Walking is an easy, and fun, way to improve your physical and mental health.

You can walk to fitness

Walk one. Easy to moderate pace

Pedometer walking : stepping your way to health, weight loss and fitness/ Mark Fenton and David Bassett, Jr. with Tracy Teare.

Stephanie Oakes' burn off 10 pounds a month

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You can walk to fitness

Rachel Armstrong.

London : New Holland, c2007.

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Walk one. Easy to moderate pace

 

Woodland Hills, CA : Inspired Corp., p2006.

1. "Walking level 1, easy to moderate pace, 3.0 to 3.5 mph." -- Container.
   
2. "Non-stop continuous fitness music from Shape"--Container.
   
3. Artists names are listed for informational purposes-all songs are not performed by the original artists, the songs on this disc have been mixed into a non-stop format for optimal BPM (beats per minute)
   
4. Produced by Forrest Haller.
   
5. Exercise recommendations and stretching exercises inserted in container.
   
6. It's all right (Impressions) -- Let the good times roll (Shirley & Lee) -- The way you do the things you do (Temptations) -- Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye (Pioneers) -- Bend me shape me (American Breed) -- Do wah diddy diddy (Manfred Mann) -- Rescue me (Fontella Bass) -- Sherry (The 4 Seasons) -- California girls (Beach Boys) -- Shoop shoop song (It's in his kiss) (Betty Everett) -- Duke of Earl (Gene Chandler) -- Harlem shuffle (Bob & Earl)
   

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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.

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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. 

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:

It's time to lace up those shoes and get out walking.

Article by: St. Louis Public Library staff