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Just Cruising: Simple Fitness for Busy People

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This book is truly inspiring. I am an avid exerciser but never ran a marathon. I have cycled done step aerobics, weight trained,and swam at my health club. This book has gotten me to hit the pavement outside and enjoy another form of exercise. All of the warm up exercises can be used for any form of exercises even walking.

Sue Ward has created a simple book on how to, with the focus on achievement, and in a simple approach to attaining your goals. My wife ran her first marathon for her goal on her 50th birthday. It made her believe the rest of her life was whatever she wanted it to be. Cruising happen to be the vehicle that became the catalyst for that change. In our complex world we forget the 'how-to' is not any more difficult than common sense, listening to your body, and having motivation surrounding you. This book provides all of the above.

I started the Just Cruising program to help get into shape and lose some weight. Little did I know when I started that 6 months later I'd be running my first marathon! Just Cruising really works - I was able to easily increase my mileage weekly so running long distances was not a problem. I didn't even feel sore after the marathon! I'm still training and plan to complete my second marathon in a few months! This book helped me achieve a goal I never dreamed possible.

Sue Ward has written a book that can get anyone up off the couch and out the door to get active. Age doesn't matter. Whether a person wants to develop his or her own walking program, or whether someone wants to become a marathon runner, this book works equally well. "Just Cruising--Simple Fitness for Busy People" is the best motivator and guideline for fitness that we have seen.

Sue Ward's philosophy of exercise and healthy eating mirror our own. In our cookbook, we teach people how to eat healthy food and how to get active. There are no "magic bullets" that will make someone healthy; it's up to the individual to take action. That doesn't mean that exercise and healthy cooking need to be difficult chores. "Just Cruising" shows people the easy way to get fit. Thanks, Sue.

This is a very well written approach to the common sense of staying fit. Not only did it give me a simple and efffective program to follow but, Sue wrote it in a way that made me feel like she was right there with me. Whenever I needed a lift , I just went back to chapter 1 and "Joyce". The pressure is off! Enjoy this book.

If your planing to run a marathon is would be one of the best books you'll read for training. Training is very important because with out training what would be the point of running. This book will give u tips on running, eating, keeping track of your running, how to set little goals, and how impotant it is to finish. A marathon is not some thing you do when you wake up in the morning. You have to training consistently.

The concept of this book was very appealing to me. Not only does the book take you through a very simple approach to fitness for "busy" people, it seems to be a perfect program for the average person who doesn't enjoy "working out". What can be easier than a program that teaches you to run, but if you are too tired; walk! This program teaches you to be the judge of your own progress. I liked the way author, Sue Ward, told some success stories of "average" people who followed the program and what a thrill it was for them to achieve their goals. The section on stretching and exercising was very easy to follow with just the right combination of pictures and words. This book combines a total fitness guideline (including eating) that I belive is simple to follow and easy to stick with. Especially, for someone who isn't a "super" athlete.

As someone who has been running and working out regularly for the past 20 years, I found the book to be very informative for the novice runner, as well as for the more serious, advanced runner. Sue seems to have anticipated all of the questions and provided simple, easily understood answers. She not only provides the means to acheive a goal as simply and efficiently as possible, but she also provides the psycological support which many times can mean the difference between success and failure. One gets the sense she really cares about how you're doing and to prove it, she welcomes your comments and questions by providing her e-mail address and telephone number.

"Crusing" really works for me. I've never been much of a runner and never will be, but combining running and walking is something that is working very well for me. I thought the chapters called "Building a Base" and "Stretch!" were the most important chapters in the book. There are ways to make the program easier or harder depending on your ability and how you're feeling - so it works for everyone.

This program easily took me from a non-runner to completing my first marathon in under 6 months - injury free, and with minimal time commitment!