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"Walking, any kind of walking, fast or slow, long or short, whatever, is healthy. In fact, walking is your healthiest exercise because you can do it for the rest of your life, safely. After all, how many senior citizens do you see playing basketball, touch football, or doing aerobic dances? These sports may seem exciting to you now, but they are not the answer to lifelong wellness. Walking is the one exercise that is totally aerobic. It conditions the heart muscle while toning the large muscle groups (legs). Walking is energizing, entertaining, and emotionally rewarding. It promotes creative thinking, relieves stress and improves the quality of sleep......." From Walking Wellness Student Workbook, Robert Sweetgall and Robert Neeves, PhD, 1987. About the author: Robert Sweetgall is a serious pedestrian who is often referred to as The Pied Piper of American Walking. Since 1982, he has walked nearly the circumference of the earth on two separate 11,000-mile journeys, speaking on the subjects of walking and wellness to over 200,000 school children on tour. He is author of eight books on walking and the man responsible for introducing a formal Walking Wellness curriculum in public schools across America. Currently, Robert Sweetgall trains and motivates educators, and lectures nationally at professional conferences, conventions, colleges, corporate sites and hospital health centers. He is also the only man to have walked the 50 states in one year. For those individuals, communities or businesses interested in starting a walking program, the Healthy Ohioans walking kit contains everything you need to get started: (1) information about pedometers and the 10,000 steps program, (2) an 8-week step journal, (3) 33 Ways to increase your daily steps, (4) posters, and (5) a sample liability waiver and (6) follow-up survey. Good luck with your walking program! |
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