's Walk.

25 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the two Christmases he actually reached 20,000 steps....and why. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE...

The Walk That Made My Wife Cry

24 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave tells what happened on Christmas Eve three years ago. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn more about your ...

Walking On A Treadmill

23 Dec 2021

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During today's rainy and cold ten-minute walk, Dave confesses why he struggles with treadmill workouts. For your free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn mo...

Coffee

22 Dec 2021

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During today's cold and windy ten-minute walk, Dave talks about his love of coffee (hoping just thinking about it will warm him up). Click HERE to try...

Walking Outside In The Winter

21 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how he finds enjoyment walking outside during the winter. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn ...

This Will Help You Reach Your Goals

20 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about something you can do over the next two weeks that will help your New Year's goals succeed. Click HERE...

A Most Embarrassing Walk

19 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk Dave describes something that happened to him yesterday while walking. Very embarrassing! Click HERE for a copy of The ...

When Is Your Favorite Time To Walk?

18 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk Dave talks about his favorite time of day to walk and wants to know yours. Click HERE to answer by email. For the free ...

Making Money While Walking

17 Dec 2021

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During today's cold ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how he's making money from walking for exercise. He concludes with a benefit for you. Click HERE...

Why 10,000 Steps Is a Good Goal

16 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how a 10,000 steps a day goal changed his life. Click HERE for the free STEPfit Plan Learn more about...

Why 10,000 Steps Is Not a Good Goal

15 Dec 2021

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During today's chilly ten-minute walk, Dave talks about why he thinks 10,000 steps is not a good goal for some people. Click HERE for the free STEPfit...

Intentional Fitness

14 Dec 2021

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During today's windy ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how walking for exercise needs to be intentional. Fitness doesn't just "happen". Click HERE for...

Walking Safely

13 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about precautions he takes to make his walk as safe as possible. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn...

Is A Fitbit Necessary?

12 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave answers a listener's question about the importance of using a Fitbit. He also shares what Ava stepped on during a...

My Favorite Podcast

11 Dec 2021

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During today's foggy ten-minute walk, Dave talks about podcasting and reveals his all-time favorite podcast. Click HERE for free resources to help you...

The Other Fitness Activity I Love

10 Dec 2021

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During today's rainy ten-minute walk, Dave discusses the other fitness activity he loves.  To check out Dave's podcast Long Story Short click HERE L...

The Man Who Walked Two Miles For Exercise in Dress Shoes

09 Dec 2021

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During today's windy ten-minute walk, Dave tells the story of a busy executive who walked two miles every every day wearing a suit and dress shoes. Cl...

Walking On A Busy Day

08 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about his busy day ahead and how walking actually helps with that. Click HERE for free walking resources. L...

Do You Enjoy Walking This Much?

07 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave tells you how Ava's brother and his girlfriend spent a beautiful day in Myrtle Beach. Click HERE for free resourc...

A Beautiful Walk

06 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave describes the beauty around him and confesses something he was wrong about. For free resources to help you walk m...

How Fast Must You Walk For It To Be Exercise?

05 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave discusses the importance of your walking pace and what reaches the level of "exercise" according to the CDC's rec...

Why I Walk Alone

04 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about a request he recently saw on Facebook. For free resources to help you transition your walking to a fi...

The Importance of Rest

03 Dec 2021

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Join Dave for a ten-minute walk as he discusses how much he actually likes to sit...even tough he walks about 20,000 steps a day. For free resources t...

Why Do I Walk 20,000 Steps a Day?

02 Dec 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave answers the question about why he walks as much as he does. He also talks about whether others should also make 2...

Welcome To The New Daily Walking Is Fitness Podcast

01 Dec 2021

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Walking Is Fitness is now officially a daily ten-minute podcast. Join Dave for a ten-minute walk every day as we hold each other accountable for creat...

How To Transition To Healthy Walking

30 Nov 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave answers a listener's question about healthy walking. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn more about your a...

Is Walking The Antidote For Boredom?

29 Nov 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the hardest part of the day for him and how walking makes it better. For your free copy of The STEPfi...

How Do You Stay Motivated When The Weather is Challenging?

28 Nov 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave discusses how he stays motivated when the weather is uncomfortable. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn mo...

Julie's Commitment

27 Nov 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about how one listener is using this new podcast. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn more about you...

I Did A Thing

26 Nov 2021

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During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about a special memory that was created on Thanksgiving morning. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn...

A Walk Of Gratitude

25 Nov 2021

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Join Dave for a ten-minute walk as he remembers a turning point in his life that happened more than 20 years ago. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE...

The Value Of a Ten-Minute Walk

24 Nov 2021

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Dave talks about a listener's encouraging request to extend the podcast. For the STEPfit Plan click HERE. (It's a free resource to help you transition...

Is It Too Early For Christmas?

23 Nov 2021

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In today's ten-minute walk together, Dave talks about walking around the community looking for houses decorated early for Christmas. For the free STEP...

Well...What Do You Think?

22 Nov 2021

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During your ten-minute walk, Dave asks for feedback on this new daily podcast. Is it adding value to your life? For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE L...

When Should You Replace Your Walking Shoes?

21 Nov 2021

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During your ten-minute walk together, Dave describes his new pair of shoes and how he waited WAY TOO LONG to replace his last pair. To download The ST...

How Important Is a Daily Step Goal?

20 Nov 2021

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During your ten-minute walk together, Dave talks about his daily step goal and how he uses it. For the free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn more about y...

Is There A Financial Benefit To Walking?

19 Nov 2021

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During today's ten-minute accountability walk, Dave talks about how he can make money by walking. To get your free STEPfit Plan click HERE Learn more ...

Exercise As A Reward?

18 Nov 2021

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Instead of rewarding yourself after exercise, how about making exercise the reward! Dave talks about how he did just that during your ten-minute walk ...

Here's Another Sample of the New Daily Podcast Starting December 1

17 Nov 2021

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Starting December 1, Walking is Fitness becomes a daily ten-minute podcast. Here's a sample episode as Dave has been practicing daily since November 1...

Change Is Coming To Walking Is Fitness

10 Nov 2021

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Walking Is Fitness is making a BIG change starting December 1. In this episode, Dave explains what that change is and how it can benefit you. Learn mo...

Why October Is a Great Month To Start Exercising

13 Oct 2021

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Join Dave for a morning walk during the best month of the year to start, or supersize, your fitness. Dave also lets you in on a little personal secret...

How Many Daily Steps Do You Need To Burn Fat?

06 Oct 2021

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Join Dave as he walks and talks about new research he recently discovered. This research tells us how many steps we need every day to better burn fat....

How To Change Your Default Activity From Sitting To Walking

29 Sep 2021

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Given a choice would you rather sit or walk? That decision, made over and over every day, will have a significant impact on your current and future he...

This Is The Hard Part Of Walking For Exercise

22 Sep 2021

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Why do more people NOT walk for exercise? Dave gives three reasons why he thinks they don't. He also talks about what his next door neighbor in Maryla...

Why Today is The Best Day To Start Fitness

15 Sep 2021

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As Dave takes a walk just outside his neighborhood, he talks about why the day you pick to start a new fitness journey matters. He also has three sugg...

How To Use Self Competition To Improve Your Fitness

08 Sep 2021

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Competing against yourself can be a powerful motivator to get out and walk. Dave talks about how he's used self-competition to fuel his fitness as he ...

Why Walking For Fun Is a Good Thing

01 Sep 2021

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Dave takes you along as he walks The Strip in Las Vegas. Find out why he's there and why this is fun for him. More importantly, how can you make your ...

Why You Should Walk More When Life Gets Busy

25 Aug 2021

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Dave is in a busy season of life. That's not really unique, but what he did last week was...at least for 2021. Dave talks about this as he walks along...

More Walking Can Lead To This

18 Aug 2021

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As Dave walks along the beach, he talks about the not-so-hidden benefit of fitness momentum and how it can make your life better. To access free 30 Da...

How To Rediscover Your Exercise Motivation

11 Aug 2021

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In this episode Dave talks about the key to making exercise motivation last and offers two practical things you can start doing today. Dave also talks...

Why Walking Is A Great Retirement Investment

04 Aug 2021

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Dave is four years away from retirement. In this episode, he talks about why his daily walking is an investment that's just as important as what he's ...

Walking Your Dog Is Not Exercise

28 Jul 2021

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In this episode, Dave explains why walking your dog may be exercise for your dog, but not for you. For free resources to help you transform your walki...

Three Ways To Make Your Walking More Effective Exercise

19 May 2021

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All walking is beneficial, but not all walking is exercise. In this episode, Dave talks about how he is intentionally turning his walking into exercis...

How To Use The Power of Routine For Effective Fitness

12 May 2021

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Routine or rut? Dave talks about the power of routines...especially for exercise. He explains why routines are really pre-decisions that make exercise...

How To Walk While You're Working

05 May 2021

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Is it possible to do your job while taking a walk? It may be more possible than you imagined! In this episode, Dave talks about he has found ways to d...

57 Ways To Walk 1,000 Steps

28 Apr 2021

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It's time to get creative. In this episode, Dave gives you 57 different ways to walk 1,000 steps. For a free download listing all 57 click HERE Learn ...

How To Make Fitness Momentum Last

21 Apr 2021

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After Ava's accident, Dave lost some of his fitness momentum. In this episode, he talks about how he is regaining that momentum and what you can do to...

Do You Know The Hidden Benefit Of Walking?

14 Apr 2021

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There's new research uncovering yet another benefit of walking. Find out what that benefit is and how you can use it to change your life. In this epis...

How To Walk 10,000 Steps a Day

07 Apr 2021

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Walking 10,000 steps a day is not easy. But, it is reachable. In this episode of Walking is Fitness, Dave explains the right way to reach that goal so...

The Other Way Fitness Makes You Strong

31 Mar 2021

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Dave's wife, Ava, takes the next step (literally) in her long road to recovery from an accident on December 27. For free resources to help you transfo...

How Fitness Makes a Difference When You Are a Caregiver

24 Mar 2021

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If you are in a caregiving role, fitness is essential for both you and the one your are caring for. Dave shares his recent experience after his wife, ...

Our Fitness Is About To be Tested

17 Mar 2021

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Dave describes what happened to Ava on December 27. It was a game changing day that would test their fitness level and commitment to fitness in the co...

The Day Life Changed In An Instant

10 Mar 2021

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Dave starts to explain why the podcast disappeared for six weeks. The story will be resolved next week. If you don't like cliff hangers, wait a week a...

Did You Know Your Fitbit Can Do All This Too?

03 Mar 2021

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Your Fitbit is much more than just a step tracker. In this episode, Dave explores the other powerful features that can help you improve your fitness a...

If You Want Adventure, Take A Walk

24 Feb 2021

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You can transform your daily walk into an adventure. Former major league manager Bruce Bochy loves walking for exercise and adventure. In this episode...

How To Walk Briskly For Exercise

17 Feb 2021

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Learn how to transform from casual walking to walking that is exercise. Dave gives very practical advice in this episode to help you. To get your free...

How To Lose 10 Pounds Before Summer By Walking

10 Feb 2021

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Dave explains the simple math and benefits of walking to lose ten pounds in 90 days. Click HERE to get the free 90 Day Win Tracker Dave mentions at th...

19. The Walk That Made One Special Christmas Unforgettable

23 Dec 2020

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Dave tells the story of a special Christmas gift he gave his wife, Ava, two years ago. There's a powerful benefit to walking that Dave took advantage ...

18. Want to Walk 10,000 Steps? Listen To This First

16 Dec 2020

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Are you considering making 10,000 steps every day your New Year's goal? If so, listen to this episode first as Dave answers the most asked questions a...

17. Here's How To Make Your New Year's Fitness Goals Succeed

09 Dec 2020

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Only 8% of all goals succeed. In this episode, Dave talks about what you can do with your fitness goals to be part of that Elite 8%. Dave also invites...

16. Why Deferred Fitness is a Bad Strategy

02 Dec 2020

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Dave shares a life lesson that became even more important this year as he got his house ready to sell. At the end of the episode Dave offers a free gu...

15. Combine THIS With Walking To Change Your Life

25 Nov 2020

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In this week's episode, Dave tells a story that is particularly relevant on this day before Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

14. A Surprising Way Walking Can Improve Your Rest

18 Nov 2020

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Rest is more than just sleep and the absence of activity. In this week's episode Dave talks about why he decided to end his 20,000 steps a day streak ...

13. Want to Change Your Fitness Life? Try This New Habit

11 Nov 2020

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In this episode, Dave breaks a self-imposed rule. He gives advice he promised himself he would never give. But, he offers it for a different reason. T...

12. Why You Should Set Your 2021 Fitness Goals Now

04 Nov 2020

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Have you thought about your 2021 goals yet? Even though we still have almost two months before we reach the new year, Dave explains why you should set...

11. How To Make Drinking Water a Daily Habit

28 Oct 2020

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Exercise is only one part of healthy living. In this episode, Dave talks about creating a daily habit of drinking more water. It may be one of the har...

10. Three Ways To Move More and Sit Less

21 Oct 2020

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Sitting too much is not good for you. One experts even called sitting the "new smoking." In this episode, Dave offers three suggestions to help you mo...

9. How 3030 Can Make 2020 Better

14 Oct 2020

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2020 has been a challenging year! In this episode, Dave offers something simple you can do to make your life a little better when life gets really har...

8. Are You In The Fitness Danger Zone?

07 Oct 2020

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In this episode, Dave talks about why most us struggle to reach our goals. We often give up when we are in The Danger Zone. He describes what that is ...

7. When Fitness Feels Silly

30 Sep 2020

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The success of your fitness journey depends more on your mental strength than your physical strength. And, if you feel awkward or silly while exercisi...

6. Three Reasons Why You Should Not Walk For Exercise

23 Sep 2020

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Dave believes everybody should walk for exercise. But, there's a small voice that keeps asking him if that's really true.  In this episode, Dave give...

5. How Regret Can Transform Your Exercise

16 Sep 2020

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Nobody likes regret. But, you can actually use it as motivation for your fitness journey.  In this episode, Dave talks about how it's never too late ...

4. How To Keep Exercise a Priority When Life Gets Busy

09 Sep 2020

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If you struggle to stick with exercise when life gets busy, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Dave has four suggestions that will help you ke...

3. The Downside To Walking 20,000 Steps a Day

12 Aug 2020

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For more than two years, Dave has walked at least 20,000 steps a day. The physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits are tremendous. But, the...

2. Five Lessons From Walking 20,000 Steps Every Day

09 Aug 2020

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For a full year, Dave walked 20,000 steps every day without taking a single day off. Some days were easy. Some were hard especially after his wife was...

1. How Many Steps Should You Get a Day?

23 Jul 2020

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Is 10,000 steps a day really the best goal for you? For some people, it's actually a bad goal. This episode will help you determine if you're in that ...