Walking & Talking with Helen - Walking Workouts

A quick note: It’s Thanksgiving week, and if you’re feeling the holiday pressure... you aren't alone. We all need a moment of calm right now, so I’m bringing back one of my most popular walking meditations to help you breathe through the stress. (Originally released as Episode 16 on December 26, 2021.)

Consider this 15-minute walking meditation a virtual hug.

You don't need to "push" or "achieve" anything today. Just get in touch with your body, free your mind, and breathe.

Together we will:

• Find a quiet moment of peace in a busy week (yes!).
• Lower stress levels right away using just our breath (and boy, do I need that).
• Remind yourself that you are strong, capable, and doing enough. (I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me! ~ Stuart Smalley, SNL)

This is not a "woo-woo" meditation and you don’t need experience. You just need to put one foot in front of the other.

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Burned out? Exhausted? This is your permission slip for a 12-minute "do the bare minimum" walk. No pressure. Just breathing, walking, and not feeling alone in the messiness.

We'll talk about how to let yourself off the hook, deal with decision fatigue, move life down to low-power mode, and why "done is better than perfect." (Easier said than, well, done.)

Halfway through, you'll hear a bell. If you're outside, that's your friendly cue to turn around if you want to.

Today's walk also includes completely unnecessary stories about using body wash instead of body oil, losing a mule on the train - the shoe, not the animal, the treadmill of life going faster and faster, and why you should absolutely celebrate anything that's 80% done.

If this feels like what you need, hit Follow or Subscribe so next week's walk shows up for you.

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Walking & Talking with Helen are audio walking workouts. You can walk outside or walk indoors (on a treadmill, walking pad, or just marching in place-while) we chat, get some energy, clear your head, and have a little fun. I share silly real-life stories, too. Let's go for a walk and get those steps in. 

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Brain buffering? Can't get anything done? Staring at your screen like it owes you answers? Need quick energy? 

This 10-minute indoor or outdoor walking workout is your quick fix for any time a slump hits.

Bye bye brain fog | Focus reset | Real energy | Creativity bump |  A ridiculous story

P.S. You'll hear a bell halfway through. If you're walking outside, that's your turn-around cue.

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P.P.S. I also get around to chatting about brain frogs, bikini waxing, my friend's Mini Cooper, and more. 

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20-minute walk to shake off that blah feeling and rebuild energy… the kind that sticks around long after you're done walking. Burn calories, burn fat, take time for you. 

You ever have those days where you're running on what feels like dollar-store batteries? You're doing all the right things like eating okay, walking, sleeping (sort of), but the energy just isn't there?

We chat about:

• A sneaky-simple way to build steady, all-day energy
• How to get your body to burn fat instead of burning sugar 
• A mini mood lift that helps you feel calmer and a little more like yourself again
• Silly stories

If your get-up-and-go got up and left, grab your shoes and let's get moving.

P.S. You'll hear a bell halfway through. That's your cue to turn around if you're walking outside.

Topics also include 80s music, 80s aerobic workouts, unitards, walking with a book on my head, cat bloopers, swimming like a Norwegian. 

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This quick 10-minute mood boosting walking workout helps you shake off the crabby mood fast… without toxic positivity.

Get an instant mood lift using a simple body-mind trick | A way to break that negative thought loop when your brain is stuck on repeat | Energy without caffeine | Stories…

If you're having one of those days where you feel like you want to rip someone's head off? Or maybe just hide from the world because everything is irritating? Just hit play. 

P.S. You’ll hear a bell halfway through. If you’re walking outside, that’s your turn-around cue. And tap Follow/Subscribe so next week’s walk is waiting for you.

P.P.S. I also mention dancing around your house, defeated and tired spin class, Lady Gaga, Matlock, coffee, and Bob Marley. Who knows why?

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Ever feel like your brain has 50... no, a thousand, browser tabs open at once? It's that cluttered, brain-fog feeling where you're so overwhelmed, you just... freeze (like your computer?)

And then you try to talk into the cat food bowl instead of your phone. (Yep. I did that. Full story in the podcast).

I feel you. My concentration is a mess some days. 

During this a 20-minute walking workout I share a super simple 3-step hack I use to shut down distraction and find some actual focus. Yippee!

Here’s what we chat about:

• The "Just One Thing Rule" I use to figure out what really matters in the middle of the chaos.
• My "tangled knot of yarn" trick for tackling huge projects.
• The 5-minute “hide-under-your-desk” reset I stole from a TV show (you’ll love it).

If your brain feels like a closet you are afraid to open, this one’s for you.

P.S. You'll hear a bell halfway through the walk. If you’re walking outside, that’s your “turn around” cue. And tap Follow or Subscribe so next week’s walk is waiting for you.

I also chat about cleaning out closets, talking into a cat food bowl instead of my phone, ADHD, cutting a chunk out of my hair, A Man on the Inside TV show. 

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Okay, so let's talk about those days. You know the ones. Your workout gear is giving you the side-eye and the couch is a tractor beam, pulling you over to it.

Uh-huh. Been there more times than I can count. 

Well, I have a psychological hack for just that, and on this short walk 'll tell you how I trick myself into doing something I don’t feel like doing. Works like a charm.

During this 10-minute walking mini-workout we chat about:

• The "gym bag trick" I've been using for years to squeeze in exercise when I don’t want to.
• Why just "showing up" is more important than having the "perfect" workout.
• The story of how a trip to Costco for new tires turned into a surprise walking workout.

Seriously, if you've ever fought with your couch and lost, this walk is for you.

P.S. You will hear a bell halfway. If you're out, that's your cue to head back.

P.P.S. I also somehow mention a backpack with a cat or dog, faking myself out, walking to Petsmart in the heat. 

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Does it feel like your metabolism has taken a permanent vacation? And the only way to get it back is with long, torturous workouts that you just haven't got time for?

What if you could kick start your body's fat-burning machine by working smarter, not longer?

This is a 20-minute walking workout that's going to show you how to use simple, easy-to-do tricks to keep your metabolism burning - not just during this walk, but all day long. Yay!

Here's what I've got for you on this walk:

• Why shorter and harder intervals are your metabolism's best friend.
• Why "exercise snacks" - tiny movements you can do throughout the day to keep the flame alive – rock the free world.
• The time I learned to sprint on my bike after I accidentally rode onto a freeway.
• Background music to help you keep movin' and groovin' (yeah, baby).

You can do this walk outdoors or indoors on whatever equipment you have (and even while just walking in place or moving side-to-side). 

P.S. You'll hear a bell halfway through the walk. If you're outside, that's your cue to turn around and head back. And don't forget to hit subscribe or follow. 

Somehow, I also find time to talk about topics like the movie F1, Bulgarian split squats suck, Rolodex, baseball, ‘cause I’m a blonde song - yeah, yeah, yeah.

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It's that time of day, isn't it? Your brain is threatening to go on strike, and the siren song of the sofa (and maybe a bag of chips) is getting louder by the minute. 

I get it. The afternoon slump is real, and my first instinct is usually a nap (but no can do).

But what if, instead of crashing, you could recharge in just 10 minutes?

This isn’t a punishing workout; it’s a quick reset for your body and your brain.

Here’s what I’ve got for you on this walk:

• A simple trick to break up the workday and beat the 2 PM brain fog
• Background music with a steady beat to keep you moving
• My ADHD-fueled observations to keep you entertained
• A tip I picked up from Billy Idol, my pretend husband since 1984

If you're tired of feeling like a zombie in the afternoon, this walk’s for you.

P.S. You'll hear a bell halfway through the walk. If you're outside, that's your cue to turn around and head for back. 

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A quick note: This is an encore presentation of one of my most popular episodes. If you've been feeling completely worn out, this one is for you. (Originally released as Episode 23A on October 30, 2022.)

If you’re feeling exhausted, unmotivated, and wiped out, the reason may surprise you... especially if your doctor says everything is OK.

In this walking workout, we'll talk about why all the tension in your day-to-day life—from the news, from social media, from our never-ending to-do lists—is literally forcing your body to live in a state of constant low-level stress.

And that constant stress will wipe you out. No joke.

This episode features background walking music, a bell at the halfway mark, a few intervals, and some energizing countdowns to get your heart rate up.

Slip on your walking shoes and let's talk about some simple ways to reduce that strain and get your energy back. If you want to feel like your old self again, it's time to go walking and talking with Helen.

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