I lost count of how many times I reached Millstone Road, glanced left, considered how I felt, and then kept walking straight. You see, Millstone Road included a mountain of a hill that regularly kicked my butt while walking. In fact, when my wife, Ava, and I walked together we had to stop talking to […]
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I’m ready for winter to end. I’ve reached that point in the calendar where even commercials that are set in warm weather grab my attention if for no other reason they’re selling something I want. Summer. But, others may feel differently. For them, winter is a time to layer up and not worry about wearing
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We’ve reached a decision point for those who started a new exercise goal on January 1. Only 8% of those who started on New Year’s Day will reach a point where they can claim Goal Success. Most of us, 92%, will experience Goal Failure. The first fork in the road to being in that 8%
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Achieving your fitness goals is easier than you realize. First, let’s confront the bad news. Most goals are never reached. In fact, there’s research indicating 92% of all goals end in failure…and this includes fitness and exercise goals. But, there is a simple way to become part of the Elite 8% that successfully achieve goal
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I’ll never forget when the idea first hit me. I was in my hotel room getting ready to check out and head to the airport for my flight home. I was pacing back and forth adding steps to my Fitbit and trying to come up with an idea for a new podcast. For years I
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We now have a research based answer to that question. But, it comes with a twist. First, here how many steps you don’t need to walk every day to burn fat. 10,000. While that number has long been out there as a goal to aim for daily, it’s not what you need if you want
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What would you rather do? Sit or walk? The answer to this question is revealing. It tells you whether you have truly reached fitness momentum and are on your way to a lifestyle of fitness. Sitting is easy. Sitting is relaxing. Sitting can even be fun when accompanied by another enjoyable activity like eating out,
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January 1 is the worst day to start a new fitness journey. If you’re like me, you love the possibility of transformation…changing something I don’t like about myself into something shiny and new. Fitness offers the hope of feeling better and doing life better. All I have to do is intentionally move more and push
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This week we’re going to do something different. Let’s simply walk for fun. The main purpose of this blog is to help you transform your walking from functional to fitness. There are a ton of benefits available when you do that. But, we cover those most weeks. This week, let’s just walk for fun. There
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I’m in one of the busiest seasons of the year for me. We have a lot going on. That’s not unique. But, what happened last week is…at least for 2021. This week’s blog article is exclusively a podcast. I recorded this while walking along a lake near our home. As I was talking I was
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