52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time

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Each chapter also includes a good balance of personal anecdotes and scientific studies to hold the reader's attention and make a convincing argument. Streets goes through them all, explaining the who, what, when, where, why, and how of each kind of walk. There is a TON of information in this book about the benefits of walking, and walking in various ways. Streets (gotta smile a little about her name) lays out the reasons to walk in the morning, in the even, in the rain, uphill and so on.

I ramble/walk often and am currently completing the London Outer Orbital Pathway (LOOP), over 150 miles of walking (split into 24 sections) encircling London through its green belt. In our car-obsessed (and largely car-dependent) society, this book will make you think about the places you *could* actually be walking to, and all the benefits that come with it. From practical tips on improving one’s gait to exploring new areas without a map, Streets offers dozens of innovative ways to get anyone at any age or fitness level walking. I read this through and decided to start the walking year in January of 2023 since the weeks approximately follow the year weather-wise. Never Split the Difference takes you inside his world of high-stakes negotiations, revealing the nine key principles that helped Voss and his colleagues succeed when it mattered the most - when people's lives were at stake.As a person who walks for both physical and mental health, rather than a particular destination, Annabel Streets' 52 Ways to Walk: The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time is both an inspiration, and a revelation.

iako nam je svima u podsvijesti "hodanje je dobro za tebe", još je bolje ako imaš iza sebe neke znanstveno potkrijepljene činjenice o dobrobiti tabananja. This would be a great book for a new walker who needs motivation to get going or for someone who just wants to up their walking game. I listened to the audiobook (yes, while walking), and once finished, I promptly got the kindle version to reference more easily and a hardcover version shipped off to my mother. This is quite a "light" book, although all the benefits presented are supported by scientific evidence.But many of us are stuck in our walking routines, forever walking in the same place, in the same way, for the same time, with the same people. između svih tih (ne)izvedivih prijedloga, spontano sam si izabrala nekolicinu na koje ću više obratiti pažnju jer hodati ne namjeravam prestati, a kad je već tako, ajde da izvučem maksimum iz priče. most: Walk like a nomad, a meditative practice where you sync your steps with your breaths (3 steps breathe in, 1 step hold in, 3 steps breathe out, 1 step hold out) (perhaps even through your nose).

God master designed the human body to benefit from walking, enjoying nature, slowing down( so we can enjoy the earth He created), and developing kindred spirits. I bought her a copy for her birthday and she decided to start with the week after her birthday, which I believe was the walk and draw week. Thing that will stick with me on the health benefits: Overall it seems that shorter more frequent walks have more benefits than one longer walk, especially short walks after meals.

There is a lot to motivate and invigorate a person, to maybe move from the couch to at least the end of the driveway, or block.

Streets carefully breaks down the psychological and physical benefits of [walking], and makes a solid case that getting some movement in outside can help one “appreciate the exquisitely complicated and beautiful world we inhabit. od 52 načina koje ona predlaže, neki su iskoristivi i dobrodošli podsjetnik na važnost disanja, ispravnog držanja, prikladne obuće i odjeće, hidracije bla, a neki su posve čudnovati i djeluju kao nategnuti način da se popune stranice (hodanje pjevajući, plešući ili crtajući). After reading this book, I’ll probably walk in the rain more, walk more errands, and walk while listening to the soundscape. In this book, I particularly liked how the author looked at different aspects of walking, such as alone or in groups, the benefits of walking after waking and eating and even working and walking simultaneously.Ways to Walk is published by Bloomsbury in the UK and Putnam Penguin Random House in the US under Annabel Streets. As I think one other reviewer said, this is not necessarily a book you want to take out of the library and just read. Streets has a very nice style in making what could be boring facts into interesting things a walker might want to try. Annabel’s guide to the whys and hows of walking is now published as a paperback, so you can easily take it with you on your walking adventures! I love to walk, mostly with my dogs, but I love a good long walk with a good conversationalist and/or under a canopy of trees.