Walking Health

Jennifer Pharr Davis, the former record holder of the FKT (or Fastest Known Time) on the Appalachian Trail, tells the story of her meteoric rise in the world of endurance hiking and, in doing so, unpacks key traits that make women uniquely suited to endurance. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and description, she takes us with her as she sets the record on the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the mentors who helped her to identify and unlock different facets of her endurance capabilities.

Losing weight and getting in shape is very basic. You already would have been in shape. You have just been making the wrong choices. You just need to begin making the right ones. That's all.

Feeling restricted by her office-bound clinical practice, licensed clinical social worker Jen Udler decided to take therapy outdoors. Walking on local nature trails with her clients proved to be the breakthrough Jen was looking for. The calming presence of nature provided a varied backdrop, offering natural metaphors for each client's experience, while the rhythmic movement cultivated deeper connections between mind and body.

In this collection of beautiful and raw essays, Amy S. F. Lutz writes openly about her experience - the positive and the negative - as a mother of a now 21-year-old son with severe autism. Lutz's human emotion drives through each moment and challenges commonly held ideas that define autism either as a disease or as neurodiversity.

More than 115 million Americans consider walking to be their primary mode of exercise, and the proven health benefits from walking well include cardiovascular health, dementia prevention, stress reduction, and more. Authors Michael J. Gelb and Bruce Fertman provide secrets, advice, and guidance on walking with pleasure, power, poise, and peace.

Welcome to "Steps to Longevity: The Path to a Healthier, Longer Life," a comprehensive guide dedicated to exploring the profound impact walking has on our health and lifespan. In a world brimming with complex health advice and fitness trends, walking emerges as a refreshingly simple, yet incredibly powerful, tool in the quest for longevity. This book is born out of a desire to illuminate the often-underestimated benefits of walking, drawing upon cutting-edge research, expert insights, and practical wisdom to guide you on a transformative journey towards improved health and vitality. Walking...

By focusing on strengthening your neural pathways in addition to your muscles, you'll finally start seeing improvements in your mobility, energy, and confidence. Dr. Hawley's expertise and experience make her an invaluable resource for anyone with MS looking to improve their quality of life.

Many of us physicians started our careers with aspirations to live meaningful lives in service to others. We set off to become stewards of health and to be the beacons of light in times of sickness and death. We spent our youth studying and training in order to be doctors and to have life-long careers we can be proud of. But instead, many of us find ourselves in a health care system that prioritizes money above all else. We find ourselves forced to make decisions that go against our moral character or we are pushed to our limits to increase profitability for the system.

Part memoir, part call to action, The No-Driving Diet is one man's account of his circuitous route to good health.

Losing weight has never been easier or more fun than with Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds. For over 25 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.

Lauren Artress reintroduces the ancient labyrinth, a walking meditation that transcends the limits of still meditation, and shows us the possibilities it brings for renewal and change. 'Walking the Labyrinth' has reemerged today as a metaphor for the spiritual journey and a powerful tool for transformation. This walking meditation is an archetype, a mystical ritual found in all religious traditions. It quiets the mind and opens the soul. Walking a Sacred Path explores the historical origins of this divine imprint and shares the discoveries of modern day seekers.

Lucille O’Neal shares her public battles and personal struggles as the single young mother of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. Lucille O’Neal would one day have it all, but not before fighting the public battles and personal demons that would threaten to shatter the very foundation of her life and took a devastating toll along the way.

If you’ve tried every trick in the book to improve your sleep, it’s time to take a more holistic approach… Enter biohacking! Do you find yourself lying awake and staring at the ceiling at night, only to struggle to get out of bed in the morning and make it through the day? Biohacking is here to save the day… and when you understand how to harness its powers, you’ll gain the high-quality sleep you thought you’d never get and see huge improvements in your energy levels and mood.

Do you hate the gym, shudder at the idea of long runs and hate team sport? Is exercise something you know you should do but you never have the time to actually get it done? Then this book is for you. '101 ways to exercise without noticing' will show you how you can add exercise and activity to your everyday life in bite size pieces without even noticing you're doing it. But you'll notice the difference it makes. You'll feel fitter, stronger, more relaxed, less stressed and more able to take on the world. And it doesn't take long to begin to make a difference - within a few weeks you'll ...

As newborn Christians, we are the products of words and there is tremendous power and authority inside of us to bring any kind of desired change. Ephesians 1:18 mentions that the word of God surpasses human science. This means that for us, a doctor’s report is never final. The medical condition of our ancestors cannot prevail over us because of the new creatures that we are in God and because of the new life that was given to us. Moreover, through Jesus’s sacrifice and resurrection, we can now walk in divine health all the days of our lives!

There are many small ways we sabotage our health without realizing it. By recognizing these bad habits and developing good ones through small changes, we can see big results. Using her proven six-week-plan format, Leslie teaches listeners how to eat healthier and smarter one habit at a time.

Anchored in Hope: Walking with God Through Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Healing Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and weighed down by depression? Do you long for peace, healing, and the unshakable hope that only God can provide? Anchored in Hope is here to guide you through the storm, offering biblical truth, practical tools, and the reassurance that you’re never alone in your struggles. Life’s battles can feel impossible to face, but you don’t have to fight them alone. This book combines the transformative power of Scripture with empathetic insights to help you ...

Learn to quiet your mind and calm your body, ease physical discomfort and strengthen your immune system, and discover new powers of concentration. Acclaimed author Daniel Goleman teaches you to attain these benefits in four distinctly different ways.

For centuries, people have dismissed delusions as a problem for the shrinks to sort out in distant asylums. But delusions are more than just bizarre case studies. They tell stories of collective anxieties and traumas. Examining the study and documentation of delusions over time, Shepherd looks at 10 extraordinary cases of delusion from the archives.

Do you ever feel exhausted and never seem to have the energy to do the things you know you should do? Do you need more energy? What if you could gain strength and energy, feel better, and "win your battle against Diabetes?" In this book, learn several “common sense” ways to help! You will learn critical insights to practice easily, like increasing your energy producers (mitochondria) in each cell by moving more (work up to 10,000 steps a day, speeding up your pace for part of them), standing up at least 32 times a day (use squats), losing weight by moving more every thirty minutes, and ...