Walking (eBook)

Jeff Galloway was an average teenage runner who kept learning and working harder, until he became an Olympian. He is the author of the best-selling running book in North America ("Galloway's Book on Running") and is a Runners World columnist, as well as an inspirational speaker for more than 200 running and fitness sessions each year. He has worked with over 150,000 average people in training for specific goals and Galloway's quest for an injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978. Galloway is the designer of the walk-run, low mileage marathon training program (Galloway RUN-WALK method) with an over 98% success rate.

Cover 1
Contents 6
Walking Is for Everyone 8
Born to Walk 11
How Walking Gets Us in Shape 18
How to Get Started 27
Buying the Right Shoes 35
Getting "Hooked" on Walking 44
Your First Week - Getting Started and Keeping Going 50
Your Three Week Schedule 55
Your Next 21 Weeks 59
Training Programs 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Marathon 68
"Shuffling" to Control Fatigue, Soreness, Aches 74
Why Our Bodies Want to Hold onto Fat? 79
Why Some People Burn a Lot More Fat 91
Fat Burning Training: For the Rest of Your Life 96
Fat Burning: The Income Side of the Equation 102
Good Blood Sugar = Motivation 113
An Active Person's Diet 118
No Aches, No Pains, No Injuries 123
Walking Form: Maintaining Momentum 128
Stretching 140
Strengthening 144
How to Stay Motivated 149
Destroying Excuses 154
And if I Don't Enjoy My Walking? 159
Dealing with the Weather 163
Cramps, Dogs, and Other Problems 176
Trouble Shooting Aches and Pains 192
Exercise After 40, 50, 60, 70 198
Switching Roles: Being a Good Coach 205
Learning to Run 211
Photo Credits 217