BoomerWalk is written for the 75 million aging baby boomers who need a highly aerobic but low-impact alternative to running and jogging to maintain or regain fitness. Racewalking, a technique that can be learned quickly but that may be perfected for a lifetime, is the ideal joint-friendly exercise for fitness and vigor into old age. The sport even offers competition for those who want it. BoomerWalk identifies the benefits of racewalking, describes the fundamentals of technique and includes detailed photos of baby boomer athletes exhibiting proper form. Profiles of 14 racewalkers with ages ranging from middle 50s to early 90s illustrate the life-long benefits of the sport.
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Brent Bohlen has been a prosecutor, a budget analyst, a utilities regulator and legal counsel for a taxpayer organization. But most of all he has been an athlete. From the time in the third grade when he joined the junior high track team until his knees forced him to give up basketball for the final time in his early 50s, he was involved in organized sports. He thought his competitive days were over until he discovered racewalking, an activity that was kind to his body but as challenging as any sport he had done previously. Bohlen felt compelled to share his racewalking experience with fellow baby boomers. BoomerWalk is the result.
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Miss the adrenaline rush of competition? Bohlen gives it back...,
This review is from: Boomerwalk!: Why Baby Boomers Should Replace Running And Jogging With Racewalking (Paperback)
At 50 years old with aching knees due to years of tennis, running, racquetball, and basketball, I needed an alternative to fuel my competitive instincts, and keep my aging body in shape. Brent Bohlen's BoomerWalk gave me just what I needed on both fronts...racewalking. Bohlen clearly explains why boomers like me should take up racewalking. He breaks down the fundamentals of the art using excellent illustrations, offers training tips, then mixes in profiles of newbie and experienced competitive racewalkers, and their strategies for success. The book reminds me of Dave Pelz' Putting Bible. Everything you need to get off the couch and back in competition is in this book. If you're like me, your copy of Bohlen's book will never be far away. Save your knees! Try racewalking and get back in the game!
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a little short on information and inspiration,
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This review is from: Boomerwalk!: Why Baby Boomers Should Replace Running And Jogging With Racewalking (Paperback)
At 101 pages, including the appendix, a little short on information. Best for someone without access to the internet, as the information in the book is easily found with a simple search. I also bought RACE WALK LIKE A CHAMPION by Jeff Savage along with the DVD and highly recommend those. Racewalking is difficult to learn from a simple description and the DVD is very helpful.
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A Must Read,
This review is from: Boomerwalk!: Why Baby Boomers Should Replace Running And Jogging With Racewalking (Paperback)
I have just finished reading BoomerWalk by Brent Bohlen and I highly recommend it to those who are thinking about or have just started to racewalk. This book is an easy to understand must read with a lot of great information.
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