Walking is the best exercise. There, I said it. As someone who encourages people to lift heavy weights in the gym and teaches cardio and strength group classes, my hot take is that walking is the best exercise you can do.

Exercise is wonderful for a LOT of reasons, and I absolutely advocate that everyone exercise. Working out does wonders to improve cardiovascular health, increase functional movement, reduce stress, reduce the likelihood of many forms of cancer, improve sleep, increase energy, and so much more. So, by all means... exercise! However, if you're looking at exercise as your primary strategy for fat loss, here's the hard truth: fat loss comes from nutrition, not exercise.

You're either ALL IN or you're ALL OUT, with no happy in-between. Perfection equals success; imperfection equals failure. This mindset is one of the most common things that my clients battle in both fitness and nutrition... and yet, that squishy in-between zone is actually the ideal spot.

Imagine this: Every night at midnight a clone of yourself comes to meet you. That clone is always a version of yourself from exactly 24 hours before. Every night at midnight you and your clone from 24 hours ago will fight to the death. What did you do today to kill your clone?

What happens when LIFE happens and throws a wrench into your schedule or plans? How do you KEEP GOING and stay consistent?

Habit change isn't typically desired to be temporary. The goal is to change them FOR LIFE, and to do that, it must be sustainable.