331. All Things Walking: Steps, Pace, Gait, Feet, Posture + More with Dr. Courtney Conley, DC, Author of WALK and Gait/Foot Health Expert

Your step count goal might be off — and wonderfully, the fix is easier than you'd expect! In Part 2 of this conversation with gait specialist and author Dr. Courtney Conley, we get into the specific step and pace milestones that research actually supports — including the number linked to a 25% reduction in dementia risk that might surprise you. We also get into why a post-meal walk changes your metabolism, the difference between steps that count as intentional movement and the ones that don't, and why the reminders "walk taller" and "walk softer" may be the most useful gait coaching you'll ever receive. And then there's the calf — the muscle sometimes called the second heart, the one almost no one is training, and the one that quietly determines how we age. If you've ever wondered what your daily walking practice is actually doing for you — and what it could be doing — the answer lies in WALK, the book our conversation today revolves around. Let's gooooo!

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RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)

DR. COURTNEY CONLEY and ALL THINGS WALKING

• WALK: Rediscover the Most Natural Way to Boost Your Health and Longevity — One Step at a Time, Conley & McDowell
• Gait Happens Website
• Gait Happens Instagram
• Gait Happens YouTube Channel
• Wellness While Walking Ep. 144 — Feet First with Dr. Courtney Conley of Gait Happens: How Our Feet Are Pivotal to Walking and Our Health
• Wellness While Walking Ep. 145 — Walking Pain, Balance, Agility and Footwear: Dr. Courtney Conley of Gait Happens, Part 2 on our Fit Feet!
• Wellness While Walking Ep. 26 -- 10,000 Steps: Myth or Mandate?
• Wellness While Walking Ep. 264 -- The Step Count Trap

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