Walking Blog with Wendy Bumgardner February 2005 Archive

Walk your way through March. Join in one of our March challenges, posting your walks or walking minutes. We will cheer you on and help keep you moving. ... Read More

Is there a best time of day exercise? Exercise researchers say early evening exercise is best for performance, but surveys on exercise habits say morning is the best time ... Read More

In our discussion forum: "I want to start walking around the block every day, but I am afraid to, and I'm not sure why. I think of what others will ... Read More

"Fish is brain food," my Mom always said, but even more it is "heart food." Grilled swordfish or mahi mahi is an easy dinner entree that is high in ... Read More

If you skip exercise for two days in a row, it has scary effects on your body's use of insulin, increasing your risk of diabetes and obesity, according to researchers.

Bea Carson of BKE Associates needs responses from walkers and runners to new questions about the non-physical effects of walking and running. "Several months back I was doing a research study ... Read More

You are not alone if you have developed heel pain or foot pain. Plantar fasciitis is that pain in the bottom of your foot that can make walking unbearable. ... Read More

For winter meals, I love my crockpot. I know when I get home from work that I have a tasty homecooked meal awaiting me. I've developed these tasty ... Read More

Pedometers are hot, hot, hot. You can't cheat with a pedometer - it knows when you've been walking, it knows when you've been lounging. Here's your quick guide ... Read More

Experts are telling us with the new exercise and dietary guidelines that calories are key to body weight. Find out your figures with these online calculators Calories per Day Calculator: ... Read More

To lose weight and to keep it off, you need to get moving. Find out how walking burns calories and fat, what speed and exertion level is right to burn ... Read More

Walking shoes are your most important item of gear. Our walking shoes gear guide will help you decide which shoes to buy for walking, where to buy walking shoes, and ... Read More

Finding the right walking buddy can be the key to keeping you motivated and walking. Here is how to find walking friends, find you local walking club, or join in ... Read More

Keep walking year-round with a treadmill. Treadmill walkers burn more calories than those using other exercise machines because treadmill walking is so natural. Find out how to choose ... Read More

Flowers and chocolates might be great for romance, but a brisk 2-mile walk each day may be what you need to heat up your sex life. Study after study ... Read More

Do you walk the same distance and pace most every day? Do you feel like your fitness improvement has stalled? Do you want to prepare for a walking race, relay, ... Read More

Walking is a great exercise, a great sport, a great way to meet people and build relationships. Better than running? Yes! Better than sex? Sometimes! Better than chocolate? Better than sleeping late?

Do your shins start hurting - bad - during your walk? Shin splint pain commonly happens whenever walkers start a walking program, or change their speed or walking style. ... Read More

Help each other stay on track. We have the friendliest and most supportive walking forum on the web, where we do a group weblog of our walks. Join in ... Read More

The leading killer of women in the USA is heart disease. More women than men die of it each year. February is Heart Month - learn the warning signs ... Read More