Walking Magazine The Complete Guide To Walking: for Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss [Paperback]

Mark Fenton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2001

A 52-Week Plan for increased energy, reduced stress, improved mood, permanent weight loss, and a longer, healthier life from the experts at Walking Magazine.

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From the Author

If any walkers are interested in contacting me directly, I can be reached via email. I look forward to hearing from you.

Mark Fenton
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From the Back Cover

Much more than a "how-to" exercise book, The Complete Guide to Walking is an interactive handbook that can make the difference for millions of Americans who struggle with weight loss, health and dietary concerns, stress, and chronic fatigue. Here, Mark Fenton, the nation's foremost expert on walking, offers dozens of realistic solution to help readers overcome their individual barriers to regular daily activity. As editor at Walking magazine and coach of beginners and world-class athletes alike, Fenton promises to transform readers of all ages from couch potato to athlete in less than one year with this responsible, motivational, and enjoyable prescription to a healthier life. (7 X 10, 280 pages, color photos, charts)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585741906
• ISBN-13: 978-1585741908
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #580,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Fenton, the nation's foremost expert on walking, offers realistic solutions to help readers get off the couch and start living healthier lifestyles. He lives in Scituate, Massachusetts.

Customer Reviews

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148 of 151 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walk this way!, April 11, 2001

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Moondancer (Upper Montclair, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Magazine The Complete Guide To Walking: for Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss (Paperback)

The Complete Guide to Walking is everthing you need to get started with (or to get better at) a walking program. Mark Fenton covers just about every topic you can think of asking about, from beginning to advanced programs, gearing up for walks, and treadmills, to stretching, nutrition, strength training, and getting you motivated and enthusiastic about walking. His easy writing style, his humor and enthusiasm go a long way to get you off the couch and out the door to enjoy all the pleasures of a good walk. The book itself is beautifully laid out with many color photos, interesting sidebars and stories, and a one-year log incorporated into the book to help you along. The resource list is comprehensive, with clubs, apparel, gear manufacturers, strollers, and walkable-community information. I am using this book as my guide for weight loss and better health, and give it my highest recommendation. If you've never been able to get with any kind of physical activity consistently, this is the book that will help you do it!

72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really gets you walking, June 22, 2002

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S. GOLDSTEIN "liscensed book worm" (Hod-Hasharon Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking Magazine The Complete Guide To Walking: for Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss (Paperback)

i've been walking for a long time but this book got me walking every day instead of once in a while and taught me how to get the maximum out of my walks. i've stopped obssessing about my weight and my whole attitude towards my body and towards the concept of regular exercise has changed. the best thing about this book is that it is a daily, weekly and yearly companion that keeps you on the exercise regime. fenton's writing is guiless and honest -- a friendly push out the door. no criticism, just encouragement to start enjoying the natural movement of your own body. his frankness and simplicity are refreshing.

59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Fitness Book!, January 3, 2002

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Reader Writer (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Magazine The Complete Guide To Walking: for Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss (Paperback)

This is one of the best written fitness books out there (and I've read a ton of 'em). Fenton covers topics from how to start a beginning walking program to competetive speed walking, and everything in between. It's well written and presented and is actually fun to read. More importantly, you'll learn it's fun to walk for fitness. A great start for beginners, but also a good motivator for seasoned exercisers.