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

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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. Walk slow, fast, at night, in the morning, after meals, alone, with a friend, in the rain, singing, meditating etc etc x 52.

I read this through and decided to start the walking year in January of 2023 since the weeks approximately follow the year weather-wise. PLUS, it gave me new ways to explore the various benefits available through a diverse walking repertoire. Anyhow, this was great, except there were a few chapters that didn’t work for me, like “Walk Backwards,” which feels really impractical and silly.

And on a related note, what is it with middle-aged women and their obsessive desire to do silly little dances in public whenever humanly possible? As I think one other reviewer said, this is not necessarily a book you want to take out of the library and just read.

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. Walking lowers your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis, improves cholesterol levels, helps you build strong bones and slows any bone loss as you age.The book is more nudging than pedantic and that is nice as many self- help books can be frankly a tad, no a lot bossy.

As I started reading individual walking ideas I became intrigued by some of the things to try while walking such as Afghan breathing.

A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating - effective in any situation. Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. So far I've walked to two different doctor appointments (a half mile away) and with a friend to the local movie theater (about a mile away).