A guide to walking presents a diet and exercise plan, to improve overall health, lose weight, build endurance and speed, and become fit.

"A 52-week plan for increased energy and a longer, healthier life"--Cover. Includes index.

For the health of it : building a daily habit -- Don't I already know how to do this? -- Why walking must be the answer -- Making it seem easy -- Building a body for walking -- Gearing up to get walking -- Walking for weight loss : cranking up the metabolism and the miles -- Weight loss : the great American obsession -- Making food work for you -- Burn more calories : longer, stronger, and faster -- Going longer : on the trail of weight loss -- Getting stronger -- Going faster : shoes matter -- Getting fit : building speed and strength -- Finding the athlete within -- Technique for building speed -- Workouts to build your speed -- Total fitness : weights and cross-training -- The thrill of victory : walking in an event -- Racewalking : your quickest route to fitness -- Walking for a lifetime -- Keeping an active body in working order -- Building your own program -- The real key to a life of health and well-being.