Walking: A Complete Guide to the Complete Exercise

This book is fabulous, exactly what anyone interested in walking for health and fitness needs to get motivated and get walking! It is overflowing with solid information about how we walk and why we should walk for fitness. This book is valuable for any walker, from the person who enjoys the relaxing benefits of a stroll to someone who is out to reap the cardiovascular benefits of more vigorous exercise without the injury that usually accompanies it - Casey Myers outlines walking programs to fit the needs of any walker. I cannot praise this book enough!

After suffering a major heart attack I eventually managed to start walking again and then set a target to jog. This was disappointing until I discovered Casey Myers. This was a whole new ball game as it proved you could exercise at a greater beneficial rate than running with less damage to knees and with far less strain. I have now told many people of the benefits as it is a "fitness Bible" to our family. If you want to be fit and healthy or just look after yourself you must read this book.

A compellation of personal stories that some times seems to be in infomercial for the shoe com-pany he worked for, it never the less contains the clearest explanation of how to walk fast that I have seen. It spends too much time promoting the benefits of walking and otherwise preaching to the choir, but also contains everything you need to know about walking, from stretching to exercises to bio-mechanics to common mistakes. On this topic there are newer books and shorter books, but not better books.

After beginning to walk to lose weight at age 30, and trying out some local race walking, I found this book and learned how form matters, plus much information I've found from my nursing education is correct and solid. I placed second and third 4 times in two years in racewalking, and got down to a lean 17% body fat, and toned up all over. Walking is the number one sport!

Two months ago, I started walking an hour each day. I was starting to experience some discomfort, but didn't want to give up. In layman's terms, Mr. Casey explained what was I was doing wrong & how to correct it. I've lost 15 pounds so far, feel great & plan on walking the rest of my life!I've tried running, jogging, stair-stepping, stationary bicycles, and aerobic dancing (both high- & low-impact). Chapter 7 compares walking to all the other popular forms of exercise. The comparisons are based on medical research & common sense. If you are short on time, read this chapter. I bet you find time to read the rest of the book AFTER you read this one chapter.Mr. Casey has regular walking clinics through the Cooper Wellness Program & is the walking consultant for NaturalSport walking shoes.