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I love my morning walk. It’s a habit I’m consistent with, rain or shine.
I’ve written about eight reasons to take a walk every day and ten ways to optimize your walk, but what excites me the most is how much I get out of my walk because of the hacks I’ve implemented.
First, you need to understand the purpose of my morning walk. It’s designed to:
- Anchor my day with a healthy habit
- Get a low-impact workout that burns fat and builds strength
- Push myself slightly out of my comfort zone (eat that morning frog) and inoculate myself to discomfort
- Enhance the benefits of my morning fast like autophagy and fat burning
- Reset my circadian rhythm
- Walk my dog (@lunacovedelaney)
- Warm up enough to make my morning cold plunge more desirable
- Optimize my mindset for the day. Research has shown that 20 minutes outside (3X/week) leaves us feeling calmer and with sharper and more productive, creative minds.
So how do I accomplish all of this in a 40 minute walk?
I’ve hacked and stacked it. I’ve hacked everything from my sauna time, cold exposure, fasting, and exercise to optimize the time during these uncomfortable things so that I get the most out of them. But I’ve definitely hacked my morning walk the most.
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