The truth about how much you should be walking

"I want people to start thinking of walking as a physiological necessity, not simply as a form of exercise,” explains Courtney Conley, D.C. Conley is a renowned foot and gait specialist, chiropractic physician, and founder of Gait Happens and Total Health Solutions clinic and Total Health Performance gym in Lakewood, She is a founding member of the Healthy Foot Alliance and coauthor of Walk, a new book about the power of walking. 0:00 - Walking is fundamental 03:34 - Debunking 10,000 steps 05:37 - The power of a microwalk 08:15 - Steps vs heart rate 09:46 - Weighted vests & step counters 13:26 - Walking to reset the nervous system 16:07 - The 15-minute post-meal walk 19:53 - How walking unlocks teenagers  22:41 - Why uneven terrain matters  26:55 - The mechanics of good walking  32:15 - Calluses are good for you 34:00 - Conley’s favorite footwear 37:08 - Why you should lift barefoot Referenced in the episode:  Find Conley at her website: ⁠https://www.drcourtneyconley.com/⁠  Buy her book here: ⁠https://a.co/d/0eEvaiGi⁠ Study on how brisk walking reduces cancer risk (2025): ⁠https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/... Study on how 5,000 steps a day reduces depression (2024): ⁠https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetwo... We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on⁠YouTube⁠! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. ABOUT mbg:mindbodygreen. One word. Here you’ll find a 360-degree approach to wellness that weaves the mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and environmental aspects of well-being together, because we believe that these pillars of health are all interconnected. Read more here: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/Shop our supplements:https://shop.mindbodygreen.com/ Follow us on Social: Instagram: @mindbodygreen TikTok: @mindbodygreen