Download or read book The Ultimate Nordic Pole Walking Book written by Klaus Schwanbeck and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2014-01-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a Walking beginner, an advanced Walker or just walk with friends – this is the right book for you. Based on 400 scientific studies about Walking and Nordic Pole Walking, this book gives a deep, easy-to-read and comprehensive insight into the benefits of Nordic Pole Walking and Walking exercise. It teaches the correct Pole Walking technique and explains the body’s physiological adaptation to achieve your fitness and health goals with this easy to perform, low impact exercise. It describes how Nordic Pole Walking, a sport that incorporates more than 90 percent of all body muscles, can prevent and help to cure most common health disorders, like obesity, back pain, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis and more. Scientifically proven self-testing tools help to check your actual fitness status and potential health risks. Practical weight loss concepts, nutrition advice and guidelines for lifestyle-changing lead you to a new quality of life. Detailed training plans from beginner to marathon level make it easy to achieve continuous success.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Nordic Walking written by Gill Stewart and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nordic walking – a specific technique for walking with poles that is far more effective in burning calories and whole-body toning than walking alone – is growing rapidly in the UK and worldwide. Here at last is a clear, simple guide to help you understand everything you need to know about Nordic walking whether you are a beginner, a more experienced Nordic walking enthusiast or a health and fitness professional. The Complete Guide to Nordic Walking expels all the myths and simply provides advice and information on how to Nordic walk, who with, where and most importantly why. Organised into clear sections to help you to find exactly what you are looking for quickly, the guide is packed with tips, case studies, research, exercise plans and equipment advice, it is the complete manual for Nordic walkers of all levels. The book is endorsed by Nordic Walking UK and has contributions from worldwide experts including Martin Christie (who brought Nordic walking to the UK) Tom Rutlin, Jose Manual Fernandez Molina and Fabio Moretti.
Download or read book Nordic Walking for Total Fitness written by Suzanne Nottingham and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nordic Walking for Total Fitness" offers a range of programs for cardio health, full-body conditioning, and sport-specific cross-training. With over 115 full-color photos, it is the complete guide to the power of Nordic walking, including the equipment, techniques, and supplemental conditioning for maximum fitness and enjoyment.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Nordic Walking written by Gill Stewart and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nordic Walking – a specific technique for walking with poles that is far more effective in burning calories and whole-body toning than walking alone – is growing rapidly in the UK and worldwide (c. 250,000 people in the UK have been introduced to Nordic Walking via a network of over 2,000 instructors with a marked increase since 2010). But there is no guide that clearly and simply explains what it really is, how to start it and how to keep progressing. The book outlines the simple effective 4 'gear' learning method popular in the UK and include comparisons of other methods popular worldwide to enable the reader to understand the best way to use Nordic Walking poles to get the desired results at the correct level. Fully illustrated with photographs of all the techniques. Contributors include Tom Rutlin founder of Exerstrider in the USA; Mike Gates Poleabout Australia, Fabio Moretti (Italy), Jose Manuel Fernandez Molina (Spain) and Martin Christie who introduced Nordic Walking to the UK in 2004. Sales points 1. Targeted specifically at a UK audience. 2. Fully endorsed by Nordic Walking UK. 3. Another key title in the Complete Guides series.
Download or read book The Urban Poling Ultimate Guide to Nordic Walking written by Barb Gormley and published by Volume One Updated & Revised. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging 74-page full-colour guide is packed full of information for beginner, intermediate and advanced Nordic walkers. Topics include: how to set up your poles; proper Nordic walking technique; technique troubleshooting; what to wear (and not wear); the top 20 Nordic walking FAQs; must-do stretches for Nordic walkers; Pilates- and yoga-inspired exercises using your poles; HIIT workout with your poles; how to pick up the pace; how to train for a 5K event; Nordic walking with arthritis, depression and for rehab and prehab; motivational stories from new and experienced Nordic walkers; How to Set Up Your ACTIVATOR poles (for balance & stability); ACTIVATOR poles walking technique; ACTIVATOR poles sitting and standing exercises; and much more. Fitness expert, Urban Poling director of education and professional writer Barb Gormley offers loads of tips, tricks and resources to help make your Nordic walking experiences fun and effective. Loads of beautiful photographs help to speed learning and make reading more pleasurable.-"Love the book Nice balance of useful info and personal stories. Well done "-"Your book is incredible So informative and inviting and pleasing to the eye "-"Great tips for beginners all the way up to advanced walkers, and easy to read "-"Wow, excellent publication Congratulations
Download or read book Nordic Walking written by Malin Svensson and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with over 140 photos, "Nordic Walking" is an essential guide for beginners. It will teach you to walk correctly with and without poles to ensure an injury-free experience and use the poles correctly so that you get a great workout in the great outdoors. You'll also find information on etiquette, safety, and gear and apparel selection.
Download or read book COMPLETE GUIDE TO NORDIC WALKING written by GILL. STEWART and published by . This book was released on 2025 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trekking in the Alps written by Kev Reynolds and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspirational larger format guidebook to 20 summer treks in the Alps across Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia, including the classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc and lesser-known routes like the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps. Perfect for planning, the treks included are: Tour of Mont Blanc, Tour of the Matterhorn, Tour of Monte Rosa, Walker's Haute Route, Tour of the Jungfrau Region, Tour of the Vanoise and Dolomites AV 1 & 2; (longer trans-Alpine routes) GR5 (Lake Geneva to Nice), Eastern Alps E5, Italian Alps GTA and the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps; and (for the Alpine adventurer) Alpine Pass Route, Tour of the Oisans, Tour of the Queyras, Tour of Mont Ruan, Stubai High Route, Zillertal High Route, Gran Paradiso AV2 and the Ratikon Hoehenweg. Outline schedules for each trek allow you compare the routes and become inspired to take up the challenge. Basic day-by-day route descriptions for each route are illustrated with maps and profiles, helping you choose the best routes to walk.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Walking for Health Weight Loss and Fitness written by Mark Fenton and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fenton's classic walking book, now fully revised, offers readers everything they need to get on their feet and moving.
Download or read book Trekking in Greenland The Arctic Circle Trail written by Paddy Dillon and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At just over 100 miles long, and taking 7 to 10 days to complete, the Arctic Circle Trail crosses the largest ice-free patch of West Greenland. This splendid trekking route, lying 25-30 miles north of the Arctic Circle runs from Kangerlussuaq to Sisimiut (both of which have airport access). The trail traverses remote, empty, silent and stunningly scenic arctic tundra, and is mostly gently graded with just a few short, steep and rocky slopes. However, the landscape between the two towns of Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut is extremely remote and those who choose to take on this route must be competely self-sufficient. The book includes plenty of practical information on what to take with you and when to go, as well as on safety, travel and accommodation. Fully illustrated with a variety of photographs and its route is highlighted on continuous trekking maps. The guide also includes an optional extension to the Greenlandic ice cap.
Download or read book Return to Glow written by Chandi Wyant and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a divorce and traumatic illness, Chandi Wyant set out on Italy's historic pilgrimage route to walk for forty days to Rome. With a boundless passion for Italy, she brings alive the history of the route while leading the reader on her inner journey as she finds sustenance and comfort from surprising sources.
Download or read book Nordic Walking for Total Fitness written by Suzanne Nottingham and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book SpeedRunner written by Pete Magill and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The speed you need to outsprint the competition, juke your opponent on the field or court, set personal records, and achieve peak performance. In SpeedRunner, celebrated running coach Pete Magill reveals his 4-week training plan to make any athlete into a faster runner, no matter the sport, age, gender, experience, or goals. In every sport that includes running, the difference between the best and the rest is tenths of a second. From team sports like football, soccer, basketball, and baseball to individual sports like distance running, track, and triathlon, faster leg speed makes champions. By targeting the neuromuscular system and strengthening muscle and connective tissue, Magill’s SpeedRunner program builds speed, strength, endurance, agility, coordination, balance, proprioception, and explosive power so athletes can excel. Developed over decades of experience coaching athletes of all ages from short sprints to the marathon, Magill’s SpeedRunner program is your key to speed. Magill has led his club to two dozen US National Masters Championships in road running and cross country. As a 5-time USA Masters Cross Country Runner of the Year and multiple American and world age-group record holder himself, Magill is proof that his training methods are effective. Along with its core 4-week program, SpeedRunner offers speed only training, once-a-week speed work for distance runners, and single-day sessions focused on injury prevention and whole-body strength. SpeedRunner will make you faster, stronger, quicker—no matter your sport!
Download or read book Walking in the Alps written by Kev Reynolds and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this classic guidebook by Kev Reynolds on walking and trekking in the Alps. This book is a definitive guide to the many thousands of possible routes, with a geographical span that ranges from the Maritime Alps of southern France to the Julians of Slovenia, from Italy's Gran Paradiso to the little-known Türnitzer Alps of eastern Austria, and from the ice-bound giants of the Bernese Oberland to the green rolling Kitzbüheler Alps and the bizarre towers of the Dolomites of South Tirol, showing the amazing diversity of this wonderful mountain chain. There are walks to suit every taste: gentle and undemanding, long and tough, and everything in between. Written by Britain's most respected authority on the Alps, this is a fully updated edition of this important book.
Download or read book Class written by Paul Fussell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.
Download or read book Running Beyond written by Ian Corless and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultra running is one of the world's fastest growing sports and in Ian Corless who runs the scene's most influential podcast, ultra-running has the perfect author to chronicle its rise. Running Beyond is a homage to the sport's legendary races, unique, commissioned photography, captures the diverse and striking terrain - from mountail peaks, to jungles and deserts. Through interviews with the legendary athletes of the sport, Running Beyond is the ultimate homage to the ultra-running world. Foreword by record-breaking, world number one, Kilian Jornet (Run or Die).
Download or read book Walk to Beautiful written by Mr. Jimmy Wayne and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller! Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover. That’s the real-life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It’s a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. But he didn’t just overcome great adversity in his life; he now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere, especially teenagers in foster care who are about to age out of the system. Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy’s horrendous childhood and the love he received from Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, “She changed every cell in my body.” This moving memoir chronicles: Jimmy’s life as a foster child and homeless teenager His adoption by Russell and Bea Costner, an elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the opportunities for him to thrive His surprising rise to fame in the music industry His tireless advocacy for children in the foster care system through his Meet Me Halfway awareness campaign, a 1,700 mile walk halfway across America from Nashville to Phoenix Join Jimmy on his walk to beautiful and see how one person really can make a difference.
