Walk for better health
Walking is an easy, and fun, way to improve your physical and mental health.
Leslie Sansone's eat smart, walk strong : the secrets to effortless weight loss
Leslie Sansone.
New York, NY : Center Street, Time Warner Book Group, c2006.
Sansone applies her proven six-week plan format to reforming the way readers eat. Each week is focused on a theme of bad habits to break and good habits to develop.
Walk it off with George. Walk and box
New York, NY : GoodTimes Entertainment, [2004]
- DVD, Dolby stereo.
- Instructors: George Foreman, Petra Kolber.
- Fitness workout that combines power-walking intervals with punches, calisthenics, and boxing training moves.
Walk it off with George. Circuit walk
New York, N.Y. : GoodTimes Entertainment, [2004]
- DVD, Dolby stereo.
- Instructors, George Foreman, Petra Kolber.
- Fitness workout that combines power-walking intervals with light strength-training moves.
Walk away the pounds
with Leslie Sansone ; produced by FITVID Productions ; directed by Cal Pozo.
Hicksville, N.Y. : Unlimited Energy, c2002.
- DVD, stereo.
- Get up and get started (18 min.) -- High calorie burn (30 min.) -- Super fat burning (47 min.)
- Three walking programs that vary in distance from 1 mile to 3 miles. Intended to burn fat and define the muscles of the arms, back, chest and shoulders, without placing extra stress on joints and ligaments.
The St. Louis area offers many attractions for the walker. A walk through any of St. Louis' neighborhoods, parks or trails is more than exercise. It gives the walker the opportunity to relive the City's history and experience its present.
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A brisk 30-minute walk burns about 200 calories. Walking slowly for 30 minutes uses 100 calories.
Making a few minor changes, such as parking farther from a store and walking the extra distance, can make a difference. |
Walkers can venture out on their own, get a group of friends together or join Volksmarching groups. Bad weather is no excuse to curtail a walk. Malls, shopping areas and schools offer special programs geared to walkers.
By putting one foot in front of the other several times a week walkers add to their energy and stamina, help control weight, and reduce the risk of many diseases.
It is ok to start slowly and make stops along the way--just stick with it and walk at bit longer or faster the next day.
Successful walkers:
- Get in the habit of walking
- Develop their own walking route -- some like a different route each day; others repeat their route
- Do stretching exercises first
Wear layered, loose clothing and good shoes
- Remember to carry water
Keep a journal or log to track walks
- Find a walking partner or join a walking group
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It's time to lace up those shoes
and get out walking. |
Article by: St. Louis Public Library staff.
