Good morning! We were with friends the other night when a couple of cardiology questions came up, and it reminded me how similar (and confusing) some of these terms can be. At Walk with a Doc, we want to keep our Walk family members as informed as possible, so this seemed like the perfect chance […]

Good morning! It is so great to be with you. How is it possible to feel that warm sense of community just by typing into a laptop? I have no idea, but I do. I’m grateful for every one of you. 1. Moais One of the most beautiful things I’ve watched happen over the years […]

Good morning! I’m in such a great mood. I saw a ton of patients this week, and so many of them are working hard on their health journey. That never fails to inspire me. One patient on Wednesday told me they had kept up their morning walks despite the heat. They didn’t talk about pace, […]

Good morning! Happy Friday, my friend. One of my favorite questions to ask patients is how they like to stay active. This time of year, one answer comes up again and again: Gardening. And every time I hear it, my heart sings a little. Gardening is one of those rare activities that seems to do […]

Good morning! I’ve been reading Jennifer Wallace’s Mattering on vacation this week, and something in it keeps returning to me. Wallace writes about mattering not as a luxury or an abstraction, but as a fundamental human need. Like, it’s everything – the need to feel seen. To feel that your presence in the world registers with other people. I found […]

Good morning! 17 years ago, Dr. Andrew Freeman, while still in cardiology training, called my cell (I was standing in our front yard at the time). He enthusiastically shared that he believed in what we were doing with Walk with a Doc. That beautiful spring day is memorable to me because it was very important to the organization […]

Good morning! We’ve had a ton of questions about ‘rucking’ – so, let’s go! A quick show of hands, how many of you walk regularly? I knew it. Sweet! Second question… how many of you have ever carried something while walking? A backpack, groceries, or a child who “can’t walk another step”? Of course you […]

Confession time. For years, if you had asked me about exercise, I would have enthusiastically pointed you toward walking (biking, swimming, running, etc.). And for good reason. Walking is simple, accessible, social, and incredibly effective. Of course, it is one of the best things we can do for our health, and Rachael, Bryan, and I […]

As I began my career as a cardiologist in the early 2000s, I was not budging the ‘needle’ in terms of sedentary lifestyles among my patients. I had to ask myself whether I was doing enough to help them. So I tried something different. I simply asked a patient if she’d like to join me […]