Walking: The Complete Natural Exercise

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We strongly recommend Walking: The Complete Natural Exercise to everyone interested in natural good health. We've extracted quotations that will interest you.

"The walking gait can produce more comprehensive exercise results than any other exercise or exercise equipment. Contrary to popular belief walking can produce injury-free aerobic capabilities not attainable by running."

"Dr Kenneth Cooper: 'I was wrong when I wrote Aerobics in 1968. I believed more exercise was better, that you could not run a good thing into the ground. Now I strongly advocate moderation. I think people should walk more and run less.'"

"The greatest health benefits are achieved when the least active individuals become moderately active; much less benefit is apparent when the already active individual becomes extremely active. This implies that marathons contribute more to the runners' cocktail party conversations than to their health."

"A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that less than 10% of physicians believed they were successful in helping patients change their behaviors."

"I believe that if God had meant humans to run, he would have given them the locomotion system of a horse. He surely would not have made us upright and two-legged."

"The only thing running can give you that walking can't is injury."

"There is no animal that runs for more than three minutes at a time in its natural environment. If you have watched any of the fine TV shows about African wildlife, at some time you have probably seen a lioness chasing a zebra. She is running for her lunch, and the zebra is running for his life. The chase is brief. If the lioness doesn't bring down the zebra in a short run, she pulls up and looks for a slower zebra. The chase does not go on mile after mile, day after day. Consequently, neither animal suffers injury from running."

"Humans do not injure themselves from prolonged running but also, sometimes, other animals. Of all the thoroughbred foals born each year, only about 50% survive training. Those that make it to the races often have brief careers. In a horse race, at the point of fatigue, usually in the stretch, when the horse naturally wants to slow down, the jockey on his back starts whipping it. Many horses suffer injury when forced to run in a state of fatigue, just as human athletes lose coordination and tend to suffer injuries when tired. Likewise, stress fractures are a rarity among dogs - except in racing greyhounds."

"When you break from a walk into a run, you are using less energy (burning fewer calories) and less oxygen than if you had increased your speed by walking. So, if you want to use more oxygen to burn more calories, which requires a higher heart rate to pump the oxygenated blood to the muscles, don't go from a walk to a run. Instead, simply extend your walking gait and walk faster."

"I've observed that the slowest walkers generally have the poorest posture, and the fastest have flawless posture."

"Lifetime Exercise Criteria:

	Exercise must be natural, not boring, and somewhat enjoyable.
	It must be injury-free.
	Exercise must always be accessible.
	It must be free.
	Exercise should involve the major muscle groups of the upper and lower body (preferably simultaneously) in a nonimpact, dynamic rhythmic action that will permit the exerciser to achieve an aerobic training effect.
	It should be possible to perform exercise at low, moderate and high intensity levels."

"Aerobics are dangerous. A survey of 1200 aerobics students found that 43% had suffered injuries; among 58 teachers, the injury rate was an astounding 76%."

"Many experts advise muscle toning during the weight loss period. Ostensibly this is to strengthen and tighten your muscles while you are losing your flab. In theory it makes sense, but in practicality it may be a waste of time and actually delay weight loss. I find many people don't know that lifting weights or working out on weight-exercise equipment like Nautilus does not burn kilojoules aerobically. Consequently, many people trying to peel off excess kg are actually delaying their weight loss by spending their exercise time on muscle-building equipment."

"If optimal health and slender physique are your goals, a low-fat, high carbohydrate diet coupled with mild, comfortable exercise will accomplish much more than vigorous exercise coupled with a high fat diet."

"Stroke is a recurrent disease. If you've had one stroke, you're five times more likely to have more."

"Sports fitness is very different from health fitness. Sports fitness is largely congenitally determined, and contributes nothing to lifelong good health."

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