The Complete Guide to Walking, New and Revised: For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness (Walking Magazine) Summary and Reviews

The Complete Guide to Walking, New and Revised: For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness (Walking Magazine)
by Mark Fenton

The Complete Guide to Walking, New and Revised: For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness (Walking Magazine)
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Author: Mark Fenton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-18
ISBN: 1592289894
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: The Lyons Press

Book Reviews of The Complete Guide to Walking, New and Revised: For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness (Walking Magazine)

Book Review: Almost no changes from 1st Edition, but still the best guide out there
Summary: 5 Stars

This comprehensive, approachable guide to all things walking is conversational in tone and gives a wealth of information about walking without being dry. The focus here is on fitness and health, not weight loss per se, which is refreshing. My favorite quote from the book is: "In an ideal world... our greatest concern about our bodies would simply be wringing the most life out of them. We'd want the longest, healthiest, most energetic, active adventurous lives our bodies could offer."

I checked out the first edition of this book from the library and did a page-by page comparison to see what had changed. There are exactly the same number of pages as the first edition and only the title of one subchapter has changed. Some of the resources in back have been updated, but that info could be found for free with a google search. The introduction has been re-written and the author's bio on the back cover has been updated (he has since left Walking Magazine and has appeared in the movie Super Size Me). Other than these updates, there is almost NO change here from the first edition.

Bottom line: this book is the best comprehensive guide to walking for fitness and health, but no need to buy this one if you already have the first edition.

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