The Surgeon General recommends that people achieve a goal of taking 10,000 steps a day to reduce risk for disease and help lead a longer, healthier life. This is roughly equivalent to 30 minutes of activity most days of the week. How is that possible for people who work at desk jobs all day? Take a walking meeting!

I've worn a few hats in my working life. One of them was a school administrator. The school was a progressive school in lots ways. Every year the whole faculty would go on a working retreat. There were hours and hours of meetings that included walking and talking as we hiked the Adirondack Mountains. Colleagues would comment on how much more we got accomplished when we walked and talked.