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

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Annabel Streets delves into the science and romanticism of walking and explores the good things that can happen with this one small act. 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.

Even as I was putting this on reserve at my local library, I strongly suspected that this was going to be one of those Buzzfeed-style listicles padded out into a full book, which I'm a real sucker for because I'm always holding out hope that the next one will be that rare exception and actually justify its page count; but alas, this turned out to be exactly what I suspected, a book that promises to provide creative and interesting ways to change up your daily walking habit every single week throughout a year, but then is filled with silly nonsense like, "Week 3: Take a walk while you smile at people! A delightfully original love letter to an activity humans were designed to do throughout the course of each day. Inspirational, backed by science, illuminated with human anecdote, and bolstered with how-to tips, 52 Ways to Walk will inspire, challenge, support, and encourage everyone to become more ambitious with their walking practice, revealing how walking may be the best-kept secret of the supremely healthy and happy, the creative and well-slept–those with the best posture and sharpest memories. I was most touched by the end of the book when the author states that this was her love letter to walking, and a tribute to her father who refused to drive, and who also passed away while she wrote the book. My main critique is I felt the "tips" section of each chapter definitely felt like the weakest part, it felt like the part the author spent the least amount of time on.Though the prose glides right along, a reader may find that it takes her quite a long time to finish this book due to the fact that every time she picks it up she will be inspired to put it down and go for a yomp. 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). The author of this book counters every possible excuse I have ever had for not taking walk, plus the easily digestible information she provides about the myriad of benefits of walking is very motivational. I do wonder how much we can take from a study of a group of 60 walkers (many of the studies referenced include less than 100 participants), but a lot of the things she claims make sense.

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. 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. 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. But I did spend most of the time listening to this book pacing up and down my hallway/kitchen, and am so very much looking forward to being able to get out walking again very soon!

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. After reading this book, I’ll probably walk in the rain more, walk more errands, and walk while listening to the soundscape.

She incorporates moon phases, singing, drawing, walking backwards, walking alone, walking with a friend. 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). Some of the ways I want to walk include: at night, backward, as meditation, sketching, within an hour of rising, and after eating. From Boltzmann to quantum theory, from Einstein to loop quantum gravity, our understanding of time has been undergoing radical transformations. Or sing while you climb up hill, giving your mind something to concentrate on, and your breathing to become more regular.

I knew that walking made me feel better, especially during these super trying times, but I wasn't sure why, nor how I could make a walk around my neighborhood more interesting. In November 2017 the people of Zimbabwe took to the streets in an unprecedented alliance with the military. 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). I recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their daily walks or to start walking more than they currently do. 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.

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