Leslie Sansone has created a great book! I follow her videos at home and reading this book has really helped me understand a few more things about her goals and what we need to do to achieve them. I read this book yesterday and I could not set it down! I finished it with tons of new information that I will be able to use!

She is an amazing person and she expalins her theory on losing weight and how we can try it as well. She creates a helpful log for each day to keep us on track and motivated. She also explains how and why she got into this business.

If you are ready to lose weight then this is the book for you! You should also check out some of her walking videos. I was so dumb to buy a 1,000 elipitical! I use her every morning before breakfast while my eliptical is folded!

After being in a car accident, dealing with fractured vertebrae and completing all the required bed rest, I was searching for something that would help me with the healing process. Being secure that I would not cause further injury to my spine by using the book as a guide and support, I began VERY slowly to try Sara Meek's program. I can only say that this book was my life saver. At the beginning I could only partially complete the most basic exercise, but I was determined to succeed. With the help of this program, both the exercises and the sense that I was getting better, I am now able to resume most daily activities and needless to say, my back has gotten straighter! Thank you Ms. Meeks. I hope you see this review. I have been wanting to thank you so much. I don't know how I would have made any progress without your help.

#1 bestselling fitness guru Leslie Sansone turns her expertise and experience to teaching her fans how to develop the healthy eating habits that work for her. Despite hundreds of fad diets and get-thin-quick schemes, the only real way to be fit is to exercise and eat right. #1 fitness video instructor Leslie Sansone has developed a highly successful walking exercise program. Now she turns her pen to the secrets of her personal diet habits.

In LESLIE SANSONE'S EAT SMART, WALK STRONG, she applies her proven six-week plan format to reforming the way readers eat. Each week will cover a different habit (such as portion control) with numerous tips on how to apply it. Each week also has a focus food (such as whole grains) explaining its benefits and providing smart and tasty ways to incorporate it into your diet. The point of the book is not to make readers conform to a rigid plan, but to allow them to experiment with different methods and adopt those habits that are most effective.

Given the exotic nature of so many bodywork practices, readers will be surprised to learn that they can improve their health and well-being with something as simple as walking. But that's just what Los Angeles physical therapist Brourman asserts here. Walking isn't just a great physical and meditative exercise, she points out, it's the physical activity we do most often. And just as imbalance, poor posture and untoned muscles can lead to painful injuries, correcting the way you walk and strengthening and stretching your muscles can speed your recovery or prevent you from getting hurt in the first place.

Because Brourman doesn't have the luxury of seeing every reader personally, a great deal of the book is devoted to diagnosing and solving individual gait problems--something that can be done, she says, because the standards of human symmetry are the same for everyone. "The truth is that height, weight, proportions, age, sex, and all other human features and options don't change the basic elements of a symmetrical walk," she writes. The instructions are reasonably easy to follow (although some readers may be disconcerted by a common experience--when you start thinking about how you should be doing something you do every day, you start to "forget" how you did it in the first place). Those who are suffering from pain in such places as the back and the knees may be most motivated to follow Brourman's instructions, but she makes it clear that just about everyone can benefit from a good walk

"There are few people who have done more for walking, or who know more about walking, than Maggie Spilner.... This is truly a walking encyclopedia for the new millennium."--From the foreword by Elaine Ward, founder and director of the North American Racewalking Foundation

From the walking editor of America's number one healthy living magazine comes the definitive guide to America's number one fitness activity: walking.

Join Prevention's Maggie Spilner as she introduces you to the tools and techniques that can help you get more from your walking routine. You'll go farther and faster, with greater comfort and less risk of injury.

Prevention's Complete Book of Walking features:

• Three workout plans to help you walk off extra pounds (page 97)
• Step-by-step instructions for finding perfect-fitting shoes (page 47)
• Yoga poses that support an efficient, fluid stride (page 131)
• A buyer's guide for choosing the best treadmill (page 60)
• A complete program to train for a 5-K event (page 151)

Prevention's Complete Book of Walking also features the 6-week Dynamic Walking program developed by Suki Munsell, Ph.D. You'll learn to move your body with grace, control, and power, so you'll get even greater benefit from your walking routine.

This book addresses just about every excuse, issue, and psychological hang-up as to why any well-meaning but inactive person isn't out there hoofing it. The author is very straightforward, honest, and motivational. He gives the "tough love" kind of talk I wish I could get from a live person. Most people around an obese person like me just remain polite, you know? Anyway, the motivational talk is what will keep this book within my easy reach in case I don't feel motivated to move.

The plan itself to "walk yourself thin" is so very easy-you simply can't do it wrong! No timekeeping, no need to bust out the car to figure out the mileage of your walking path. So simple is this approach to walking you'll think you should've thought of it first.

Walking as little as 30 minutes daily is one of the easiest, safest, and most enjoyable ways to keep in shape and reduce stress. The Walking Deck introduces simple ways to incorporate the benefits of walking into your routine, providing convenient ways to meet your health and fitness goals. Cards cover form, technique, how to monitor intensity, proper stretching and strolling, plus 20 specialty itineraries for hoofing it everywhere from the beach to the mall to city streets.

"Mark Fenton strides right past all the fad-and-gimmick fitness books with practical, no-nonsense advice that will help people of all ages, sizes, and shapes start and stick with exercise."
-- Miriam E. Nelson, bestselling author of Strong Women Stay Young and Strong Women, Strong Bones

"...a comprehensive guide..."-- Fit Pregnancy magazine

"...this book is filled with sensible advice that's flexible enough to fit almost any expectant mother's situation."--Parents & Kids magazine

Many people do not realize that on a daily basis they probably already walk 900 to 3,000 steps, even if they have a relatively sedentary lifestyle. By incorporating fairly modest changes inot their day to day routine, people can easily increase their walking count to 10,000 steps. This book shows readers how to do just that. It serves as a tool for those who want to reap all of the rewards of walking.

Walk the Weight Away! is an innovative, workbook-based exercise, nutrition, and healthy living plan that's designed to get you off the couch and out the door—and loving it! Walk the Weight Away! eases you into a healthier lifestyle by combining stretching, walking, and light weight training exercises with healthy eating tips and tasty recipes.

Walk the Weight Away! is designed specifically for people who might find traditional weight loss and fitness programs daunting. Each day of the program has its own workbook page, with everything from a food diary with delicious nutritional menu suggestions to training tips and motivational quotes. More importantly, the workbook pages are designed to keep you on track, with a checklist of daily stretches and exercises and space to write future goals. With each day?s workout specifically outlined, it?s easy to stay with the program and see real results. At the same time, the flexibility of the workouts, with options for those who want to measure their progress by time, distance, or steps taken, means that you choose an approach that feels the best to you.

Walk the Weight Away! includes:

• An innovative day-by-day journal to mark your progress every step of the way
• An eight-week walking program to get you on the path to your best body
• A daily nutrition plan designed to balance your intake—with dozens of mouth-watering recipes that will satisfy your appetite
• A powerful strength training routine that takes just minutes a day
• Daily quotes to provide motivation and thoughtful encouragement

Because walking is the most natural of exercises, something we've been doing ever since we were toddlers, it appeals to everyone, even those who do not see themselves as athletic. Even better, it?s free: to start a walking program, you don't have to join a gym or buy special equipment. In fact, all you need to experience the health benefits of walking is the motivation to get up and do it. And with the unique Walk the Weight Away! eight-week workbook plan, starting a fitness program—and sticking to it—has never been easier.

Whether a person is thinking of starting a fitness program for weight loss, general health, or just to boost their energy and activity level, Walk the Weight Away! promises to inspire and motivate like no program before. A great journey begins with a single step—in this case, a journey to a healthier life! 50 b/w photos.

With obesity at an all-time high, America's sidewalks vanishing from our suburbs, pedestrians and bicyclists at risk along many thoroughfares, and a looming fuel crisis on the horizon, we need to reevaluate personal and societal walking values. This thought-provoking book calls for the restoration of a walkable environment as a starting point for addressing these pressing issues.

I have ordered this tape 3 times, because I keep washing it in the machine with my workout clothes. By far this is the most motivating tape trio I have had. I have used Kathy's tapes for alot of years, and this set is my favorite. I never get tired of it and she is am amazing person to listen to. I hope she comes up with more walking tapes soon!!

I've read several walking books, this is a good one and being not too expensive helps. Very easy read, bigger print is nice, written very simple, nothing complicated like some other books. Info on why walking is good for you, what it can do for you, different levels of walking fitness and even includes some pictures of upper body work to include for a total body workout.

Walk to Win present irrefutable medical evidence that a regular walking program reduces the incidence of heart disease and strokes, reduces blood pressure, relieves stress and tension, retards certain forms of arthritis and cancer, promotes weight loss and weight control, and increases longevity from 15-25 years above the normal life span. Walk to Win is an easy, safe, effective method of achieving permanent weight loss and cardiovascular fitness

Beginners and others who find excerise a challenge will benefit from this helpful, motivational audio guide. Listeners will learn the basics of starting a walk for fitness program, keeping it up and tracking progress to better health.