Fitness Walking For Dummies

by Liz Neporent

Call it power walking, fitness walking, or just plain walking. Indoors or out, walking is one of the healthiest and most rewarding forms of exercise available to all sorts of people, young and old. In fact, walking burns about the same number of calories per mile as running (and it's a lot easier on your knees). Walking is one of the most adaptable workout activities around – you can walk for an hour straight to make your walking program effective and to achieve your goals, or you can accumulate this hour over the course of a day. Fitness Walking For Dummies is for anyone who wants to start an exercise program but may not have the knowledge or motivation to do it. If you're already a walking fanatic, you'll find out how to become a better fitness walker. This easy-to-understand guide is also for those who are on track to Explore what it takes to begin an exercise program by setting goals, choosing shoes, and considering nutrition to optimize your workout. Fitness Walking For Dummies also covers the following topics and Like 67 million other people in the United States who log over 201 million miles a year, you want to take advantage of all of the great things a regular walking program can do for you. Whether your goal is to improve your health or your appearance, lose weight, get stronger, feel good about yourself, or all of the above, walking can help you get to where you want to go. This book can help you do that by showing you everything you need to know about starting and maintaining a walking program.

Genres: Fitness, Health

368 pages, Paperback

First published May 17, 1996

Reviews

[Becky Myrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

hilariously outdated (there's a section on the merits of Olestra)

still, useful if you were just starting a walking program with a goal of improving your fitness or losing weight

motivated me to keep a more detailed exercise log

[Bryan Richard]

Was a very interesting read, especially since I am now trying to walk more because of my diabetes as well as to lose weight. I'm not sure I'll get quite into so detailed aspects of walking however. I would recommend this book for sure though.

[Jaffer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of the books about walking are written for women and also put too much emphasis on dieting.
Liz instead focuses more on the walking and has tips and programs ideal for both men and women.

[RJ]

Fitness Walking for Dummies by Liz Neporent (1999)