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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. "Step counting" 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.
Contents
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1) A New Approach to Fitness
2) The Origin of Pedometers
3) Thomas Jefferson's Step Counter
4) Choosing a Pedometer
5) Getting Started
6) 10,000 steps per day, the Japanese Way
7) Pedometer Programs to Increase Activity
8) Tips for Increasing Daily Steps
9) Health Benefits of 10,000 steps per day
10) Walking and Weight Loss
11) Healthy Eating
12) Fitness Walking
13) Children and Pedometers
14) Hiking with Pedometers
15) The Amish: A Natural History of Step Counting
16) Walking Throughout the World
17) Successful Aging
Appendix A- Body Mass Index
Appendix B- Resting Metabolic Rate
Appendix C- One-Mile Walk Fitness Test
Appendix D- Where to Purchase Pedometers
