Possibly The Best Purchase I’ve Made in a Long Time

And I say that after only 1 week

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I did it.

After two months of overthinking, I finally bought a walking pad.

For those who don’t know, a walking pad is basically a tiny treadmill. No fancy tech, no “HIIT mode,” no touchscreens showing mountain trails in 4K. It’s a simple rectangle that fits under your desk. And you walk on it.

That’s it.

And yet, this little slab of moving rubber might just be the best purchase I’ve made in a long, long time.

Here’s why.

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I Was Hesitant

For two months, I kept hovering over the Buy Now button on Amazon.

Because let’s be honest, how many of us have fallen for the siren song of “fitness devices” before?

I still have a yoga mat that’s been rolled up since 2021, a resistance band that has never seen any resistance, and a set of dumbbells currently serving as a doorstop.

So when I saw walking pads in YouTube videos, I thought the same as always: I’ll buy it, use it twice, and then it’ll collect dust in the corner.

Jury still out on that, but I highly doubt it this time.

In the end, curiosity won. I found a walking pad for under 100 bucks, compact enough to slide under my desk, quiet enough not to work, and simple enough that I don’t have to think about setting it up or get it running.

One week later, I am impressed.

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10,000 Steps… Without Trying

I am father of a handful of kids. I get in 10K steps a day many days, just chasing after these little energy balls.

But over the past week, I got in 10K steps before 11 am. Every day.

In fact, I’ve walked more than two hours every single day before lunch. 3 on some.

Here’s how it goes:

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