Hi, jocelynk, I'm wondering if part of the reason you stopped walking after your husband passed away is that you are like I was after my beloved dog of 16 years died? It was incredibly difficult for me to resume walking again and I just stopped altogether for a long while. This Jan. I challenged myself to start again and named three days/week to do it as a new goal for the year. There are days when I really have to push myself out the door but even a short walk at the start of the day lifts my spirits. When Becky started this walking group, it was the perfect tonic to help keep me going. Are you up for a gentle dare? I walk on Tues/Thurs and Sat and so far, so good although there were some days when the walk had to be inside because of inclement weather. Wanna' join me next Tues through our cyber link? We can compare notes afterwards????