Power Walking: turn an everyday activity into a fun, heart-pumping body toning workout that is joint-friendly.
This session is one of the master class workouts at the upcoming ACSM Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition taking place next week, March 31- April 3, in Phoenix, Ariz. The summit bridges the gap between science and practice, featuring world-class keynote speakers, practical workout sessions to learn new skills, stimulating and informative lectures, and extended workshops that combine lecture with a practical component.
Walking coach Michele Stanten is the author of Firm Up in 3 Weeks and Walk Off Weight, co-author of Walk Your Butt Off, and creator of mywalkingcoach.com. As the former Fitness Director of Prevention magazine, she created a marathon walking program and coached thousands of readers to walk full and half marathons. Michele has also developed walking and fitness programs for leading brands and organizations such as Avon, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Reader鈥檚 Digest, and she is a member of the Every Body Walk Collaborative. Michele, an ACE-certified group fitness instructor, has also produced and appeared in more than a dozen exercise DVDs and audio workouts. Her numerous media appearances include the 鈥淭oday Show鈥, 鈥淕ood Morning America鈥, 鈥淭he Biggest Loser鈥 and 鈥淐NN鈥.