Turn your daily walk into a lifetime of greater fitness and lasting wellness!
Discover how you can enjoy robust good health, renewed energy, and a longer life—step-by-step!
A child’s first step is a celebrated milestone. From that moment on, walking, quite literally, puts the world at one’s feet. And, for us as adults, one of the best things we can do for our health is to “Just keep walking.”
Walking will strengthen your body, sharpen your mind, and lift your spirits. It can ease your aches, lower your blood pressure, and extend your life.
Let this new guide be your stepping stone!
In this Guide you’ll learn how to make the most of walking’s health benefits. You’ll find how to incorporate walking into your daily schedule. And you’ll discover wonderful ways to keep it fresh, fulfilling and fun!
Written to help you hit your stride!
What are the best walking shoes? Is time or distance more important? Should I warm-up first? What about shin splints? Is barefoot OK?
From choosing your gear to charting your progress…from tips to sidestep injuries to ways to kick up the pace, this Guide will keep you moving ahead.
This report is the latest release in UCLA Health’s acclaimed Stay Fit series. It is encompassing and empowering. It offers clarity, encouragement, and most importantly, direction. You will enjoy…
In Easy Exercises: Walking you’ll discover…
- The easy cardio-boosting trick you can add to your daily walk
- The simple habit that can extend the life of your walking shoes
- A novel week-by-week plan for adding distance!
- 9 considerations when choosing a fitness or step-tracking device
- The common walking activity that can triple the calories you burn!
- Five proven ways to treat and prevent Achilles tendonitis
- The surprising “Do Not Buy” warning about these socks!
…expert instruction for stepping out… You’ll put your best foot for-ward with advice for selecting gear…for deciding where and when to walk… for tracking your progress…and for the perfect walking posture.
…and smart strategies for stepping up. You’ll find ways to maxim-ize walking’s health benefits and challenge yourself, including ways to lengthen your stride…increase your distance…and rev up your aerobic intensity.
…practical guidance to keep you going… You’ll discover the best foods to fuel and energize you. You’ll get hints to prevent injury… maintain technique…and sneak walks into the tightest schedule.
…and great tips that will keep you coming back! You’ll get guar-anteed boredom breakers to keep you motivated. You’ll find ways to vary your workouts…routes that aren’t routine…and much more.