Gill Stewart has been the director of Nordic Walking UK (now WALX) since 2008. She is a qualified sports therapist, exercise referral specialist and aromatherapist and is passionate about the importance of physical activity and how to make it something we want to do. Her expert opinion and work has been featured across the media in The Times, Good Housekeeping, BBC Breakfast, The Telegraph and more. The Complete Guide to Nordic Walking is also published by Bloomsbury.

A thoughtful and inspiring homage to the simple but powerful act of walking. Gill shares her wisdom on how we can use walking to reconnect with our mind and our body.

• Introduction1. WALK THIS WAY... for better posture and balance2. WALK THIS WAY... to better mental health 3. WALK THIS WAY... to connect with nature4. WALK THIS WAY... for all-round fitness5. WALK THIS WAY... for practical exercises and fitness walking sequences 6. WALK THIS WAY... to take it further with maximum fitness sequences7. WALK THIS WAY... to recoup and recover8. WALK THIS WAY... for correct kit and comfort9. WALK THIS WAY... to stay motivated10. WALK THIS WAY... for daily inspirationAppendix: Total body walking planResourcesReferences AcknowledgementsIndex

Gill Stewart has been the director of Nordic Walking UK (now WALX) since 2008. She is a qualified sports therapist, exercise referral specialist and aromatherapist and is passionate about the importance of physical activity and how to make it something we want to do. Her expert opinion and work has been featured across the media in The Times, Good Housekeeping, BBC Breakfast, The Telegraph and more. The Complete Guide to Nordic Walking is also published by Bloomsbury.

A thoughtful and inspiring homage to the simple but powerful act of walking. Gill shares her wisdom on how we can use walking to reconnect with our mind and our body.

• Introduction1. WALK THIS WAY... for better posture and balance2. WALK THIS WAY... to better mental health 3. WALK THIS WAY... to connect with nature4. WALK THIS WAY... for all-round fitness5. WALK THIS WAY... for practical exercises and fitness walking sequences 6. WALK THIS WAY... to take it further with maximum fitness sequences7. WALK THIS WAY... to recoup and recover8. WALK THIS WAY... for correct kit and comfort9. WALK THIS WAY... to stay motivated10. WALK THIS WAY... for daily inspirationAppendix: Total body walking planResourcesReferences AcknowledgementsIndex

Gill Stewart has been the director of Nordic Walking UK (now WALX) since 2008. She is a qualified sports therapist, exercise referral specialist and aromatherapist and is passionate about the importance of physical activity and how to make it something we want to do. Her expert opinion and work has been featured across the media in The Times, Good Housekeeping, BBC Breakfast, The Telegraph and more. The Complete Guide to Nordic Walking is also published by Bloomsbury.

A thoughtful and inspiring homage to the simple but powerful act of walking. Gill shares her wisdom on how we can use walking to reconnect with our mind and our body.

• Introduction1. WALK THIS WAY... for better posture and balance2. WALK THIS WAY... to better mental health 3. WALK THIS WAY... to connect with nature4. WALK THIS WAY... for all-round fitness5. WALK THIS WAY... for practical exercises and fitness walking sequences 6. WALK THIS WAY... to take it further with maximum fitness sequences7. WALK THIS WAY... to recoup and recover8. WALK THIS WAY... for correct kit and comfort9. WALK THIS WAY... to stay motivated10. WALK THIS WAY... for daily inspirationAppendix: Total body walking planResourcesReferences AcknowledgementsIndex