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Chi Walking: The Five Mindful Steps for Lifelong Health and Energy
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7176
EAN: 9780743267205
ISBN: 0743267206
Label: Fireside
Manufacturer: Fireside
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: March 21, 2006
Publisher: Fireside
Studio: Fireside
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Editorial Review:
A revolutionary program that blends the health benefits of walking with the core principles of T'ai Chi to deliver maximum physical, mental, and spiritual fitness
The low-impact health benefits of walking have made it one of the most popular forms of daily exercise. Yet few people experience all the benefits that walking can offer.
In ChiWalking, Danny and Katherine Dreyer, well-known walking and running coaches, teach the walking technique they created that transforms walking from a mundane means of locomotion into an intensely rewarding practice that enhances mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Similar to Pilates, yoga, and T'ai Chi, ChiWalking emphasizes body alignment and mindfulness while strengthening the core muscles of the body.
The five mindful steps of the ChiWalking program will get anyone, regardless of age or athletic ability, into great shape from head to toe, inside and out.
1. Get aligned. Develop great posture and better balance.
2. Engage your core. Make back and knee pain disappear.
3. Create balance. Walk faster, farther, and with less effort.
4. Make a choice. Choose from a menu of twelve great walks such as the Cardio Walk, the Energizing Walk, or the Walking Meditation, to keep your exercise program fresh.
5. Move forward. Make walking any distance a mindful, enjoyable experience, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned walker.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Danger of knee injury
Chi Running is one of my favorite running books because it taught me to run in a way that is effortless and natural. In Chi Walking, running coach Danny Dreyer applies the same principles to walking, but in my experience this does not work. The basic method in both books is to let the body tilt forward slightly so gravity pulls you along. In running this works fine because your feet land more on the toes thus absorbing the weight of the body with no shock. In walking however you land more on the ... Read More
Rating:  - Over-long, wordy, verbose
When it takes the author(s) 72 pages to offer the first real bit of practical advice, you know that something is amiss. They are aware of the potential criticism that we all "know" how to walk, but they do themselves no favours by having so many preliminary chapters which are full of nothing other than platitudes and truisms, combined with a hard-sell of they method they are promoting.
When we get to the actual advice, there are plenty of photographs promoting one idea or another about ... Read More
Rating:  - chi walking
excellent book. well written, and instructive without being stiff. It will definitly become a part of my reference library.
Rating: - Chi Walking
Very good book Chi Walking: The Five Mindful Steps for Lifelong Health and Energy
Rating: - Chi Running/Walking
Both Chi Walking & Chi Running have helped me immensely. I no longer have knee pain when I run and walking has felt almost effortless. The body sensing and relaxation techniques have helped so much even if I feel little twinges since the twinges go away. I highly recommend both books for anyone struggling with walking and running hang-ups.
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