Walk for better health
Walking is an easy, and fun, way to improve your physical and mental health.
Miracle mile walk
with Leslie Sansone ; a Donald Michael Kasen production ; producer/director, Cal Pozo.
Newark, NJ : PPI Entertainment Group, c2002, c1996.
- DVD, stereo.
- Title from disc label.
- Aerobics instructor: Leslie Sansone.
- Director of photography, Manny Rodriguez ; editor, choreographer, Mary Kay Bruening ; editor, Jim Snarski ; music, John Tendy.
- "1 mile"--Container label.
- Fitness program for in-home use is based on walking and is intended to be the equivalent of one mile. Includes body toning exercises designed for all ages and fitness levels.
- Additional features include Leslie Sansone biography, web link, bonus chapter.
You can walk to fitness
Rachel Armstrong.
London : New Holland, c2007.
Pedometer walking : stepping your way to health, weight loss and fitness/ Mark Fenton and David Bassett, Jr. with Tracy Teare.
Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, c2006.
The author of the best-selling "Complete Guide to Walking," teams up with top exercise researcher to help readers get moving.
Stephanie Oakes' burn off 10 pounds a month : the ultimate exercise program for quick (and lasting) weight loss
Stephanie Oakes.
Gloucester, Mass. : Fair Winds Press, c2006.
Every time you get close to your magic weight-loss number and you start feeling really energized, something-work, kids, spouse, injury-always yanks you away. All of a sudden, you've missed your last three cardio classes at the gym and you realize you still haven't had time to put together that new exercise equipment you bought. How many times are you going to let your hectic schedule derail you from your workout routine? Let fitness expert Stephanie Oakes rescue you. She's designed the ultimate weight-loss program, using the most effective calorie-burning exercises you can do, plus there's very little risk of injury, and it doesn't require any expensive equipment or instruction.
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.
