Review: Love Walking But Can't Recommend this Book
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
This is a very short Ebook about walking and some of the health benefits that go along with it.I appreciated that the author brought up the VERY real dangers of a sedentary lifestyle. I'm all for highlighting just how many ways that can impact a person's long-term health in a negative way.But there was a statistic in this book that I found very hard to believe re: a study of 200,000 people.According to this study people who sat for an average of 11 hours a day or more, could expect a result of 40% of those people dying within the next 3 years, regardless of their health, fitness level, weight....including runners, doctors, athletes and people at different ages too.The last line in the paragraph about this study states:"Sitting down for up to 11 hours a day or more will likely kill you within 3 years."I just don't buy it! There is no mention (from what I noted) about who actually conducted this study, where it was done, when...just that it was a study of 200,000 people.I'm all for getting people up and moving and yes, most of us do sit more than we should in a day. But this kind of alarmist statement goes a bit too far.I would be interested to see if the author is able to provide more specific information about this study and where it can be found online, if available. I would certainly be interested in reading more, if that was provided.I'm giving 2 stars instead of 1 for the motivation that this book may provide to some "couch potatoes". But it's certainly not one of the better walking guides that I've read, over the years.