1. America’s Most Scenic Drives

The first scenic DVD package is a 4 Disc Scenic Drives Collection, which is quite the opposite of a scenic walking DVD. However, it will take you on a journey and keep you walking while enjoying the beauty of various landscapes and sceneries.

In Disc 1 you will travel from Maine to Key West. Cruise down the most scenic routes of the Eastern Seaboard or driving along Maine’s rocky coast. Other highlights include Acadia National Park, the charming Nantucket and Cape Cod. You will also have the chance to appreciate the dramatic motion of the mighty Niagara Falls or step into a simpler life in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country. There is much more to explore: Shenandoah Valley, lush landscapes, diverse wildlife, the charm of Chincoteague Island, and the vast beauty of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. Relax and finish your road adventure at the sunny beaches and blue lapping waves in the Florida Keys.

Disc 2 invites you to ravel from Texas to Yellowstone, a journey through the ever-changing American Heartland. You will be crossing the romantic Bridges of Madison County in Iowa and travel through the Ozark Mountains. Glide through Montana’s Big Sky Country, and stream past Texas’ languid and storied Rio Grande. Take the Route 170E and loop through Big Bend National Park. Enjoy one of the greatest scenic drives of the American Southwest such as Bryce Canyon, Arches National park, Monument Valley or Mesa Verde. Conclude the western tour with stops at gorgeous Glacier National Park and the national treasure of Yellowstone National Park.

Disc 3: Get ready for a trip from Arizona to Alaska Coast across the dazzlingly diverse American West. Visit the breathtaking Hawaiian Islands and the idyllic beaches on Hawaii’s Kauai Island. See the humbling Grand Canyon. Cruise along the Pacific Coast at gorgeous Big Sur on Route 1 to the wondrous Yosemite National Park. You will be taken to heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. You can enjoy the scenic splendor of Redwood National Park and appreciate the gigantic trees – the tallest on the planet. Cruise north to Alaska’s Seward Highway and Kenai Peninsula.

Disc 4 is a Bonus Disc containing “America the Beautiful Musical Tribute” Sing the praises of the world’s most beautifully diverse land! It includes nineteen songs (including Oklahoma!, New York, New York, Shenandoah, Rocky Mountain High, My Old Kentucky Home, Ol Man River, Chicago, Take Me Out to the Ballgame). Enjoy and entertain yourself while walking on a treadmill. More information or buy online

Details: Questar Box set (4Discs) | US & Canada only | Color | DVD | NTSC | Ratio: 1.33:1 | Time 300 minutes | Release 2002

2. Must See Places in the World: America’s National Parks

The latest creation from Reader’s Digest award-winning cinematographers. This is a thrilling visual journey to America’s breathtaking National Parks. A six scenic DVD package.

Yosemite National Park| Yosemite offers a wealth of natural riches, including the incredible peaks Half-Dome and El Capitan.

The Story of Yosemite | Explore the world’s most spectacular valley. A behind-the-scenes look at Yosemite, including magnificent waterfalls, a trek through the backcountry, and rock climbing.

Grand Canyon National Park | Experience the majesty of the Grand Canyon! Enjoy soaring rock formations and experience the raging white water rapids of the Colorado River. Explore the canyon from both the south and north rims.

Yellowstone National Park | Discover Yellowstone’s many scenic wonders such as the wild beauty of Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake, Hayden Valley Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon and many others.

Grand Teton National Park | Enjoy stunning mountains rising sharply above flowered meadows. Visit pine forests, glistening lakes, and enjoy breathtaking vistas.

Galcier National Park | The magnificent panorama and towering rock formations humble even the most familiar visitor. More information or buy online

Details: Reader’s Digest Box set (6 Discs) | Color | DVD | NTSC | Ratio: 1.33:1 | Time 420 minutes | Release 2010

3. Scenic Wilderness of the World

Explore some of the most unique and inspiring landscapes on earth. This is a six DVD disc package.

Across the Great Divide discovers the Canadian wilderness, the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, the Badlands, and Queen Charlotte Islands.

Land of Extremes travels into the heart of the majestic north. Explore the world’s largest freshwater delta. Visit the spectacular Virginia Falls. Learn more about polar bears at the Hudson Bay’s shoreline.

The Wild Shore brave treacherous waters off Anticosti Island. You can cruise Quebec’s St. Lawrence River. Walk in Bruce Peninsula’s pristine forests. Join a huge caribou herd on an instinctive journey.

Splendors of Nature and Wonders of Nature takes you on a trip to Shiga Heights, Japan. The DVD will introduce you with the beautifulness of the Alaskan tundra. Also dive into the gorges of Grand Canyon, feel the heat of the Serengeti, the power of Iguazu Falls, and the magic of Ayers Rock in Australia.

Scenic Wonders of America (3 Discs) includes the Devil’s Tower, Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Bryce and Zion Canyons. There will be also trips to Florida’s everglades, and the Great Smokey Mountains. Tour Death Valley, Glacier Bay National Park, Big Sur, Yosemite National Park, Mount Ranier, and Hawaii’s Haleakala National Park in part 3 of the Scenic DVD adventure. More information or buy online

Details: Box set (6 Discs) | Color | DVD | NTSC | Ratio: 1.33:1 | Run Time: 480 minutes

Scenic walking DVD videos are a great way to discover places around the world from your home or while doing workouts on the treadmill. Browse these DVDs titles to get more inspirations about natural scenic sites.

Scenic Walks of the World – Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest invites you to travel unique places of natural beauty best captured on foot. And, around the world! This DVD package is a three-disc collection and it ventures off the beaten path to witness sights and landmarks travelers seldom see. Some sights you will not forget, some others you will revisit again and again! A highlight is New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park with its glistening glaciers, ancient forests and eerie volcanic landscapes. You’ll also explore Kilimanjaro through four seasons and five climate zones. Discover the Grand Canyon’s secret worlds, Austria’s majestic Alps, and Alaska’s untouched wilderness with the icy paradise of Glacier Bay. The Historic Pathways disc lets you discover the secrets of an ancient civilization. Venture through Macchu Picchu’s thick forests and dramatic mountain passes. Explore medieval cities surrounded by vineyards and hillsides covered in olive groves in Italy’s Umbria. Discover the heart of America on the Appalachian Trail. Walk along the Great Wall of China and the legendary Silk Road. Buy online or get more information.

Details: Box set | 3 discs | Color | DVD | NTSC

Beachside Jungle scenic DVD – Walking, Cycling, Treadmill Workout

The Beachside Jungle scenic walking DVD will hike through the lush jungle of St. Lucia in a fantastic workout adventure. Wind along tropical trails and peaceful streams, emerging from the jungle to continue along the island’s beautiful Caribbean coast. Try to picture the sand in your toes! Feel the breeze in your hair, as you trek across this pristine island paradise! It will take about 49 minutes of your time. You can workout at speeds up to about 6 mph, which gives you a natural looking pace during viewing. More information.

Details: From Scenic Trex | 1 Disc in Widescreen | DVD | Color | Original recording | NTSC | Digital Sound | Duration: 75 minutes

Rainforest Scenic Walking DVD – Walking, Cycling, Treadmill Workout

This walking DVD from Scenic Trex brings new adventure to treadmill walking, indoor cycling, or simply walking in place. It will encourage you for an energizing workout to get fit faster and stay in shape. The scenic walks were filmed in continuous motion along real nature trails. This will make you feel actually trekking in majestic outdoor settings right in your own living room. Visit exotic places that will create an inspiring experience for each of your workouts. Walk in the wilds of St. Lucia’s tropics in an unparalleled Caribbean trek. Catch majestic mountain views. The scenic walking trek in the rainforest takes about 62 minutes. You will be walking or jogging at speeds up to about 6 mph. Two bonus segments include a 5 minute Morning Warm-up and a 10 minute Waterfall Cool-down.

Details: From Scenic Trex | 1 disc in Widescreen | Color | Original recording | Format NTSC | Digital Sound | Duration 60 minutes

Reader’s Digest – Scenic Cruises of the World

This DVD will take you on a cruise to the world’s most dramatic coastlines. You will visit more than 20 countries, islands and a bunch of other interesting locations. The scenic travel cruise will start with the majestic Americas and romantic Europe and will allow you to experience a kaleidoscope of different cultures, savor timeless pleasures and to meet the locals. More information.

Details: Box set | 1 disc | English | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 | Closed-captioned | Color, DVD, NTSC

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Are you looking for a walking DVD? This article will present several types of walking DVDs. You may find the term quite general as we do and that’s right as it covers not only fitness or sports, but also music, entertainment, science or even travel. Many readers, however, associate it with some sort of walking for fitness programs one can do straight in the living room. These DVDs are popular, but not the only ones to be of interest. There are also videos showing off walking techniques (Nordic walking), virtual scenic walks or talking about specific health and fitness issues. Pick the best walking DVD that suits your targets from the following lines! You can further discover alternatives such as YouTube videos or free podcasts to enjoy your fitness hobby.

Aerobic and fitness videos for home use

When you type in walking DVD into Google then you might see titles such as “Dead Man Walking” or “Walking with Dinosaurs”. Those are fascinating movies and could actually accompany each workout. However, we will focus at fitness related videos. The ones that spark attention are Aerobic and Fitness DVDs, suitable for brisk training sessions in the living room. These programs focus on weight loss and provide a more comfortable environment in case someone just does not want to visit a gym or track at the beginning. These DVDs commonly include several levels of exercise and offer various tracks such as 2-mile or 4-mile walks, brisk walks or 1 minute lunch break walk. For your convenience we have compiled a list of walking for fitness DVDs in an earlier article. Aerobic DVDs vary in price from $10 for used ones and up to $40 for latest releases.

5 mile walk DVD

You can swop the numbers, anything would do. This type of walking DVD videos does focus on walking a specific distance. Depending on your fitness level and preferences you can choose between 1 mile walks, 2 mile walking sessions or 5 mile workouts (3 and 4 miles are available too). These walks usually are split into segments to make sure the workout is as varied as possible. A 5 mile walk should provide units with weights, belt or bands. They also provide intense & brisk walking stages of up to 10 minutes or several fast short walks to improve fitness overall. These videos are very suitable to have daily workouts within tough schedules or when the weather is just too awkward for walking outdoors. Set your targets now and start walking your miles everyday. You can browse an Amazon list of offers to get more information and to order online too.

Virtual scenery walks and Treadmill DVD videos

Treadmills (Wikipedia) also offer big benefits when you need to save time. You don’t need to head to a park; you can stay at home and walk or run comfortably. The clue is Treadmill walking allows doing other things similarly, which is why there are various treadmills DVDs available to entertain the walker. Against the scenery in a park, you can choose your individual one. Watching a treadmill DVD leads you to different places around the world. Very popular are scenic walks such as Scenic walks of world. Most videos offer different levels and moves. You can walk through the Grand Canyon, on the beach, do city walks, historic places and visit Egypt or Hawaii. That’s good for people with little time and those who prefer to travel the world virtually, but want to combine it with fitness activity. Other workout DVDs are broken into segments, so you can warm-up, stretch and walk in one session. These videos offer speed or incline changes too. The downside of treadmills is it requires consistency otherwise it will end up in the storeroom or as a clothes hanger. You can expect to spend up to $20 for a scenery DVD.  Tip: A projector will turn your treadmill walk into a cinematic entertainment experience. Here you can browse a list of treadmill DVDs or look up more Product information: Treadmills if you plan to buy one. (Amazon Affiliate Links).

Nordic Walking DVD programs

Nordic walking has been becoming so popular in the last years that more and more people switch from brisk walking to fast walking using poles as they wish to boost speed and intensity. It originates from ski walking that has been around for years. If you are into skiing then pole walking can well improve your performances. It will also help to relief from several pains during the workout such as back, knee or hip pains. So why would you need a Nordic walking DVD? Before you head out to the parklands you can learn many useful things such as basics and techniques from an experienced instructor. A good Nordic walking DVD should explain the benefits for your fitness, how to efficiently burn calories, basic techniques to use the poles (grip-and-go) and tips for stretching and warm ups. A Walking DVD for Advanced walkers should feature interval, uphill or downhill training units and techniques and information to improve heart rates. Expect to spend anything between $20 and $30 for these walking DVDs. You can browse an Amazon list here.

YouTube walking videos

Please type in “walking fitness” into the search box to get heaps of results relating to walking. Another keyword would include “walking health”. The term “Benefits of walking” delivers a bunch of different videos pointing to Nordic walking, benefits for your health and motivation tips to get started at all. There are also videos for in home walking sessions. Keep eyes on the related videos box to browse similar streams covering the same topic.

Podcasts

Besides text or video you can also enjoy audio or video podcasts to learn more about health, nutrition or other walking related topics. We looked up for valuable podcasts about walking to complete this guide. Try using podcasts on your next walking unit instead of music. It can be about meditation, motivation tips or exciting travel destinations you could visit on your next holiday. A valuable website is podcast.com with thousands of audio files. Please type in the word “Walk” and browse a list of video and audio podcasts. We liked the “Free Audio London Podcast”. Another one is the “Podcast for Running”, delivering stretching tips, motivation and training programs.

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When I recently returned from a running session at my domestic parklands I was looking forward to kill a young coconut to slake my thirst. It was not only refreshing and had a superb taste, I also felt nourished from its white flesh. Hence, as they are very suitable to help restoring energy levels after brisk walking workouts, I thought to teach myself and share some of its nutritional values at Walking DVD and Books.

Young coconuts are also called tender coconuts and will be harvested before they are fully mature, literally when the coconut is still green. Its meat is soft, easy to spoon out and contains less sugar and more protein than fruits such as bananas, apples or oranges. Flesh and water deliver important nutrients and minerals such as iron, phosphorus and zinc. It actually doesn’t look like, but a coconut can host up to 750 ml of water, which is lots of water to drink.

Coconut water restores fluid levels after walking or running

After physical exercise the body has lost water through perspiration. Usually, I drink water to replenish levels, but the body also has lost smaller amounts of electrolyte minerals such as sodium or potassium as well as carbohydrates. An isotonic drink will do a better job than just water as it contains a mix of electrolytes, minerals, vitamins, sugars or amino acids. Well, coconut water is known to be isotonic too; hence it is so refreshing after walking or sports.

An article from the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department even reads that coconut water comes with the same level of electrolytic balance as human blood. While researching the site I learned that during the Pacific War of 1941-45 coconut water was used to ‘give emergency plasma transfusions to wounded soldiers’. Luckily, we can be more interested in drinking it, so here are the benefits.

Nutritional Benefits at a glance

• natural isotonic beverage / high in electrolytes, vitamins and amino acids
• good source of potassium (2.1mg/100ml)
• source of magnesium (10mg/100ml)
• source of phosphorous (10mg/100ml)
• water is low in sugar, fat and carbohydrates (2,100mg/100ml)
• contains medium chain fatty acids and raw saturated fat
• no cholesterol
• water is free from harmful bacteria or fungus
• cooling properties, ideal after brisk walking and running

Things to consider

Of course the biggest barrier to get at the water and flesh is to open the coconut first. You will experience less hassle than with opening brown coconuts. Some websites provide practical instructions, but consider all precautions before starting as a knife is needed.
Once a coconut is open and exposed to air nutrients rapidly will oxidize as well as the water begins to ferment and loses flavor. So, I recommend drinking it quickly or at least to fridge leftovers. Last but not least, go organic and buy only fresh coconuts as a whole. The alternative would be processed sports drinks. However, pasteurization or thermal processing may eliminate the risk of bacteria, but these processes will also destroy nutrients and much of its flavor.

Want to know more? This video shares a refreshing juice recipe using a young coconut as ingredient. It’s good and it is raw.

Further reading and sources:

• Opening instructions from Raw Guru
• How to bottle coconut water from Agriculture and Consumer protection Department
• New sports drink: coconut water from Agriculture and Consumer protection Department
• Coconut information at Wikipedia
• Coconut water article at Wikipedia
• stainlesssteeljuicers.net offers another Young coconut water recipe
• Photography: FlickR/Yazmapaz & Ace_Heart

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Just minutes away from my apartment is a beautiful park where I usually do my walking and running units. I really enjoy its natural surroundings and boost this feeling with some of my favorite music tracks. Well, not often, but it happens I feel a nasty pressure on my foot or even need to tie my shoelaces again. Last time I finally looked up the internet for an efficient way to tie my shoelaces be it for running, walking or style. Here are a few tips for sports and fitness activities I found on Ian’s shoelace site.

If you are into hiking or bushwalking then using soft and flat shoelaces can minimize the pressure points to increase walking comfort and stability. The straight lacing method on the other side will help to reduce the pressure on the upper right of the foot. A useful version of this straight bar lacing is to place the knots on the inside helping to smooth and balance overall pressure.

Following the websites recommendations, I gave the latter method a go while running my daily kilometers and I realized a slight relief on the upper ridge of my foot. The so-called Criss-Cross Lacing is also suitable for running and is commonly known. I haven’t tried the Bow Tie lacing method, but it also promises to reduce pressure on the upper ridge and it shall work well on running shoes with lugs instead of eyelets.

The following tip I found interesting as it helps to deal with heel slippage. Quite a few people have their foot positioned too far forwards. So, when your foot is fully inside the shoe, just press your heel straight into its back and then tight the shoe. It will give you more comfort and stability.

Some of you may be interested in a really firm tightening for brisk walking sessions. It prevents slippage particularly when walking or running downhill. There are three different styles: High Lock, Low Lock and Looped Lock. This lacing method backs on the criss-cross technique, but the finish is different. As our park has a few hills, I now favor this method.

Enjoy Ian’s site to find many other lacing styles or just watch the video below.

Can’t see the video? How to lock your running shoes

Let’s step out and enjoy a powerful fitness walking! Although you can choose from various kinds of walking techniques two goals always seem to be in the center of attraction: Improving health conditions and boosting fitness levels. When you are a starter or seek information about effective training methods, workout plans gadgets or dealing with certain health issues then this overview should give you a nice selection of walking books. Advanced walkers will also find inspirations, as some books provide training plans for races or even marathons. However, a following article comic up soon will introduce walking books on marathon walking. By the way, reading is not the only way to learn more about Walking. Here is also a list introducing walking DVDs. But today we’ll focus on books.

1. The Complete Guide to Walking, New and Revised: For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness (Walking Magazine)

This walking book looks on important key issues and how to resolve them. You will learn to strengthen your body and health, find ideal spots, learn which gadgets are best for walking or how to workout safely. Mark Fenton’s book is for beginners and advanced walkers. You will achieve the best results when following his 52-week walking program, which is included in this book. It also provides many success stories to use as an inspiration for training and motivation. Kathy Smith, author of Kathy Smith’s Lift Weights to Lose Weight says about this walking guide: “This new book provides a highly motivating, step-by-step plan to take you as far as you want to go. Even I gained a wealth of new insights about the science and practical application of walking for better fitness.” Read more: We already have published a detailed introduction to this walking book. More information.

2. Prevention’s Complete Book of Walking: Everything You Need to Know to Walk Your Way to Better Health

Those searching for general walking books will love it. It’s a comprehensive introduction delivering lots of information for stepping out. This book is helpful when it comes to choosing shoes and clothing or gadgets and accessories. The focus is also on effective walking techniques, diet and training. To boost results and a motivating overall experience you will find advice about diet and yoga too. Prevention’s Complete Book of Walking is for beginners as well as for race walkers. You can train for a 3.1 miles walk or a 26.2 marathon walk. Have a look on Dynamic Walking too! These techniques can help to improve posture, gait and biomechanics. Maggie Spilner from America’s number one healthy living magazine will guide you and introduce you to efficient tools and techniques. More Information.

3. Fitness Walking for Dummies

A funny title that shouldn’t confuse you. The popular book series covers many topics from traveling, computers to sports, outdoors and even walking. Whether power, plain or fitness walking – this walking book is for people of all ages who are interested in starting their own workout program. It is easy to understand and delivers comprehensive information on how to lose weight, decrease blood pressure, control cholesterol levels, and relieve stress. Before you start you can set goals, optimize your nutrition and learn more about choosing shoes. As reading through the guide you will also learn the basics about warming-up, cooling-down routines, levels of walking, using a treadmill, weight training methods or dealing with pain and injuries. More information.

4. Nordic Walking: The Complete Guide to Health, Fitness, and Fun

Nordic Walking originates from Finland and about 6 million people worldwide regularly practice this type of fitness walking using poles. This activity allows a motion similar to skiing. It is easy to learn and doesn’t cost much. You can practice it where ever you live. The advantages of Nordic Walking over regular walking is that the poles relieve some of the stress on the ankles, knees and hips. The whole body is incorporated. This is the reason why beginners, runners or those having injuries try Nordic Walking first or switch to it. When you are out to lose some weight, then this powerful activity is said to burn more calories than walking without poles. You will find all of these issues covered in this book. The International Nordic Walking Federation (INWA) provides a useful introduction too. More information.

There are many great topics and ways to create a powerful walking DVD. These five titles focus on boosting fitness levels and explain how to use walking for workout and body shaping.  An introduction to fitness walking at home. Enjoy!

1. Leslie Sansone: Walk Slim – Fast and Firm 4 Really Big Miles
About: This is probably the best way to walk off weight fast. There’s is great music (Firm Band) to boost your walking experience. The DVD includes a 4 mile walking workout aiming to bring your walk to a higher level. The program features a mile marker allowing choosing a 1, 2, 3, or 4 mile power walk. At the end there will be smooth stretching unit to keep muscles flexible. Time / Year: 56 minutes, 2007

2. Leslie Sansone: Walk at Home – Walk Your Belly Flat
About: A fast 3 Mile walk to get the belly flat and to burn calories easily. The brisk walking session is followed by a short workout unit on the floor to shape your tumy muscels. The walking DVD features all famous Walk at Home Workouts like Gentle “Warm Up” Walk! Brisk 4 and 5 mile per hour pace! Time / Year: 53 minutes, 2009

3. Get Moving – Walking for Weight Loss
About: This walking DVD features a cardio walking workout and will greatly push the body’s metabolism. It combines fitness-walking movements with low-impact aerobics techniques. The focus is on energizing 10-minute indoor workouts, which are suitable for almost anyone. Guided by certified fitness instructor Madeleine Lewis the program also explains how to burn fat- and calories and to fit the single units into your daily schedule. Includes stretching. Time / Year: 48 minutes, 2004

4. Leslie Sansone: Walk at Home – The Big Burn
About: This walking DVD is a program for advanced walkers, optimized to push calorie burns. It combines walking and jogging intervals, but you are able to do it in small doses. A two mile brisk walk containing all classic “Walk at Home: workout features. There will be a warming up session prior starting walking at 4mph, 5mph and 5.5mph. Includes Mile Marker. Time / Year: 33 minutes, 2009

5. Walking for Weight Loss With Debbie Rocker
About: The aim of this innovative walking circuit program is to create an efficient, effective training regimen that burns calories and helps you lose weight. Debbie Rocker applies high and low-intensity cardio work, walking, and toning exercises. This is a great way to workout and to learn effective and empowering fitness methods. Suitable for indoor and outdoor training. Time / Year: 60 minutes, 2006

Do you prefer reading a book rather than watching a movie? Here is a list with four walking books to boost fitness levels.

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I know a guy who daily walks 10km to the office. Some days he even returns home by walking. At the beginning he was very skeptical to walk a distance that far, so he started slowly and increased the distance step by step. Today, he is beyond doubt and truly believes the more you walk the farther you can go. ‘You just don’t care anymore’, he usually says. Just keep walking! A popular walking book that might help you to get started in a similar way is: ‘The complete guide to walking for health, weight loss and fitness’, written by Mark Fenton. It delivers a simple message that daily (brisk) walking can help to extend walking distances, fight overweight, dietary concerns, stress or chronic fatigue. The book suggests practical solutions for various conditions as well as a 52-week trainings plan.

Well, the slogan of this walking book reads ‘Take one year to change your life – forever!’ and it might sound like a long time to invest, but remember the other benefits of walking that come into effect while enjoying the work out. Walking can be more than just an activity to improve health and fitness levels. It is a lifestyle allowing to get in contact with many things surrounding us.

The Complete Guide to Walking, New and Revised: For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness

Overview: In ‘The complete guide to walking for health, weight loss and fitness’ Fenton talks about key issues of walking and how to resolve them. Topics include preventing and controlling serious health conditions, motivating friends to walk together, finding ideal walking spots nationwide, and using technology to workout more safely. Very helpful are plenty of realistic solutions to help overcoming individual barriers and to make you walking on a daily basis. Mark Fenton is a coach of beginners as well as athletes and states “he can transform virtually anyone from couch potato to athlete in less than one year with this straightforward, motivational, and enjoyable prescription to a healthier life. “

This walking book will also help you to learn more on strengthening your body. Try exercises such as light weight work to support your walking activity. Fenton also provides nutrition strategies to achieve a healthy body weight, to manage health conditions such as diabetes or for general wellbeing. It is easy to read and understand as the facts will be backed up with inspirational stories from people of all ages.

Benefits and content at a glance

• A 52-week program delivers the frame to consistently increase the walking progress. It shows distances, times, and more.
• The author suggests tips and tricks to get started and how to boost motivation.
• Readers will be able to dive into success stories of real people and adapt advices to themselves.
• Readers will find useful information on selecting shoes, clothing, and other walking gear.
• There will be plenty of information for time management, using walking logs or creating an individual program.
• Similar to running, stretching is important. This walking book delivers hints for stretching and strength training.

Book Details

Title: The Complete Guide to Walking, New and Revised – For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness
Author: Mark Fenton
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Year of Publication: March 2008
ISBN 13: 978-1-59228-989-9

Sure, the question might be a little odd. But, try to picture your nearby surroundings. I periodically fail to picture specific details of houses, objects, stores or public places in my home suburb. Sometimes I discover a detail or even stand in front of a house and ask myself whether these objects had been there before or not. Of course they were, so I started to concentrate on single details. As a result I discovered a world full of micro environments and finally could browse my suburb with my eyes closed. Here are 5 topics to explore in detail while walking to the office, supermarket, a friend’s place or any other place. Tip: It will be a more intensive experience when focusing on a single topic.

1. Roofs. Never looked upwards while walking? Well, there is either too much traffic or the area is just not interesting. But, even in our living area we usually don’t know much about the appearance of rooftops. Hence, it is surprising to discover things like trees, gardens or sunny terraces.

2. Windows. A brief glimpse is alright as the focus is on the different styles of windows. Try to catch the colours, materials and sizes. Do they fit the overall architecture of the house?

3. Doors. Interesting and important details are colours, sizes and textures. Can you look through little door windows? Are there any signs or inscriptions? What else does catch your eye?

4. Colours. Before going to bed, you can try to picture the colour of any house in your area. Is it Red, Green, Grey or Yellow? Check it out the next day.

5. Objects. Take 50 or 100 metres of any street and try to remember their location, shape, colour and size. It can be a fence, a bin, a bench, a tree or any other fixed item belonging to the scene.

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Let’s walk! More and more people rediscover the advantages of walking. But, walking is far more than just a natural and physical activity to get from one place to another. Walking can be a starting point – primarily a virtual one – to interlink different parts of our everyday life.

It is good to see many people already walk to work leaving their cars in the parking slots. Sounds like an easy task for those living in populous inner-city suburbs; however, wide spread urban areas usually don’t offer this opportunity. Luckily, that doesn’t matter. Walking is fairly independent from the place of residence and there are so many ways to walk regularly and gain the benefits of walking. A cool way is to walk in a nearby park. While wandering around, there’s time to think of specific topics that have been cruising around the mind for a longer time. Another way is to stroll up and down the street and just to sense the atmosphere, to watch many little situations happening or to get in contact with new people. Walking allows getting in touch, either with nature, other people or with surrounding topics and stories. That is why many people go for a long walk on the beach, organize a walking holiday in the mountains or make a pilgrimage.

The benefits of walking are improved sense perceptions; a greater awareness for what is going on the street and of course an energized health condition. Some much-vaunted health benefits of walking include lower “bad” cholesterol levels (LDL), raised HDL cholesterol levels or a reduced blood pressure. Similar to running, walking can help to manage your weight and to improve the overall mood.

Walking to improve health is a strong motivation. There are numerous media such as DVDs, books or magazines available to get started and to deliver more information. But, walking has many facets. It is truly a lifestyle and appears in many areas. Think of Nordic Walking or Bush Walking in Australia. Another very interesting perspective of walking is called Psychogeography, originally founded by the Lettrist International. This group invited to stroll around, explore urban cities, or to walk without maps and the intention to get lost.

Here at Walking DVD and Books, we will explore these topics and introduce interesting media such as magazines, DVDs, eBooks, books or forums delivering more information on your walking perspective.