Get in Step with The Spirited Walker

    This non-traditional walking book is filled with encouragement, instruction, and inspiration that guides walkers to a path of fitness for body, mind, and spirit. Spirited Walking is a merger of muscles and mind. Mind your step and discover a new route to well-being:

1. Take a Step
    Spirited Walking begins with the simple act of walking. Whether you walk around the kitchen table or trek across the country, the action changes your perspective. It offers a fresh point of view.

2. Adopt an Attitude
    Pay attention to how you talk to yourself when you exercise. The words you use reflect an attitude that is more important than where you walk, how far you walk and how fast you move.

3. Go for More
    Step out of ruts. Try something different. Pick up the pace. Extend your route. Ask more than usual of yourself. You'll set off an exploration that gets things moving in other parts of your life as well.

4. Move toward Meditation
    Meditation is not a posture, not a place. It is a constant practice of connecting with the present. It is a way of walking through life with awareness, seeking to make conscious choices in everything you do.

5. Silence the Chatter
    Spirited Walking stills the endless stream of mental babble that can spin you off course. Whether you walk alone or with companions, Spirited Walking creates an interlude of active meditation which restores focus and inner resources.

6. Mine the Metaphor
    Walkers move forward. Take active steps. Advance toward a goal. Walking is changing position. Let the metaphors remind you of the power of moving toward a goal, keeping commitments and making positive choices.

7. Practice Patience
    How many tries did it take you to learn to tie your shoes? To sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star?” Learning to become a Spirited Walker is like learning anything. First you need to be motivated. Then you must practice, practice, practice.