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Fitness Walking for Dummies
Liz Neporent, M.A.
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc
ISBN 978-0-7645-5192-5
Walking is one of the healthiest and most rewarding forms of exercise available to all
people, young and old. It is the most adaptable workout activity around.You can walk for
an hour straight to make your walking program effective and to achieve your goals,or you
can accumulate this hour over the course of a day.Whether your goal is to improve your
health or your appearance,get stronger,feel good about yourself,or all of the above,walking
can help you get to where you want to go. Fitness Walking for Dummies is not just
for dummies, but its easy-to-use style makes it perfect for fitness walkers of all levels,
from those who want to stroll around the block to those who want to do high-intensity
walk training.This easy-to-understand guide is also for those who are on track to lose weight, decrease
blood pressure, control cholesterol, relieve stress, prevent heart disease or deal with depression, but may not have the
knowledge or motivation to do it. Fitness Walking for Dummies can help you achieve your goal by showing you everything
you need to know about starting and maintaining a personalized walking program. It covers topics such as: warmup
and cool-down routines; the four levels of walking (Lifestyle, Fitness, High-Energy,Walk-Run); weight-training routines
and stretches that add variety; buying and using a treadmill; and dealing with pain and injuries.This book is one of the
best all-around fitness walking books on the market and an essential reference for the library of any fitness walker.
Recommended by the Heart Institute Health Education Centre Heart Advisor Program.
Buying Time: Trading Your Retirement Savings
for Income and Lifestyle in Your Prime Retirement Years
Daryl Diamond
Wiley
ISBN 978-0-470-83285-1
A recognized leader in the financial services industry,
author Daryl Diamond of Buying
Time offers readers an integrated
approach to planning income
retirement. Learn about pension
splitting, when to withdraw
funds from RRSPs and RRIFs,
investing strategies, health-risk
management, and wealth
transfers. As well, he walks
you through what to ask a
financial advisor and how to
plan finances around the
costs of illness. Learn how
to save money but still
spend to meet the lifestyle
you want and still cover every financial cost
you need. So whether you’re new to retirement or thinking
about it in the near future, this handy book will show you
how to make the most of your assets.
July/August 2008 • 70 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine
Finally…Food I Can Eat!
Shirley Plant
General Store Publishing House
ISBN 978-1-897113-56-1
For anyone with food sensitivities, finding recipes
that don’t contain foods that one is either allergic to or
have an intolerance to is becoming more challenging.
However, with the release of Finally…Food I Can Eat!
written by chef Shirley Plant, readers can now plan, create
and consume healthy foods without
worrying about an allergic
flare up or more
life-threatening food
allergies. With recipes,
advice on food combining,
allergens, rotation
diets and much more,
your meal planning will
become easier than ever
before. Educate yourself
about wheat, dairy, eggs,
corn,sugar,gluten and many
other common food allergens
and find alternatives
with the nutritious and
affordable food ideas found in this book.
Compiled by Doris Ohlmann.