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Walk Your Way Fit: Your Guide to Better Health, Wellness, and Vitality


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If you’ve ever considered taking up walking to help meet your fitness goals, look no further than Walk Your Way Fit: Your Guide to Better Health, Wellness, and Vitality. Clinical exercise physiologist Sarah Zahab is the 2012 and 2014 winner of the Ontario race walk championships (5,000 m) and the 2016 winner of the Canadian indoor national championship (3,000 m). In Walk Your Way Fit, she details the most efficient, effective, and enjoyable ways to use walking as a tool to improve your fitness and boost longevity. You’ll discover how walking benefits the body on the physiological level and how to improve your walking workouts and walking speeds, no matter your fitness level. With tips on injury avoidance, you will be prepared to recognize overuse injuries, recover from injuries, and prevent them from occurring again. Along with scientific evidence for the benefits of walking, Walk Your Way Fit provides you with the following: 10 warm-up drills to safely prepare the body for walking 11 cool-down stretches to ease out of walking 16 targeted strength exercises to help support your walking 12 walking workouts with multiple options to provide variety and an overall balanced walking plan Purposeful and practical, this guide includes 20-, 30-, 45-, 60-, and 75-minute workouts, plus a timed trial to assess walking fitness. You’ll also find a variety of workout options-including intervals, power walking, and jogging paired with walking-as well as three treadmill workouts for those days when the weather just isn’t cooperating. And if you are interested in getting serious, Walk Your Way Fit includes race training plans for the 5K, 10K, and half-marathon to ensure you’re ready for competition. Zahab’s own experience as a nationally ranked race walker will help you feel confident as you prepare to hit the starting line. Whether you walk regularly or are just getting started, this guide equips you with all the tools you need to make the most of your walking workouts.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Ray Zahab Introduction Part I. Foundations for Your Training Chapter 1. Benefits of Walking Chapter 2. Anatomy and Physiology of Walking Chapter 3. Gear and Terrain Part II. Master the Form Chapter 4. Breathing and Alignment Chapter 5. Gait and Walking Technique Part III. Prepare for Your Workout Chapter 6. Warm Up and Cool Down Chapter 7. Amplification Tips and Strategies Chapter 8. Modifications and Injury Prevention Chapter 9. Strength Training for Walkers Part IV. Walking Workouts and Training Plans Chapter 10. Time-Based Workouts Chapter 11. Purpose-Based Workouts Chapter 12. 5K, 10K, and Half-Marathon Training Plans

About the Author :
Sarah Zahab is a registered kinesiologist, clinical exercise physiologist, and group fitness instructor with over 25 years of full-time fitness industry experience. She studied human kinetics at the University of Ottawa and graduated with honors (magma cum laude) with a bachelor of health sciences degree and a minor in biology. Zahab is constantly continuing her education with various courses, workshops, and conferences and regularly reviews journals and evidence-based research from multiple sources. A former international fitness competitor, Zahab was fortunate to represent Canada at the Ms. Fitness World competition four times, placing in the top 20 for three of those competitions (2004, 2005, and 2007). She has been a nationally ranked race walker and is the 2012 and 2014 winner of the Ontario race walk championships (5,000 m) as well as the 2016 winner of the Canadian indoor national championship (3,000 m). She enjoys leading walking groups and regularly partakes in a vigorous walking regimen herself. A dancer from the age of three, she also has a background in competitive dance (jazz, tap, and hip-hop) as well as an extensive background in ballet and Middle Eastern dance. Zahab presents fitness workshops at conferences in Canada and internationally. She is passionate about elevating health care practitioners’ knowledge and skills to help the general population improve overall health and wellness. She is often sought out to present, and she draws record numbers of delegates to her sessions. She was awarded the canfitpro Canadian Presenter of the Year Award in 2023. Zahab is the owner of Continuum Fitness & Movement Performance, a multidisciplinary clinic in Ottawa that has assisted 12 athletes in successfully participating in the Olympic Games. She is a former fitness expert for the CTV Morning Live television show (Ottawa), where she provided expert advice to their large viewing audience for over 10 years. She has also authored articles featured in various publications.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781718236165
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Human Kinetics
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1718236166
  • Publisher Date: 21 Jul 2025
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 232
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Your Guide to Better Health, Wellness, and Vitality


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