Setting SMART Walking Goals for the New Year
Every year, during the last couple of weeks of the year, people start thinking about their New Year’s resolutions. They throw out things like “I want to lose weight” or “I want to get...
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Winter Break Fun: 5 Ideas to Keep Your Family Active
Ah, the holiday season: a busy time of celebrations and festivities…of baking and wrapping presents…of spending time with family and friends…of cookies and fudge and cheese plates and crackers and chocolate-covered pretzels… Well…you get...
Walking with Weights 101: How to Add Resistance to Your Daily Walk
This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the link and make a purchase, we’ll get a small percentage at no extra cost to you. For many of us, walking is the way...
Cross-Training for Walkers
Walking is pretty awesome, right? You probably wouldn’t be here if you didn’t believe in the power of walking to keep you happy and healthy. For many of us, it’s become a part of...
2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Walkers: Perfect Presents for Every Budget
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on the link and make a purchase, we’ll get a small percentage at no extra cost to you. It’s that time again: time for wish...
Walking Tours: Explore the World on Foot
Some people like to take vacations where they do nothing but sit on the beach (or at the pool) with a drink in their hand. I am not one of those people. That’s not...
Mall Walking 101: Essential Tips for Beginners
There’s just nothing like taking a walk outside on a beautiful day. A little bit of sunshine and fresh air can turn the worst day around. Sometimes, though, the weather just doesn’t cooperate—and in...
Cold Weather Gear for Walkers
This article contains affiliate links. If you click on these links and place an order, we’ll get a small percentage of the purchase at no extra cost to you. After months of sweating through...
How NOT to Train for Race Day
I woke on a dreary Saturday morning with the sudden realization that my half marathon was just two weeks away. And that’s when the panic set in. Sure, I’d been preparing for it for...
An Event Just for Us: The New Albany Walking Classic
Each and every weekend, walkers just like us line up at the back of the pack—behind the runners—for races. While the runners speed on ahead, competing for prizes and PRs, we follow along behind,...