Taking public transit instead of driving can lead to more steps and potentially improve health, says Al Roker.
Despite being 70 years old, Al Roker remains determined to stay active by taking his daily steps.
He doesn't always call himself a car to get from place to place, and sometimes he takes public transportation just to walk more.
The TODAY show co-host and weatherman reveals that he may opt for walking after taking the bus or subway instead of getting a cab.
Walking is enjoyable because it can be done at any time, anywhere, with just a comfortable pair of shoes.
In 2020, he started walking five miles a day after his doctor recommended it following a prostate cancer surgery, according to TODAY.com. He believes that his daily walks helped him avoid a more severe outcome when he was hospitalized for blood clots in 2022.
"The cardio from walking likely saved my life due to my physical condition," Roker stated on the TODAY show in 2023.
"My doctor informed me that if I wasn't in the shape I was in, there was a high chance of not surviving."
Last year, TODAY.com reported that Roker, the Chief Motivation Officer for Start TODAY, walked 10,000 steps a day for 210 days straight. In January, he logged 100 miles in just 19 days.
According to two studies published in JAMA Neurology and JAMA Internal Medicine, walking 10,000 steps daily can lower a person's risk of cancer, heart disease, and premature death by 10%.
Roker's schedule makes walking convenient because it allows him to do it on the way to something else, and he admits that he doesn't enjoy other forms of exercise. He says, "I feel like you set yourself up. 'Oh, I'm gonna do this.'"
"Just pick one thing that's easy and do it."
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