Walking Health Fitness

Taking those first steps on the road to fitness can be the hardest for many people. The thought of buying all that kit or spending hours down the gym can often be the most off putting. However there is something that we all do every day that can make us fitter and healthier without us even realizing. Yes that's right, it's walking. Just taking a few extra steps each day can have surprising results, even if you have never exercised before.

At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read "Walking to Listen". He had just graduated from Middlebury College and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn't know how. So he decided to take a cross-country quest for guidance, one where everyone he met would be his guide. In the year that followed, he faced an Appalachian winter and a Mojave summer. He met beasts inside: fear, loneliness, doubt.

The walking + techniques in this book are especially useful for people who work at a desk, need to exercise but are reluctant exercisers, and who want more from their efforts. This book will assist in its 11 practical techniques that you can do at the same time as walking. You will also find a snapshot of our human evolution, why we are more sedentary as a species, and the reasons for needing regular movement, especially walking, to remain healthy.

If Atomic Habits met You Are a Badass at a party, you'd get Buy the DAMN Shoes. In this funny, straight-talking guide, bestselling author and breast cancer survivor Stephanie Ewing strips away the fluff and offers a practical, approach to creating a life full of health, joy, and moments that matter. Perfect for anyone who feels stuck, tired of the endless “shoulds,” or ready to start living now, this book breaks down the steps to: ✓ Build habits that stick (without overhauling your entire life) ✓ Get moving every day with fun, realistic goals that improve both your mood and your ...

✓ Do you want to feel better? ✓ Do you want to lose weight? ✓ Do you want a 30 day plan with tips and tricks included? Start working on your goals today. You will love this short, powerful guide to creating your own daily walking habit. At under 50 pages - this book is a quick read! ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ From the Back Cover: Walking for Health & Weight Loss will teach you: ★ Helpful tips to begin your daily walking habit. ★ How to boost your energy and mood. ★ Reduce stress and increase self confidence. You have goals and this book will help you crush them! Test ...

More than 115 million Americans consider walking to be their primary mode of exercise, and the proven health benefits from walking well include cardiovascular health, dementia prevention, stress reduction, and more. Authors Michael J. Gelb and Bruce Fertman provide secrets, advice, and guidance on walking with pleasure, power, poise, and peace.

Walking is aerobic exercise; it is also the ‘superfood’ of exercise. Most of us do it every day to varying degrees and many of us do not fully appreciate the many proven benefits for the body and mind that you can get simply by taking regular walks. Author Russ Williams – a UK based broadcaster – has been a walker for many years and noticed a distinct upturn in his physical and mental health as a result of walking regularly.

Don't Just Sit There. Start Walking! The Clock Is Ticking. 7 Reasons It's Time to Start Don't Just Sit There. Start Walking! is your ultimate companion for transforming your sedentary lifestyle into an active, fulfilling one. Discover the life-changing power of walking in this captivating guide that will make you rethink how you move. With each step, you'll uncover the incredible benefits of walking on your physical and mental well-being while learning how to seamlessly incorporate walking into your daily routine. FEATURES 7 Powerful Reasons: Understand the compelling reasons to start ...

Whether you're a beginner just starting out, or a seasoned walker looking to take your fitness to the next level, Walk This Way has got you covered. With easy-to-follow tips, tricks, and workouts tailored specifically to men and women of all ages, this book is the ultimate resource for anyone looking to improve their health and happiness through the power of walking.

Regular walking allows your body to burn more calories, boosting your weight loss and bringing with it a whole host of extra benefits—to both physical and emotional health. In fact, if you were to gradually build just 3 hours of walking into your week, you could lose up to 25 percent more body weight in 12 weeks than you would by dieting alone. There couldn’t be a more straightforward way to lose weight and build fitness. And the beauty is you can tailor it to suit your lifestyle irrespective of age, gender, fitness, wealth, or social positioning.

You either want to learn and train for your first 5K ever or you are already a runner and have a 5K coming up for which you need to train. In either case, you might be looking for something to guide you through the training process and get you there. In this Guided 5K Fitness Training Plan, you will be guided through 25 workouts that are designed to have you running a 5K in just five weeks!

Jennifer Pharr Davis, the former record holder of the FKT (or Fastest Known Time) on the Appalachian Trail, tells the story of her meteoric rise in the world of endurance hiking and, in doing so, unpacks key traits that make women uniquely suited to endurance. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and description, she takes us with her as she sets the record on the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the mentors who helped her to identify and unlock different facets of her endurance capabilities.

No matter how much time you spend on your work and family, there's no escaping the fact that you have to take care of yourself, too. Have you ever wished you could get up off the couch and get healthier? Don't wait - let Walking: Weight Loss Motivation give you the courage and energy you need to succeed today! You'll discover the many benefits of walking, both physical and mental.

This book contains useful information on the exercise of walking and how you can benefit from getting into a daily habit of long walks. You'll learn the most important elements needed to make your walking plan a success.

Dr. Mark Cucuzzella explains the simple mechanics of how our bodies have evolved and adapted to run. Despite our natural ability and our human need to run, each year more than half of all runners suffer injuries. Pain and discouragement inevitably follow. Cucuzzella's book outlines the proven, practical techniques to avoid injury and reach the goal of personal fitness and overall health.

Losing weight has never been easier or more fun than with Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds. For over 25 years, Leslie has helped more women get off the couch and onto their feet than anyone else in the fitness industry. Her secret? If you can walk, you can achieve the weight-loss goals you dream about...with none of the intimidation or negative messages that have stopped you from succeeding before.

Eric was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts and the onset of type 2 diabetes due to his weight, Eric went to a new doctor, who surprisingly prescribed a shelter dog. And that's when Eric met Peety: an overweight, middle-aged, and forgotten dog who, like Eric, had seen better days. The two adopted each other and began an incredible journey together, forming a bond of unconditional love that forever changed their lives.

As a personal and professional crossroads, writer, editor, and obsessive walker, Dan Rubinstein travelled throughout the US, UK, and Canada to walk with people who saw the act not only as a form of transportation and recreation, but also as a path to a better world. There are no magic-bullet solutions to modern epidemics like obesity, anxiety, alienation, and climate change. But what if there is a simple way to take a step in the right direction? Combining fascinating reportage, eye-opening research, and Rubinstein’s own discoveries, Born to Walk explores how far this ancient habit can take us.

If you are tired of fad diets that do not work and want to lose up to 25 percent more body weight in 12 weeks, then this audiobook is for you! Do you feel as though you've tried every option for losing weight but every time you find yourself back at square one? There's a simple solution to this problem: make walking a habit. Regular walking can help boost weight loss by burning more calories. Just three hours of walking per week can lead to 25 percent more weight loss in 12 weeks compared to dieting alone.

The humble act of putting one foot in front of the other transcends age, geography, culture, and class, and is one of the most economical and environmentally responsible modes of transit. Yet with our modern fixation on speed, this healthy pedestrian activity has been largely left behind. Dan Rubinstein travelled throughout the US, the UK, and Canada to walk with people who saw the act not only as a form of transportation and recreation but also as a path to a better world.