Pedometer Walking (eBook)

Stepping Your Way To Health, Weight Loss, And Fitness

David Bassett, Mark Fenton (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2006
184 Seiten
Lyons Press (Verlag)
978-1-4617-4975-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Walk off extra pounds with a unique personal trainer--one that attaches to your belt!

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Mark Fenton, television personality and author of the best-selling Complete Guide to Walking, teams up with top exercise researcher, David R. Bassett, to help readers get moving. These guys know what works, and they've got pedometers on the brain. During the last ten years, pedometer use has grown exponentially. "e;Step counting"e; broke into the exercise vocabulary when Oprah started sporting her own pedometer, and the mania has only grown. Ten years ago there were five pedometers on the market; today there are dozens. But what to do with them? Hearing the cries for solid information, authors David R. Bassett and Mark Fenton have stepped up. Covered in this guide are a history of step counting--Jefferson was a fan, and a pedometer was designed by Leonardo da Vinci--advice on choosing a pedometer, and a guide to starting a pedometer program, with looks at successful ones in the U.S., Australia, and Europe. Most important may be the chapters treating the tremendously successful 10,000-steps-per-day programs initiated in Japan, as well as the modifications it needs to work for children and senior citizens. Aside from the pedometer itself, Pedometer Walking may be one of the most important exercise tools in years.

Autor

Mark Fenton, host of the PBS series America's Walking and author of The Complete Guide to Walking and Walking Through Pregnancy, has written numerous research articles about exercise science and athletic footwear. Formerly editor-at-large of Walking magazine, Fenton was a member of the United States national race-walking team from 1986 to 1991. He lives in Scituate, Massachusetts.David R. Bassett is a professor of exercise science at the University of Tennessee, and a pioneer in pedometer research. His studies have been covered by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA Today,and countless other national publications. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Inhalt

PREFACEACKNOWLEDGEMENTS1)A New Approach to Fitness2)The Origin of Pedometers3) Thomas Jefferson's Step Counter4)Choosing a Pedometer5)Getting Started6)10,000 steps per day, the Japanese Way7)Pedometer Programs to Increase Activity8)Tips for Increasing Daily Steps9)Health Benefits of 10,000 steps per day10)Walking and Weight Loss 11) Healthy Eating12) Fitness Walking13) Children and Pedometers14) Hiking with Pedometers 15) The Amish: A Natural History of Step Counting16) Walking Throughout the World17) Successful Aging Appendix A- Body Mass Index Appendix B- Resting Metabolic RateAppendix C- One-Mile Walk Fitness TestAppendix D- Where to Purchase Pedometers

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
• ISBN-10: 1-4617-4975-1 / 1461749751
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4617-4975-2 / 9781461749752