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1) Walking
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
First delivered as a lecture in 1851, "Walking" is the seminal work on Transcendental philosophy by American author and essayist Henry David Thoreau. Sometimes referred to as "The Wild", it was Thoreau's favorite speech and he gave the lecture several more times over the next decade as he refined and expanded his ideas. The final version of this influential essay was published in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1862 after his death. In "Walking", Thoreau...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Losing weight has never been easier or more fun than with Leslie Sansone's WALK AWAY THE POUNDS. For over twenty-five years, Leslie has helped more women get off the couch and onto their feet than anyone else in the fitness industry. Her secret? If you can walk, you can achieve the weight-loss goals you dream about...with none of the intimidation or negative messages that have stopped you from succeeding before. Whether you are a beginner or have...
Author
Series
Harold Fry novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
52 Ways to Walk is a short, user-friendly guide to attaining the full range of benefits that walking has to offer--physical, spiritual, and emotional--backed by the latest scientific research to inspire readers to develop a fulfilling walking lifestyle.
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B--the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble--and reveals what they say about us. Gros draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking as something central to their practice. On his travels he ponders Thoreau's eager seclusion in Walden Woods; the reason Rimbaud walked in a fury, while Nerval rambled to cure his melancholy. He shows us how Rousseau walked...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Walk your way to a stronger, slimmer, leaner body with this dynamic 1, 2, and 3-mile total body slimming system! Leslie brings you a high-intensity workout that will challenge every major muscle group in your body right in your own home. Burn calories! Build muscle! Boost energy!
Author
Publisher
Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The world's best hikes and walks in one volume with breathtaking photography, detailed terrain and route guides, maps, and expert descriptions--whether you need to unplug for an afternoon or get away for longer. A carefully selected collection of 200 routes designed to appeal to perambulatory enthusiasts of all stripes. From vigorous hikes around Lake Tahoe to enjoying the charms of England's Thames Valley, there is something for everyone. The book...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
c2020
Language
English
Description
"Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. Every day, we put one foot in front of the other-yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this book, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains. From walking's evolutionary origins, traced back millions of...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A cultural commentator and author of such works as Sex Collectors and The Food Chain evaluates walking from a range of disciplines to consider how the activity has inspired sporting events, mystical revelations, and artistic legacies.
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Five Big Miles to walk yourself to a slimmer stronger you. Be prepared for Lots of Miles and Lots of Sweat. All of our famous features of Walk at Home workouts are in this program! Gentle 'Warm Up' Walk; Brisk 4 and 5 mile per hour pace; Mile Markers allow you to choose 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 Miles; Multi-Muscle Movements! Compound exercises give you a bigger calorie burn.
Publisher
Unlimited Energy
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Includes 2 DVDs that vary in distance from 1 mile to 3 miles. The videos help turn your workout into a fat-burner that also helps define the muscles of the arms, back, chest and shoulders, without placing extra stress on those important joints and ligaments.
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Losing weight has never been easier or more fun than with Leslie Sansone's WALK AWAY THE POUNDS. For over twenty-five years, Leslie has helped more women get off the couch and onto their feet than anyone else in the fitness industry. Her secret? If you can walk, you can achieve the weight-loss goals you dream about...with none of the intimidation or negative messages that have stopped you from succeeding before. Whether you are a beginner or have...
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