Burn

About the Book

These are not secrets: You have to burn more calories than you consume in order to lose weight; you must add exercise to your daily routine if you wish to get fit; eating nutritious foods will help maximize your health and well-being. this is the secret: All three can be achieved without pain, exhaustion, and deprivation. A gradual step-by-step lifestyle shift can bring both exhilarating moments and lasting rewards.

Burn: A Balance of Fitness and Fun provides a blueprint for changing your life through walking , running and improved diet. Concise and easy to understand, this book guides you gently through the perils of start-up and around the inevitable roadblocks, leaving you inside the threshold of success.

Topics include:

• Choosing proper apparel and shoes
  
• Stretching to improve body awareness and avoid injury
  
• Fueling with food and vitamins
  
• Training day by day
  
• Coping with soreness and injury if they occur
  
• The joys of the competition
  
• Favourite runs across the country

Burn is easy to read and small enough to fit into a purse of briefcase. Lifestyle change can come gradually as you go about your daily routine. The 16-week activity and training schedule can almost be memorized in a single day on the way to work.

This slim volume also contains clear descriptions and maps of 23 running routes all over the United States. One of these exclusive runs is sure to be located in a city near you. Once you have conquered it, you might wish to try a competitive race. This book will tell you how to prepare for and enjoy running against the clock.

And if the race doesn't interest you, enjoy the journey toward fitness, weight loss, or fun. Wherever the trail may take you.

About the Author

I have been running, exercising, and trying to eat properly for more than forty years. As a result of this consistent effort my physique is similar to what it was when I was twenth — maybe even better. as an airline pilot I have figured out where to run —tested running routes— all over the world. I wrote two books about running: The Great American Runner's Guide, Eastern and Western Editions. Runner's World Magazine marketed and distributed those books for several years. The Los Angeles Times published my local running trails during the 1984 Summer Olympics.

I am 63 now and our four children, Blake, Bryan, Cassie, and Maile, have all move don to further their careers. So my wife, mary, and I recently moved from Park City, Utah to northern Idaho where we could experience living on a lake. During the summer we spend our days on the lake, boating and water-skiing. In the winter we shift our sports to downhill skiing and snowshoeing.

Over the years I have watched people become more and more sedentary, and basically couch potatoes. Exercise is not something they would even consider and their expensive jogging apparel is worn for shopping and casual dress for fast food lunches.

My lifestyle was so different and rewarding that I wanted others to experience the fulfillment of exercise through fun. In Burn I try to make the transformation from no exercise to a moderate amount not so daunting or intimidating. I tried to make the book browse-able and provide a manageable non-threatening introduction to the basic principles of achieving fitness and weight loss through walking and running.

I still run several races a year, although quite a bit slower, so if you pull up next to me in a race, please don't leave me in too much dust.