Walking

The Ultimate Exercise for Optimum Health

De: Andrew Weil, Mark Fenton

Narrado por: Andrew Weil, Mark Fenton

Most of us enjoy walking, but not everyone knows how to turn this simple exercise into one of the most powerful self-healing tools known to medicine. On Walking: The Ultimate Exercise for Optimum Health, Dr. Andrew Weil joins Mark Fenton, the nation's foremost expert on walking, for an invigorating audio program that gives listeners all the tools needed to begin a daily walking practice. On Part One, Dr. Weil and Mark Fenton explain the proven ways in which walking helps you look and feel younger, reduce stress, improve immune function, achieve your ideal weight, and more. On Part Two, listeners get walking with a fully programmable workout that features two warm-up options and five intensifying sessions, paced by cadence cues and motivating tips for each phase.

There are dozens of resources on walking for better health, but none with the ultimate walking coach alongside America's most trusted complementary health-care physician. Whether you're a seasoned walking enthusiast looking for an edge or taking your first steps toward a healthier tomorrow, with Walking, anyone can put their best foot forward to make the most of this enjoyable and life-changing exercise.

©2006 Andrew Weil and Mark Fenton (P)2006 Sounds True

Walking is the best exercise

Good information about a great way to exercise. Always thought I couldn't be fit without jogging, now I know that walking is as good, and much easier on the body.

Good presentation, a little dry in spots, but overall good information. Gives a beat to walk to at the different fitness levels for practice.

Try it, get fit!

Walking is better than running!

My husband loves to run but I prefer to walk and this book gave me a little "ammo" to start trying to convince him to give his joints a break and walk more than run. The first half of the audiobook is all about the health benefits of walking and I plan to listen to it periodically to keep myself motivated. The second half has workouts and warmups that I haven't really gotten into yet but look interesting. Enjoyed it!

Lacking

The book is fine but the audio presentation has a major flaw.

The first half gives you a get-started pep talk, the second half provides workout details -- but as an audiobook, it needs several more chapters so you can break in at the beginning of the workout or other key points. As it is, you have to hold down the forward or backward button for over a minute to get the correct spots for the walking tempos.