10,000 Steps a Day to Your Optimal Weight: Walk Your Way to Better Health

I recently purchased a pedometer and decided to become more organized in my walking plan. I purchased this and one other book about Step programs. I prefer this one by far. It is organized and inpires through easy thoughtful methods. I am half way through reading and have been able to incorporate different ideas into my life. This is a six month program that focuses the first three months on getting moving - consistently - and is adaptable to any health level. The second 90 day plan, which I'm about to read about, focuses on managing other life styles such as food to support the continued walking plan for weight loss. This book works for me. Amazon, as always, handled my purchase with ease.

I have been into physical fitness all my life. I have also tried numerous workout programs over the years to improve my fitness level. Some of these include Work out of the day programs (WOW), various circuit programs, sport (Boxing, karate, and combatives) fitness programs, military (Green Beret, Ranger and SEAL workouts) fitness programs and many other fitness routines. Even at my advanced age and medical issues I still workout every day in the pool. Since I am always looking for new fitness routines I purchased this book (10,000 Steps a Day to your optimal weight by Greg Isaacs), which also comes with a pedometer. This 257 page volume explains the program in great detail. There are 12 chapters covering the following areas: making the commitment, on your mark, get set, gear up, get moving, start losing, pick up the pace, mix it up, stay on track, warning: excess fat is harmful to your health, step it up and the finishing step. This last chapter shows various other exercises you can do to enhance the results of the 10,000 step program. Even though the book claims that walking is a natural exercise it will still take a lot of effort to work up to that 10,000 steps a day goal. Nevertheless, if you follow the advice in this program you will get into great shape and be better able to control your weight. If you enjoy walking as an exercise you should check out this book. It has some great advice for anyone seeking a simple and effective workout program. Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Co-Author: The Monadnock Defensive Tactics (MDTS) system).

This book "10,000 Steps a Day" is good for the new walker. It is a little repetitive, but just tells you the facts about walking. It's a little pricey for what it is. You can control your weight if if if, you work your way up to 10,000 steps a day.

I have always been physically active but was having difficulty understanding why I was not losing weight, in my recent years. I start reading this book and monitoring my activity. I quickly discovered that I was not taking the necessary number of steps daily to lose weight. I am now averaging about 60,000 steps per week or walking agbout 30 miles per week. I can already feel a difference in my clothes, after only 2 weeks of consistent walking. I now find myself consciously walking/moving, when I use to stand around waiting for water to boil, talking on the phone, etc. It is amazing how you can add steps to your routine by t simply making the decision to get more active. Excellent resource for busy people!

This is great reading and although I've read through it, I still keep it close by. The pedometer that came with it works great. I'm slowly building up to my 10,000 steps. I recommend this to anyone who hasn't exercised in a while and who needs a gentle way to get started. I'm doing on the average of about 4-5 thousand steps a day.

I have tested the principles of this book and found that they are true. The book delivers its promises. To take full advantage of the book, nonetheless, you will need a good pedometer (step counter) so you can track your steps every day. Although It seems challenging to walk 10,000 steps in a day, if you split your goal to different time of the days (I call those times 'walking time' opportunities) the goal becomes much easier to attain on a daily basis. If after consistently reaching your daily goal for a week or two and feel a bit tired, don't hasitate to take a repo for that day-it will help your muscles to relax and rebuild themselves to stronger ones. Also, It is worth noting that Walking 10,000 does not just contribute to better health, it contributes to better mood, alleviating depression, stress and anxiety. Stelios Nicolaou Author of the book: Depression: My Witness, Your Solution (Five easy steps to reprogram your little inner voice and set your mind free)

I think this book is overpriced. It came with a tiny pedometer that was useless. The type is small- the ideas are good but nothing better than you can for free online. A disappointment

My chiropractor asked me to start tracking my steps earlier this year to make sure I was walking at least 15 minutes a day. I was sure that I was, and it was very gratifying to see that on a regular basis without trying very hard at all, get from 7000 to 10000 steps in each day. I had a paradigm shift when I began wearing my pedometer. Before, back tracking used to aggravate me but now I just say to myself, "More steps!" I bought this book to get some more ideas about how to get more steps and it definitely helped.