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Walk of Life - 10 Week Program

Walk to fitness, weight loss, and a healthy lifestyle. Day-by-day walking assignments, exercise, tools for eating right, setting and achieving your fitness goals.
Walk of Life Intro
Introduction to the Walk of Life 10 Week Program to get fit through walking and healthy nutrition.
Daily Walk of Life Newsletter
Sign up for the Walk of Life daily email newsletter and the daily pages of walking and fitness assignments come to you via email.
Diaries and Charting
Food diary to record and analyze your eating habits. JustWalk club and other trackers to record you walking.
Recipes
The recipes featured in the Walk of Life program. These are healthy lower calorie, lower fat recipes from your Guide and other About Guides.
Diets - Portions - Food Exchanges
Use the Pyramid Diet and suggested 1200 and 1500 calorie diet charts. Use food exchanges to ensure a balanced diet.
Walk of Life Program - Setting Realistic Goals
How to set realistic goals - Walk of Life Program for fitness and weight loss through walking
Walking Workouts
Walking workouts plus stretches, upper body workouts, lower body workouts and ab exercises.
Books on Food
Where does our food come from? How does it get to us? Are organic foods really healthier? What about local foods or growing your own? As a convenience eater, I have to be convinced to give up grabbing a fast food meal and take up cooking. These books are all very entertaining reads about the state of our food today. While walking, I've enjoyed each of these books in audiobook form.
Books for the Walk of Life Program
Books on walking and weight loss.
Webwalking USA Walking Program
Track your walking minutes, steps, or miles on a virtual walk across the USA. A great way to motivate yourself to walk and see your progress through the 10 weeks of the Walk of Life. Free from your About Guide to Walking
Week 1
Week 1 of the Walk of Life Program with daily pages. The focus of Week 1 is walking consistently, setting goals, and using a food diary and other tools to improve your diet.
Week 2
Week 2 of the Walk of Life Program with daily pages. This week concentrates on your walking form - how to use posture, arms, foot motion and stride to walk easier. Daily recipes and nutrition tips.
Week 3
In week 3, you learn about shoes, clothes and equipment along with the daily walking assignments and nutrition tips.
Week 4
Learn walking workouts based on heart rate zones through Week 4.
Week 5
This week highlights walking clubs and groups in addition to the walking and exercise assignments and diet tips and motivation.
Week 6
This week highlights walking events in addition to the walking and exercise assignments and diet tips and motivation.
Week 7
This week discusses walking problems and common injuries in addition to the walking and exercise assignments and diet tips and motivation.
Week 8
This week discusses walking in heat, cold, rain and wind in addition to the walking and exercise assignments and diet tips and motivation.
Week 9
This week highlights how walking can prevent major diseases, in addition to the walking and exercise assignments and diet tips and motivation.
Week 10
This week you will review your goals and achievements in addition to the walking and exercise assignments and diet tips and motivation.

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