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Describes the Shropshire Hills and Welsh borders in Britain as a place for walk enthusiast. Poet A.E. Housman's description of the place; Move to preserve the traditional features of the countryside; Description of the small Welsh town of Knighton in Powys; Long distance walk through the Jack Mytoon Way; Features of the medieval town of Bishop's Castle. INSET: Further information..

Features race walker George Goulding. Races participated and awards won by Goulding; Cause of Goulding's few losses; How Goulding came to Canada; Demands of race walking; Goulding's greatest exhibition of sportsmanlike behavior; Goulding's involvement in various controversies; Retirement of Goulding after the 1916 season.

Presents four custom walking workouts. The health benefits of walking; What to expect from the program; Getting started; Walking posture; Breaking the boredom; Burning calories; Toning muscles.

Presents advice and tips for fitness walking. How to use your arms for faster walking; Defense against dogs; How to choose proper walking shoes; Walking outfits; More.

Presents three stories of walkers. The plan of Donna Guthrie to walk five miles in 50 states; Why Alison Stetler and Jack Stetler and Melissa walk; How Melissa Knapp and Sammy Knapp benefit from walks together. INSET: The `why' behind your walks..

Offers information on preparing for a 5K or a 5-kilometer walk/run. The biggest appeal of the 5Ks; The benefits that come before the event begins; Making your commitment concrete; Planning a training program. INSETS: Race-day jitter busters.;Techniques to stoke your stride..

Features three pioneering doctors whose efforts put walking in the limelight. Herman Frankel, M.D. founder of the Portland Health Institute in Portland, Oregon; His program, `Fight Against Fat'; Podiatrist Howard J. Dananberg, D.P.M.; How he evaluates patients' walks at his Bedford, New Hampshire Walking Clinic; Study by Russell Hoxie, M.D. and Laurence Rubenstein, M.D. on speed of the elderly when crossing streets.

Discusses how to supplement your regular walking program with speedwalking. Advice from James M. Rippe, M.D., director of the exercise physiology and nutrition lab at the University of Massachusetts Medical School; Tips from Viisha Sedlak, president of the American Racewalker Association.

Describes the scenic trails for walkers in Juneau, Alaska. Experiences of the Prevention Walking Club while exploring a part of the Tongass National Forest; Exploration of the glaciers aboard a helicopter; Meeting with bears.

Features power or aerobic walking to boost health and fitness. Health benefits when done often and consistently; Pointers for proper walking; Basic requirements for walking shoes. INSETS: Finding your target zone.;Walk it off: Designing your program..

Presents information on the effectiveness of walking as an exercise. Reference to an article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Information on walking programs; Statements from Ellen Abbott, walking director of the Boston Athletic Club. INSETS: Outdoor workouts;On your feet.

Discusses various aspects of brisk walking. Technique; Physiological benefits; Styles.

Presents the best trail, park, urban, mall, snowshow, countryside, beach and treadmill walks in the United States. Various ratings for the walks; Calories that can be lost if these walks are done in the specified times; Suggestions for improving one's stride whilst walking.

This section offers sports-related news briefs as of November 1958. Don Stallings, a tackle for the North Carolina football team, got into a scuffle at a match which his mother attended. A new football rule forbids players from using words or signals that disconcert opponents, essentially preventing them from using psychological warfare on each other. Erwin Erkfitz, a 47-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, walked from Los Angeles, California to New York to encourage people to walk more often.

The article offers news brief related to China as of March 2019. It mentions Wu Guanghui, a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), suggested speeding up the research into maglev trains at a panel discussion and Liu Hong became the first Chinese race walker in history to have two world records. It also mentions structural adjustment in China to keep development sustainable and healthy while ensuring social stability.

The article offers tips on boosting health, tax planning and investment management. Stepped-up walking is recommended for people more than 40 years old due to its health benefits that include physical conditioning. The importance of tax planning to reduce one's tax bill is emphasized. Investors are also encouraged to study capital gains.

Presents a list of personal resolutions. Development of interest in national, state and local politics; Sympathy to the victims of disasters; Visit to art museums and interesting schools; Discussion of important topics; Effort to cultivate the accent of sincerity; Understanding about the laws of heredity, evolution, psychology and physics; Schedule of daily walking activity; Writing of short stories; Friendship with people of all kinds.

The article profiles the achievements of 19th century professional walker Edward Payson Weston.

The article presents information on how to burn fat by physical fitness. It discusses three walk exercises such as the interval walk, the hill walk, and the sculpting circuit. The first one alternates very fast, quick and moderate pace intervals of walking, which burns 140 calories in 20 minutes. The second one burn up 200 calories in 38 minutes and the last one burns 255 calories in just 35 minutes. A table showing the interval, pace, and rate of perceived exertion of the workout.

A calendar of sports events from April to May 2009 in the U.S. is presented including adventure racing, swimming and walking.

The article features several charities in the U.S. and their sports events. One of these is Breakaway from Cancer, created by Amgen Inc. and holds 25-mile bike ride, which had raised nearly $7,000 in 2008. Another is the Multiple Sclerosis Society which raises funds with its fun walks and two- and three-day walks stretching up to 50 miles. The individuals who had helped fund these charities are also mentioned.

Reports the increase in the number of Americans involved in racewalking. Health benefits of racewalking; Improvement of interpersonal relations between running buddies; Difference between strolling and fitness walking.

Discusses the health benefits of stair climbing, which can help boost fitness level and improve cholesterol levels. INSETS: How to Love Summer Walks;Start Your Day Off Right.

The article reports on a study conducted by the University of Exeter which found that 15 minutes of brisk walking reduced cravings for chocolate. Twenty-five regular chocolate eaters walked on a treadmill for 15 minutes, then waited 10 minutes before engaging in a stressful situation and then the unwrapping of a chocolate bar. The treadmill walkers had less desire for chocolate compared with a control group. Co-author of the study, Adrian Taylor, comments on the results.

The article reviews various exercise accessories, including the Walkvest weighted jacket, StayPut hair bands and clips by Goody, and AquaJogger flotation devices.

The article reports that pedestrians out walking at night should wear a light or a reflector to avoid being hit by an automobile. Some products to help pedestrians include reflective gloves from the Brooks NightLife collect and a neoprene armband with flashing red lights from Road Runner Sports. There are even dog collars to protect pets.

Looks at the findings of a report by the American College of Sports Medicine that reveal the importance of walking for women. Use of a motion-sensitive device to calculate steps taken; Finding that women who walked more than 10,000 steps a day averaged less body fat and had slimmer waists.

Focuses on the disqualification of Australian race walker Jane Saville at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. How if both feet are off the ground the athlete is considered to be running, not walking; Disappointment of Saville and anger of her coach, Ron Weigel.

Reports the findings of a study which show the effect of various lengths of walking regimens on the health of the heart. Details of the study conducted by Steve Bird of the Canterbury Christ Church University College in Kent; How participants who went on the longest walks showed the most dramatic drops in levels of the fat apolipoprotein II; Comments from Bird on the benefits of exercise.

The article encourages readers to join the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) for its third annual Virtual 5K Walk/Run on August 27, 2022.

Provides techniques for fitness walkers on how to inspire more engaging walks. Details on the research made by Gordon Orians, a professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Washington, regarding the instinct of women for exploration; Connections between the structure of the brain cells and the structure of the big toe.

Narrates experiences in walking tour in the northern England. Route of the trip; Description of the Lake District; Information on Yorkshire Dales Herroit Trail.

Evaluates several brands of walking shoes. New Balance 571; Reebok Outburst DMX; Nike Air Strata Raceway. INSET: Why a walking shoe.

Features different fitness walking techniques. Bending arms at a 90-degree angle at the elbow; Swinging of arms from the shoulder; Use of back toe to give body a powerful push and involved muscles in forward propulsion; Extension of hip forward with each leg; Importance of maintaining a natural stride length; Knee-joint extension required in race walking.

Profiles Jamaican athlete, Ashrita Furman. World record for speed-squatting; Human-endurance accomplishments recognized by the "Guiness Book of World Records"; Long distance walking with a full milk bottle on his head; World record for individual performance; Discovery of spiritual contentment; Discipline and physical exercise.

Provides tips on how to keep motivated in terms of following a walking program. Comments from Carolyn Scott Kortge, author of `The Spirited Walker: Fitness Walking for Clarity, Balance and Spiritual Connection'; Walker's block; Hills; Two-thirds tedium; Increased speed; Mild fatigue; Solutions to each problem. INSET: Join Prevention's walking editor online.

Reports on the All-American Walker's Rally planned for September 3-7, 1997 at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York. The opportunities for retreat and rest; A registration form for the event.

Informs on the Pedestrian Action Kit from the Pedestrian Federation of America, an organization dedicated to the needs of walkers. National Walking Week, the first week in May 1995; What the kit provides; How to order the kit; Comment by Florence Griffith Joyner and Tom McMillan, cochairs, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; How Donna Guthrie will celebrate her love of walking.

Notes that walking has largely vanished as a normal part of life and points out the dividends of walking. National Walking Week, May 1-7, 1995; Walking groups; The Walking for Wellness program of the National Black Women's Health Project; The Walk Reebok program of the Boston Athletic Club.

Relates how racewalking helped David Leek lose 33 pounds and lower his cholesterol level and his blood pressure. Encouraged by relatives to join racewalking group; Immediate improvement; Changed diet; Energy and endurance levels higher; Finding time for better health.

Profiles three people honored at the All-American Walkers Rally banquet on March 30, 1990, for inspirational walking. Barry Baney and crushed foot; Gayle Neumiller and cancer; Loretta Walker and fund-raising.

Describes `Prevention's' second All-American Walkers Rally held on March 29 in Tampa, Fla. Expo and seminars; Walking experts James Rippe, Howard Jacobson and Viisha Sedlak.

Focuses on fitness walking. Comparison with bodybuilding; Health aspects; Sole support; Equipment.

Optometrist Nigel Robinson has raised [pounds sterling]3,500 for Fight for Sight by walking a 90km section of the Great Wall of China. Robinson runs N&J Opticians in Monkseaton, Tyne and [...]

The article offers the author's insights on his professional career as coach of the race walk. The author provides an overview of the race walk as part of the history of track and field. He discusses the importance of physical fitness in walkers, the speed-power event for race walk athletes, and the aerobic qualities developed by athletes.