Book
Prevention's complete book of walking : everything you need to know to walk your way to better health / by Maggie Spilner.
Record details
- ISBN: 1579542360 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xi, 292 p. : ill.
- Publisher: [Emmaus, PA] : Rodale, c2000.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Fitness walking. Physical fitness |
- Baker & Taylor
Introduces techniques and workout programs designed to help walkers lose weight, increase speed and strength, and train for races without injury, and provides guidelines for selecting appropriate footwear. - Baker & Taylor
An expert of the healthy benefits of walking provides a thorough and up-to-date reference source for this popular health activity, discussing both treadmills and the spiritual aspects of walking, and offering a six-week program for developing healthy posture and form. Original. 25,000 first printing. First serial,Prevention magazine. - McMillan Palgrave
"There are few people who have done more for walking, or who know more about walking, than Maggie Spilner.... This is truly a walking encyclopedia for the new millennium."--From the foreword by Elaine Ward, founder and director of the North American Racewalking Foundation
From the walking editor of America's number one healthy living magazine comes the definitive guide to America's number one fitness activity: walking.
Join Prevention's Maggie Spilner as she introduces you to the tools and techniques that can help you get more from your walking routine. You'll go farther and faster, with greater comfort and less risk of injury.
Prevention's Complete Book of Walking features:
*Three workout plans to help you walk off extra pounds (page 97) *Step-by-step instructions for finding perfect-fitting shoes (page 47) *Yoga poses that support an efficient, fluid stride (page 131) *A buyer's guide for choosing the best treadmill (page 60) *A complete program to train for a 5-K event (page 151)
Prevention's Complete Book of Walking also features the 6-week Dynamic Walking program developed by Suki Munsell, Ph.D. You'll learn to move your body with grace, control, and power, so you'll get even greater benefit from your walking routine.
