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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

If you are rethinking about your eating, these books can entertain while driving you to think even deeper about your food. Who grew it? What's in it? What should you be eating?

Books for the Walk of Life Program

For more in-depth reading on walking and weight loss, these books are good choices.

Webwalking USA Walking Program

Where to go next after the Walk of Life Program? Chart a virtual walk across the USA with your walking minutes, steps or miles in this free program.

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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