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Embracing Spring for Active Living

The speaker expresses enthusiasm for the coming spring, anticipating more outdoor activities without the encumbrance of winter gear. However, there is a concern about potential heatwaves that could hinder the enjoyment of being active, primarily walking, which is a daily routine.

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Well I'm looking forward more than not looking forward and by that what I mean is I'm looking forward to being more active, being more out and about with less of the gear, all the winter coats and jackets and what have you. So it's, it's a positive thing. Trying to be more active. I don't I don't suppose you can ever be overactive. So it's a it's a blessing. What I'm not looking forward to possibly is that if I know, judging by last year's heatwave, this year's predictions are even worse, I I think, and although we're talking about springtime, but even then the weather, British weather being so unpredictable, I'm hoping that it's not gonna be so hot that it's gonna come in my way of my physical activity, which is primarily walking. I do a lot of stepping every day regardless of weather, but I'm just hoping to go above my normal 10, 12,000 steps a day. And so I'm hoping that the days are gonna be pleasant as they should be in theory going with the spring time.

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