AUDIO 1

The speaker discusses their gratitude for walking and how they incorporate it into their daily routine. They mention that walking is relaxing and provides a sense of peace. The speaker also highlights the positive impact of walking on mental health and physical appearance. They express their desire to live in a walkable city in the future. Additionally, they mention a study that shows how avoiding driving can reduce carbon emissions. The speaker concludes by advising listeners to spend 10 to 30 minutes walking outside each day and appreciating the ability to walk. Hello everyone, welcome to my podcast, this is going to be a series of things that I'm grateful for and today I'm going to be talking about walking and why I'm grateful for walking. So I'm just going to give a little fact about myself. I walk every day in my neighborhood, one to three miles a day. For me it's very relaxing and it gives me a peace of mind and it's something I try to include in my everyday life if I can. There is evidence that walking helps improve mental health. According to the American ACAT of orthopedic surgeons, walking helps maintain a positive outlook and can make you look and feel younger. Right now I live in a town where everything is far apart, but in the future I could see myself living in a walkable city. Also speaking of walkable cities, according to a study at the University of Michigan, avoiding 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon emissions a year. So to end this conversation, I'm just going to give a bit of advice and that is to add 10 to 30 minutes of your day outside walking and just enjoy it. It doesn't take much, just enjoy the breeze, enjoy nature, take it all in and be grateful for your ability to walk and take advantage of it, that's my advice.