Born To Walk Quotes

“If you can’t run barefoot, you probably shouldn’t be running.” —Graham Tuttle”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“Dr. Seiler has studied elite performers in a variety of endurance sports, including running, cycling, triathlon, cross-country skiing, rowing, speed skating, and swimming, and discovered a consistent theme: the vast majority of their workouts are comfortably paced, and a small number of their workouts are conducted at high intensity.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“I make my workout choices today essentially in order to train for the peak performances of my future self.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“this book is titled Born to Walk, not Born to Walk Slowly!”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“Grab on to a sign pole and conduct one set of single-leg straight-leg deadlifts (also known as Romanian deadlifts, or RDLs) before resuming your walk.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“it’s important to acknowledge that overuse injuries are driven by poor foot functionality and increased impact trauma caused by the poor form that is enabled by cushioned shoes. It’s essential to strive to improve your form and achieve graceful midfoot landings in whatever shoe you are wearing.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“When you acquire any new running shoe, start by running just a mile or two at recovery pace on a soft surface such as grass, turf, an all-weather running track, or a dirt road or trail. If you experience any stiffness or soreness afterward, wait until the soreness clears completely, then attempt another session of less distance or slower pace.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“Ed Viesturs noted, “Ninety-nine percent of the people who have climbed Everest would not have climbed Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen. In respect for a 29,000-foot mountain, I try to climb it under its terms. It’s not as intriguing if I ‘bring the mountain down.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“Ninety-nine percent of the people who have climbed Everest would not have climbed Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen. In respect for a 29,000-foot mountain, I try to climb it under its terms. It’s not as intriguing if I ‘bring the mountain down.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time

“sixteen thousand women ages sixty and up revealed a 32 percent decrease in disease risk among subjects who walked at least two thousand steps a day. Every increase of one thousand steps a day was associated with a 28 percent decrease in mortality risk. Interestingly, the health and disease prevention benefits of walking seem to plateau at 4,500 steps a day.”
― Mark Sisson, Born To Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy—One Step at a Time