Walking for Weight Loss Book

Walking for Weight Loss takes fitness back to basics. As a refreshing alternative to complicated aerobic routines and over-priced gym memberships, walking is a form of exercise that is free, enjoyable and a natural part of our everyday life. It is therefore the obvious way to slim down, tone up and get active on a daily basis.

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Walking for Weight Loss takes fitness back to basics. As a refreshing alternative to complicated aerobic routines and over-priced gym memberships, walking is a form of exercise that is free, enjoyable and a natural part of our everyday life. It is therefore the obvious way to slim down, tone up and get active on a daily basis.

You really can lose weight through walking - all you need to do is correct your posture and your technique, work on your stride, speed up your pace and change your focus to transform that everyday saunter into a fat-burning power walk. Lucy Knight guides you through each stage, and shows you:

• how to set yourself realistic goals
• how to assess how hard you are working
• how to try out different styles of walking - Nordic walking, hill walking, race walking, treadmill walking...
• how to follow a compatible, balanced healthy-eating plan so that you see weight-loss results fast

Whether you are walking around the block or across the moor, on a crisp winter's day, or in gorgeous sunshine, Walking for Weight Loss provides the perfect walking programme for achieving not only weight loss, but complete mental and physical health, as well as a new and focused zest for life...

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Contents

• Why Walk? 
• Posture Check
• Your Walking Technique
• Which Way to Walk?
• Warming Up and Cooling down
• How Hard Are You Working?
• Let’s Get Walking
• Kitting Yourself Out
• A Healthy Diet
• Index
• Acknowledgements