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Fitness Walking For Dummies Kindle Edition

by Liz Neporent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
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

  • Lose weight
  • Decrease blood pressure
  • Control cholesterol
  • Relieve stress
  • Prevent heart disease
  • Deal with depression

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 more:

  • Warm-up and cool-down routines
  • Strength training
  • The four levels of walking: Lifestyle, Fitness, High-Energy, Walk-Run
  • Weight-training routines and stretches that add variety
  • Buying and using a treadmill
  • Age, pregnancy, and walking with your dog
  • Dealing with pain and injuries

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.

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    For Dummies
  4. Publication date
    May 4, 2011
  5. File size
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With the clever wit and good sense of Fitness for Dummies, exercise physiologist Liz Neporent covers everything you need to know to make walking a habit. You learn walking techniques, how to set up a program, a variety of walking routines, and tips for getting and staying motivated. Neporent breaks walking for fitness into four levels, with plenty of advice on who should do that level, proper form and technique, and routines:
  • 1. Lifestyle walking (2.5 to 3.5 miles per hour)
  • 2. Fitness walking (brisk: 3.5 to 4.3 miles per hour)
  • 3. High-energy walking (intense: 4.4 to 6 miles per hour)
  • 4. Walk-run (alternating running and walking intervals).
For those of us working on getting to level one, Neporent is gentle, explaining how to test endurance; set goals; choose the right clothing, shoes, socks, and sports bra; eat right; set up a routine; walk in different weather conditions; and stay safe. She also includes strength training exercises and stretches for walkers, tips for walking with a dog, common injuries, a treadmill guide, snazzy gadgets, and much more. This is a super book for the fitness walker, beginning or experienced, from an author who clearly is a walker herself. Highly recommended. --Joan Price

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Praise for Fitness For Dummies® by Suzanne Schlosberg and Liz Neporent "Full of smart, jargon-free, common sense advice." — Shape. "A funny, irreverent, and very smart guide." — Cooking Light "Comprehensive, authoritative — and entertaining." — Men's Fitness

Features a walking journal to help track your progress

Set a steady pace toward health and fitness with this fun and easy guide Walking is one of the easiest and most effective ways to exercise, whether you're a senior, mom-to-be, or you're looking for a low-impact, low-cost alternative to jogging or the gym. This friendly guide explains stride by stride how to maximize the cardiovascular benefits of walking — and set up a personalized fitness walking program.

Discover how to: Develop a customized fitness walking routine Set up goals and track your progress Select the right shoes and accessories Stretch, warm up, and cool down Integrate advanced activities — hikes, walk-runs, and races Avoid common injuries

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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0050C3DLG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies; 1st edition (May 4, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 4, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.3 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 47 ratings

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Liz Neporent

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I am a truth-seeking journalist and career wellness professional who writes about health related topics. The majority of my books have been about fitness (makes sense I've been an avid runner since I was 13 years old!) In recent years I've been following another passion of mine, writing medical and science topics, like my latest book for Perseus and Harvard Medical School, The Winner's Brain (with the excellent authorsJeff Brown and Mark Fenske.) Want to read some more of my work? Check out my blog Fit or Fiction: www.thatsfit.com/bloggers/liz-neporent/ or more about my company, Wellness 360: www.w360.com. And please feel free to follow me on twitter @lizzyfit or friend me on face book. I always like to hear from readers!

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  • charlestonlady
    5.0 out of 5 stars A WALK A DAY KEEPS BAD HEALTH AWAY!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2011
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    GREAT BOOK! I purchased two of these books since my daughter (who had just had her second child) and I decided to begin a walking program for better health and fitness. She is thrilled with hers and so am I. It provides all the information you need before just getting out there and starting without understanding what you are doing. It lets you know the basics and gets your started on the right foot. It provides you with a plan of action to keep you on the right path of improvement. However, it is certainly not limited to beginners as it takes you the all four levels of walking. I do recommend this book. This purchase created two very satisfied customers.
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  • LMGP
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lots and lots of tips
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2012
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    Lots and lots of usefull tips that help me start a walking routine, in my case I was looking to avoid injuries and buy the correct snickers.
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  • BLUEJAY
    5.0 out of 5 stars fitness walking
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2012
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    i brought this book cause i was walking to lose weight and was hurting myself now this book helps with that problem now i can take it easy without hurting myself again and it gives heart rate stuff and the proper way of walking etc.... i was doing the turkey walk it looks real funny in the book but darn i never knew it was wrong the way i was walking til i got this book.
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  • simcha
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2017
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    another walking book
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  • Joseph C Wray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another fine example in a great series
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2014
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    I bought this book as a gift for my wife who recently bought a treadmill. I think the "for Dummies" series are some of the best
    books I've ever read. And my wife seems quite pleased with this one. And if the boss is happy, I'm happy.
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  • big brother
    2.0 out of 5 stars not enough real information
    Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020
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    I have been walking for a few years now having given up weight training as my primary exercise mode due to back problems and shoulder injuries.Purchased this book hoping to get more insight as to how walking shapes or stacks up against other modes of fitness.Found the book seriously lacking in any discussion of anatomy and physiology and benefits of walking.Lotsa useless information like wearing water proof clothing when it rains.Duhh!
    Also found the section on strength and weight training much too simplistic and wonder if that should even been included in this book.
    Although the author writes about walking lovingly she seems to tout running in one of the sections as being better and walking as just a prelude to real fitness achieved with jogging or running.
    Think there are better books out there that get to the heart(and lungs)of walking as exercise better.
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  • Mariah
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2015
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    Very informative, especially for someone ready to take their walking up a notch!
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  • phdbeck
    5.0 out of 5 stars fast shipping
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019
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    Item came on time and was as described.
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  • maurya tatler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
    Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2024
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  • LF
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2014
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    Very good.
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