Home Leaving  
Home Leaving “But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.” (As translated in The Zen …

Update: Back At It! 
I had hip replacement surgery for my left hip in January this year (I had right hip replacement in 2002). I was in pain for about 4 months before I …

My First Hike... 
Hello everyone my name is Gurtrude and I am 76. I had gotten a hip replacement recently and haven't been able to get outside much. Earlier today my …

Unprepared Swimming! 
My friends and I were taking a walk to the lake on a nice day. When we reached the lake, we started taking pictures, and then I saw a bit of a yellow fin …

Supplemental Exercise? 
What do most of members of this forum do for supplemental exercise to enhance their walking program? Myself, I do bodyweight exercises, mainly pushups …

Wow! 
I recently traveled through the 50 Plus Fitness Walking website, and I found it very hard to leave! I used to run, and now I walk, but at this website …

Found Out I Like To Walk! 
On January 9, 2011 I got on the scale and weighed 241. Since I'm 5'9" this told me I had to make a lifestyle change. At first I started with short …

Walking After My Spinal Fusion! 
A little over two years ago I had a a two-level spinal fusion (L4, L5, and S1) and I was told by the surgeon and physical therapist walking would be the …

Fitness Walking 3 
Geoff and Yoko, I wanted to let you know that I've had ups and downs in continuing my walking program, but I have perservered and I have just today reached …

Red Rock State 
First I have asthma and had to start working out on the treadmill at our Recreation Center. I have been doing this for about 5 months. Then I went …

How Is Life Going In Ecuador? 
Yoko and Geoff, I have read so many good things about Ecuador, that it is no suprise that people want to retire there. I hope to travel extensively …

Happy Holidays! 
Happy Holidays, Geoff, Yoko, and all the members of this fine forum! As I have said many times in the past, this forum was one of the major influences …

I walked 26.3 miles with my son 
My son, Tom, and I created our own marathon walk. A few weeks ago we walked from his town of Herndon, VA into Washington DC. We started our walk at 5:45 …

Stone Mountain 
A co-worker first introduced me to the path around the base of the mountain. Before that I was walking a flat course near my home. On Stone Mountain …

Trekking the Camino de Santiago 
I'm a 48 year old woman. On June 29th I flew to St Jean Pie de Port, France to begin a 560 mile trek West across Spain on the Camino de Santiago. I completed …

Bob's Update 7-1-10 
Geoff and Yoko - I just wanted you to know that I am now almost completely off blood pressure medication, just a little bit more and I'll be home free! …

An Update From Bob! 
I wanted to let you know that I am holding my new healthy weight of 160 pounds, and that my blood pressure medication has been dramaticly reduced. Soon, …

Be Careful! 
Walking is the best all around exercise for most people, but we have to be careful. I like to walk outside in the fresh air and sunshine, with and without …

Life Is Good 
Dear Members, It has been 2.5 years since I had a mild stroke while golfing, leaving no side effects. I was golfing two times a week and I walked …

I Came Back After Two Heart & Aerial Fillatures 
Here is the reason I started walking. I was overweight and a lazy good for nothing. Then I had my first heart attack, and another on the way to the hospital. …

Power Walking Inside - Self Motivation And Get Energized 
54 years old and being active all my life began to fade away as I couldn't do my off line business of landscape and design. (older age and bad knees) In …

Geoff And Yoko -
You Should Write A Fitness Book! 
As I have mentioned in another thread, I have made phenomenal progress following your program - Fitness Walking Two - dropping down to my ideal weight, …

The New Me! 
I thought you would like to hear about the great progress I am making following your Fitness Walking 2 program. I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic …

A Discovery Walk 
Now I'm not a big walker - yet - but I do have a nice story about a walk. My husband and I went walking in the cool of a summer evening once not long …

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Walk For Weight Loss - My Everest 
Hi Geoff & Yoko Well it might not have been to the top of Mt Everest but to me it may have well been the same almost insurmountable goal. The fact …

Surviving the Huber Preserve 
Less a leisurely hike, than a lost episode of Survivorman, Jerry and I spent the better part of a beautiful Saturday enduring the aggressively rustic Michael …

Some Long Lost Relatives 
Since 2002, my husband, Allan, and I lived in Asia and enjoyed a lot of travelling and hiking adventures. For a couple of weeks in the spring of 2008, …

Do Your Walking Programs Work If I Go Slower? 
I love your page and love your workouts. I want to start your Level 2 Program. I can walk the 60 minutes a day but have to go slower - I can only …

Walking My New Passion Not rated yet
I am proud to say that it has been approximately a year since I have been getting up early in the morning and go walking. I finally found a routine that …

Sheer Genius! Not rated yet
Geoff and Yoko! Feliz Navidad y un ano prospero! Your program of walking 15 minutes at regular pace, 10 minutes at an increased pace, back to regular …

Your Refreshing Newsletter! Not rated yet
Dear Yoko & Geoff, I have visited so many of the same BC areas that you have mentioned and they are so wonderful. Even though my husband & I own …

When Walking in Ireland
Avoid the Slurry Pits! Not rated yet
In 2004, I had the opportunity to spend three weeks in Ireland. It was my first trip to Europe but I went with two friends, both of whom had been to …

Grizzly Swim Not rated yet
Autumn in the Kootenays of BC splenders from the trees, mosses, creeks. We were in the Valhalla Park area in October and Dale told us there were Grizzly …

Our Turkey Trot Adventure Not rated yet
We were out recently for our daily nordic walk on a perfectly normal and fun winter day. We were just minding our own business in a residential neighborhood …