Running & Walking for Women Over 40

By Kathrine Switzer

An indispensable and encouraging guide for every woman looking for a fun, easy and economical route to fitness & health.

Women’s fitness pioneer Kathrine Switzer has been on her feet for 53 years. She knows how running or walking is the fastest, easiest, and least expensive road to fitness for women of any age. For women over forty in particular, it’s vital to fit an exercise regimen into their busy lives, and ensure they can stay active and healthy for many years to come.

No matter how inexperienced or old you are, Switzer will guide and ease you into a new exercise schedule, showing how this time you give yourself will be the best part of your day...and your future life. Recommendations for shoes, clothing, injury prevention, nutrition, motivation and finding the time in your life will keep you exercising safely and comfortably. For women over forty, Kathrine Switzer's expert running and walking programs are specifically designed for you, enabling you to keep healthy and enjoying life to the fullest for decades.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diversion Books
• Release date: Feb 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9781626812239

Reviews for Running & Walking for Women Over 40

[pamv-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a fantastic book to get me motivated to get up and move!

[marywj · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Nothing too new or surprising here - although it is the first running book I've read that spent time talking about menopause! Seems like solid advice and information. (Disagree totally with her ban on headphones when running, but agree people should be careful with them.)

[katsmiao · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

A pretty basic book, with a fair amount of info to get started.

I really like that it is geared for women over 40, and includes a lot of general info like training plans, guides to stretching, clothing and also includes indoor work outs, if you can't get outside.

I didn't like the nutritional information. I have been doing lots of reading on that subject lately and find the food pyramid outdated and incorrect.
The info on hormone replacement therapy was cautionary but the author seems to encourage it. I personally am very opposed.

The thing I found extremely offensive was to profile several breeds of dogs as dangerous, or as ones to watch out for while walking or running. It is not ever the fault of breed of dog, it is always the fault of the environment they are kept in, or how they were treated (I don't want to say trained) by humans. Many small dogs are more vicious than the breeds the author mentions.