Walking 10,000 steps a day is not easy, but it is life changing. If you’re putting that number on your Fitbit, you’ve walked at least five miles. It also means you have been moving on your feet for at least one hour and 40 minutes throughout the day. Check out the new Walking is Fitness […]
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I didn’t understand what I was feeling until I returned to Maryland for a week. One of the benefits of our recent move to South Carolina at the end of 2020 was an even more active life. The weather is warmer and our community is designed for walking, running, and biking. Ava was out of
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If you struggle with staying consistent with exercise, Walking is Fitness can help. This is a daily ten-minute podcast that’ll provide you with a boost of motivation. There’s a new episode every day that Dave records while he’s walking too. Tap here for a quick sample If you’re looking for ways to walk a little
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I thought my fitness momentum was impenetrable. I was wrong. I’ve previously written about fitness momentum and urged you to take great care if you have it. Fitness momentum is hard to build, but easy to break. I’m living that right now. On Labor Day weekend last year I made the decision to end my
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“Can I start walking?” Eight weeks after the accident, Ava was meeting with the surgeon. This was the appointment we both had been looking forward to for eight weeks. If the x-rays looked good Ava would get the green light to put weight on both legs and start walking. Her progress in the weeks before
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It wasn’t the first time I walked around a hospital while Ava was in surgery. But, this time it had little to do with a daily step goal. More than two years ago, Ava was having breast cancer surgery. I was 40 days into a year long 20,000 steps a day challenge. While she was
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Ava finished her four mile run and she felt good. Really good! It had been months since my wife enjoyed a run as much as this one. The Myrtle Beach weather was sunny, mild, with a slight breeze. Perfect running weather. And, a foot injury that had been plaguing Ava for most of 2020 was
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Life changed on December 27. If you’ve been reading this blog for the past two months, each of those articles was written before the end of 2020 and have not reflected our current reality. After December 27 I did not have time (or motivation) to write anything new and I wrestled with what to do:
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Bruce Bochy will eventually be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He only hit 26 homers as a major league catcher. Clearly, that’s not his ticket to Cooperstown. After his playing career ended, Bruce became a manager…first with the San Diego Padres and then with the San Francisco Giants. He led his teams to
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We did a thing. Ava and I moved 500 miles from Maryland to South Carolina. I did not retire and will still be working for the radio station where I’ve been employed for 34 years. My hope and goal is to add a bunch more years to that total. I’ve lived my entire life in
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