I am often asked, “How do you do it every day? Where do you find the momentum?” I must admit that on that first walk years ago, I had no idea that I would still be walking every day.

So, what does it take to get started and walk regularly? Well, one of the wonderful things about walking is there isn’t much you need to purchase. A good pair of walking boots or running shoes is the only essential element. What else you need may depend on where in the world you’ll be walking and how changeable the weather is. Here are a few things to consider when building a daily walking practice.

Since 2011, Libby DeLana has walked every day, traversing over 25,000 miles—equivalent to the earth’s circumference. In her first book, Do Walk, she writes about how walking can be a grounding and spiritual act, bolstering your connection to the natural world. Libby shares what she’s learnt from her many walks from her home in Newburyport, on both an everyday and more profound scale.

Walking is the ultimate navigational tool. It helps us to navigate the earth, and our life, ultimately helping us see who we are and where we want to go. Here are a few things to consider when building your own daily walking practice.

The outdoors is where I am most at home, it is where I find ideas, comfort, awe, creativity, challenges, wisdom, community — all of the elements that remind me of who I am beyond societal labels and titles. So I decided that no matter what I was going to get outside and go for a walk.