I’ve always liked to stay active and walking with my dog has always been an easy way for me to avoid too much sedentary time, which comes with a job in journalism. I try to keep my daily step count above 8,000, regardless of work or other commitments.

Although I walk for low-impact functional fitness, which includes maintaining bone and muscle strength and boosting cardiovascular fitness, I have been doing it more for building mental stamina over the last few months. Physically, I could still get in the gym and lift heavy weights, but mentally, I couldn’t.

For that reason, I created a walking workout that I follow several days a week, and it's made me fall back in love with movement again. It feels doable and combines walks with a type of resistance training. Here’s the routine to try —

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