Recording your walks is the best way to maintain a walking schedule. We have online and offline tools you can use. We have free printable pages and a spreadsheet ... Read More

Our Guide to Bodybuilding, Hugo Rivera, author of body sculpting books and an ISSA trainer, busts the myths on what walking will and won't do for your calf muscles. Myth #1: ... Read More

How fast are you walking? Can you get true distance and not just distance calculated from your stride length? Walking/running speedometers that use GPS can give you true ... Read More

Nancy in New Zealand sends this cautionary tale of how to ruin your half-marathon walk. It all starts with: "Don't pop behind a bush in the middle of your ... Read More

Weekly round-up of walking blogs, news, and fun items. Plane Foot Fitness: John Vonhof of the Happy Feet blog tells us how to keep your feet happy and blood moving on ... Read More

Proper stretching can maintain or increase your range of motion. For fast walkers, stretching and flexibility moves can prepare your muscles and joints for a good workout. Gentle stretching after ... Read More

What is the best treadmill for your home walking program? Should you get a folding treadmill? What's the difference between manual treadmills and motorized treadmills? We have answers on ... Read More

Walk a mile. Walk a marathon. Your feet take the beating. "Feet provide support and absorb most of the impact, so they can easily become abused," says Oliver ... Read More

Some women worry that walking is giving them big calf muscles. Walking should produce lean, long muscles and harden the muscles you already have, rather than produce bulky muscles. ... Read More

How fit are you? Follow these instructions to walk a mile as fast as you can and then take your pulse. The Rockport Fitness Walking Test finds your ... Read More

Most of us worry we are too fat - even (or especially) those who near ideal body weight. What is the right weight for you? Our calculators for ... Read More

Weekly round-up of walking blogs, news, and fun items. Xango Juice: I can always trust my family to latch onto the latest pseudoscientific fad. She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was sipping Xango Juice ... Read More

Steve Vaught began a walk across the United States from San Diego on April 10, 2005. At 410 pounds, his goal was to lose weight and regain his life. ... Read More

Our free Walk of Life 10-Week Program is a great way to spring into fitness. You can follow each daily page on the web site, or receive the daily ... Read More

Weekly round-up of walking blogs, news, and fun items. Smelly Shoe Cure: Fitness 4 Dummies has an easy cure for smelly shoes. Easy, that is, if you have freezer ... Read More

How many steps are you REALLY walking? Some pedometer mechanisms are simply more accurate than others - and you get what you pay for. When they are good, they ... Read More

The top 10 walking cities in the USA were selected once again by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). They surveyed the 100 most populous cities in the USA ... Read More

You may have heard that you should be walking 10,000 steps per day. But is that a myth? How many steps per day are enough?

Maggie Spilner shows you how to deal with menopausal symptoms and keep exercise and walking as part of your life. Beyond menopause, the 14 walking programs presented give a ... Read More

Weekly round-up of walking blogs, news, and fun items. Fat Man Walking Update: Steve Vaught, walking across America to lose fat and regain his life, is taking a 3-week break ... Read More

Holding onto the treadmill is always wrong, regardless of your size, age, experience, weight or goals (save for momentary heart-rate check or brief turn to look behind yourself). How to Kick ... Read More

Walking is a great way to burn off calories and help boost your metabolism. How many calories do you burn walking? It depends on how much you weigh ... Read More