This page links to articles about walking, hiking, walkers and their achievements, and articles related to walking fitness. If you know of a good article to link to, please send email to kpearson@horsetooth.net and let me know about it.
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| 2012 | ||
| Americans Do Not Walk The Walk, And That's A Growing Problem | NPR | April 16, 2012 |
| 2011 | ||
| 2010 | ||
| Tom Graham walks every street in San Francisco | SFGate | July 11, 2010 |
| Surprising number have walked every S.F. street | SFGate | July 11, 2010 |
| Meditation Techniques: Walking Meditation | Yoga - Families.com | July 10, 2010 |
| Walking to Lose Weight | Discovery Health | July 10, 2010 |
| Walking: How fast is fast enough? | Rural Messenger | July 10, 2010 |
| Walking To Lose Weight: Can Walking Really Help You Lose Weight? | ArticleSqueeze | July 7, 2010 |
| The Joy of Walking | Saglik 24 | July 4, 2010 |
| Walking 2.0: Update Your Walking Program: 6 new ways to walk for fun, fitness and relaxation | Psychology Today | July 2, 2010 |
| Man celebrates 60 by walking 60 miles | The Orange County Register | June 19, 2010 |
| Walk, don’t run: There’s a lot to be said, much of it by your body, for slowing the pace | The Boston Globe | June 14, 2010 |
| Shop Like a Pedestrian: 7 Ways Walking Saves You Money | MintLife Blog | June 14, 2010 |
| Urban pole walking is a whole-body workout | Chico Enterprise Record | June 12, 2010 |
| How to buy the best Walking Shoes for your needs | Shopaholic from Become UK | June 12, 2010 |
| Dog Walking May Lead to Big Health Benefits | Arthritis Today Magazine | June 11, 2010 |
| Memorial Tournament: Volunteers love walking the walk; volunteers at a golf tournament get good exercise while doing their work | The Columbus Dispatch | June 6, 2010 |
| Couple is walking 1,600 miles around Lake Superior | WLUC TV 6 | June 4, 2010 |
| Stroke survivor's walk across U.S. nears halfway point | The Orange County Register | May 31, 2010 |
| Matt Green Walking Across the Country: The Ultimate Workout? | The Stir | May 30, 2010 |
| Matt Green and the Simple Pleasure of Walking | Tonic | May 28, 2010 |
| Walking Linked to Easing Arthritis | insciences | February 24, 2010 |
| Walk Off Your Arthritis! | That's Fit | February 19, 2010 |
| The Heart Hospital walking club promotes heart health one step at a time | Plano Star | February 15, 2010 |
| University researchers say humans have energy-efficient walk | Deseret News | February 14, 2010 |
| School exercise in walking is cause for a celebration; a group of elementary school students in Ohio recently met their two-year walking goal of 2,600 miles (the distance of the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada along the U.S. Pacific coast) | Columbus Local News | January 20, 2010 |
| How to enjoy a family walk | The Guardian | January 20, 2010 |
| Walk it off!: Leave the 'all-or-nothing' workout mind-set behind with this year's simple, inexpensive challenge - walking at least 10 miles a week for 10 weeks | Delaware Online | January 19, 2010 |
| A myth just isn't as good as walking a mile: to lose weight, forget dieting myths and just exercise more | Delaware Online | January 19, 2010 |
| Shoppers burn mega-calories simply by walking through the stores: pol | Delaware Online | January 14, 2010 |
| Residents go walking; Mississippi is implementing a H.U.B. City Steps program to motivate its citizens to walk for exercise more often | Hattiesburg American | January 12, 2010 |
| Pokemon Walking Comes to North America with HeartGold and SoulSilver's Pokewalker; The next Pokemon game for Nintendo DS will include a "Pokewalker" pedometer that rewards kids with items and special features in the game if they exercise | Hattiesburg American | January 11, 2010 |
| 2009 | ||
| Vashon Road Crew walks for charity; a Vashon Island group of women walk together regularly to stay fit and to raise money for local charities | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | December 2, 2009 |
| Walking for Health and Wellness: The Benefits of Fitness and Physical Activity | suite101.com | November 29, 2009 |
| The best exercise: Walking the dog | hindustantimes | November 28, 2009 |
| Hate the gym? Walking the dog is much more fun | Telegraph Blogs | November 27, 2009 |
| Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind | ajc | October 25, 2009 |
| 88-year-old woman legs out a 10,000-mile labor of love | The Gazette | October 24, 2009 |
| Des Plaines Man, 71, is Walking Route 66; Emory Duick "believes life doesn't end after retirement" and "wants to encourage seniors to be more active" | Galesburg Radio 14 - WGIL | October 21, 2009 |
| Walking in Cold Weather: Strategies for Walking When the Temperature Drops Below 32° F | Fitness Trends | October 16, 2009 |
| Walking Helpful After a Stroke; a study has shown that people who suffer a stroke who walk 20 minutes or more, three times a week, can move around more independently | ABC News | October 8, 2009 |
| Exercise - How To Set Up A Walking Program | Thaimarathon.com | October 7, 2009 |
| LIVING HEALTHY: Walking Off Weight; how to walk most effectively to reduce your weight | Superior Telegram | October 2, 2009 |
| Walking into your Nineties | DiabetesHealth | September 21, 2009 |
| Olympic sport takes walking to the extreme | canada.com | September 17, 2009 |
| Walking with extra benefits: Nordic method provides full-body workout | jacksonville.com | September 15, 2009 |
| Running For My Life: Since Childhood, I'd Struggled With Crippling Depression. When Drugs and Therapy Failed to Help, I Took Other Steps | The Washington Post | September 15, 2009 |
| Lakeview has walking path: School adds trail over summer break | Albert Lea Tribune | September 14, 2009 |
| Walking festivals keep on growing | BBC News | September 11, 2009 |
| Join a mall-walking club this winter | examiner.com | September 8, 2009 |
| Walking off weight | examiner.com | September 8, 2009 |
| The benefits of walking | examiner.com | September 4, 2009 |
| Walking is Better than TV | examiner.com | September 3, 2009 |
| Walking, walking, walking for climate change | Mother Nature Network | August 31, 2009 |
| Dunbar last stop in walking series; an overview of a Pennsylvania county's series of summer walks | Pittsburg Tribune-Review | August 29, 2009 |
| Walking Michigan: Holland man takes a stroll--about 330 miles | The Holland Sentinel | August 29, 2009 |
| Fargo Parks to offer 500 Mile Walking Club | INFORUM | August 23, 2009 |
| Weight Loss 101 - Will losing weight make you fit? | examiner.com | August 23, 2009 |
| Need a new running or walking route?; the new MapMyWalk and MapMyRun sites create a walking or running route based on an address and the distance you want to go | examiner.com | August 22, 2009 |
| Walking Your Way To Good Health | Romow Health Blog | August 21, 2009 |
| Start Walking, Be Happy | examiner.com | August 21, 2009 |
| Why Is Walking So Good For Weight Loss? | that's fit | August 19, 2009 |
| Man logs 40,000 walking miles at church | Times of the Internet | August 19, 2009 |
| Your dog might be your best workout buddy; a Cornell University study is determining whether dog walking helps dog owners control their weight | USA Today | August 17, 2009 |
| Workout of the week: Nordic Walking clinic; the author shares her experiences with a free Nordic walking class in Boulder, Colorado | Daily Camera | August 12, 2009 |
| Man honors military by walking across nation; a Vietnamese American is walking across America in his Shore to Shore Project to honor U.S. military veterans | Weatherford Democrat | August 11, 2009 |
| Free self-paced walking events - fun, fitness and friendship; an overview of volksmarching and of events sponsored by the American Volkssport Association | examiner.com | August 11, 2009 |
| The right shoes are essential to running and walking | Albany Herald | August 9, 2009 |
| Employers embrace national walking program | KING5.com | August 8, 2009 |
| Walking or Biking: Which Burns More Calories? | MSN Health | August 5, 2009 |
| Washington and Lee program proves Walking Works; the university's program to get participants to walk 10,000 steps per day is showing great results | WDBJ7.com Roanoke News | August 2, 2009 |
| Walking to a Healthier Heart; 'Start Heart Walk' ; a walking promotion in Hawaii is raising awareness to fight heart disease and stroke | KGMB9 News Hawaii | August 1, 2009 |
| Is it Time for Nordic Walking? | About.com: Walking | July 31, 2009 |
| Walking faster for the speed, the power or for the competition? | examiner.com | July 29, 2009 |
| Walking off the street; one person's experiences with indoor mall-walking in Dubai | Business Standard | July 26, 2009 |
| Walking is not enough for getting in shape; if you want to change your body composition or lose weight, add power walking and intervals to your walking routine | examiner.com | July 25, 2009 |
| Five Steps to Walking Your Way into Health | Surf Net Parents | July 24, 2009 |
| 10 reasons to give walking a try | examiner.com | July 22, 2009 |
| Walking 101: Walk your way to youthfulness | examiner.com | July 17, 2009 |
| Walk or Bike to Work for Heart Health | About.com: Walking | July 14, 2009 |
| Walking the walk: They aren't just talking the talk about fitness | Tulsa World | July 12, 2009 |
| Walking With Good Posture | Bodybuilding Tips Guide | July 11, 2009 |
| Twin Cities woman celebrates 15 years of walking 3 miles a day | KARE 11 | July 11, 2009 |
| Seattleites begin walking tours; some Seattle residents are creating neighborhood walking tours to promote fitness and a sense of community | MyNorthwest | July 6, 2009 |
| Tips for healthy and effective walking for fitness | CalorieLab | June 13, 2009 |
| 7 Steps To Starting Your Employee Walking Club | WCVB TV/DT 5 Boston | May 6, 2009 |
| Is walking good for preventing osteoporosis in the spine? | The Boston Globe | May 4, 2009 |
| Aging well: Walking for fitness, fun and challenge | Craig (Colorado) Daily Press | May 4, 2009 |
| How To Treat Walking Injuries? | The Boston Channel | May 1, 2009 |
| Ex-Army Ranger walking across U.S. for Tillman | KSWT 13 News | May 1, 2009 |
| More children walking to school: More Scottish children are now walking or cycling to school than travel by car, bus or taxi, a survey has shown | BBC News | April 30, 2009 |
| Turning a 'Working Lunch' Into a 'Walking Lunch'; Charleston, West Virginia, is encouraging workers to walk during their lunchtime | The State Journal | April 29, 2009 |
| For those who always drive, try walking | The Holland Sentinel | April 29, 2009 |
| Walking for Weight Loss | Health Weight Loss blog | April 28, 2009 |
| Race walking just right speed for many: Low impact sport keeps extra pounds off | Montreal Gazette | April 27, 2009 |
| Walking for health's sake; an overview of walking's benefits and how to walk properly for exercise | The Gleaner | April 20, 2009 |
| Walk your way to a Healthy Weight Loss | Thaimarathon.com | April 18, 2009 |
| 5 Questions: Start walking; an overview of Shawnee Mission Medical Center's participation in American Heart Association's Start! Walking program | Shawnee Dispatch | April 15, 2009 |
| Little moves add up to burn calories; short activities, like taking three 15-minute walking breaks during your work day, can improve your fitness | USA Today Blogs | April 13, 2009 |
| Walking the walk: One reporter goes without car for eight-mile trip to office | Hudson Reporter | April 12, 2009 |
| Marathoners Go the Distance on Heart Health: Even walking half an hour a day can boost longevity, study finds | Bio-Medicine | April 10, 2009 |
| Walking across Montana: Savage’s school employees keep track of their miles walked | Sidney Herald | April 7, 2009 |
| How to Make Your Walk Work Harder; tips for getting the most out of your walk | fitsugar | April 7, 2009 |
| Wellness walking group roams riverfront: Moderate exercise reduces the risk of illness, and companionship helps, too | The Wenatchee World | April 6, 2009 |
| Walking for health and more | Charlotte Sun and Weekly Herald | April 1, 2009 |
| Seoul-Tokyo friendship walking event begins; 50 "People from South Korea and Japan began a 50-day friendship walk Wednesday along a 2,000-kilometer route that Korean dynasty envoys to Japan took during Japan's Edo period (1603-1867)" | Arthritis Today | March 31, 2009 |
| Arthritis Today’s 12-Week Walking Plan: Walk to lose weight, feel great and ease joint pain in just 12 weeks! | Arthritis Today | March 30, 2009 |
| Orlando teen will walk to D.C. to help homeless children: A teen will walk from Orlando, FL, to Washington, D.C. to visit children in homeless shelters and "raise awareness of the 1.5 million homeless children in the U.S." | Orlando Sentinel | March 27, 2009 |
| Students Give Up Wheels for Their Own Two Feet; in Lecco, Italy, 450 students walk to school in piedibuses or "walking buses" along bus routes | New York Times | March 26, 2009 |
| Spring Walking Tune-up | About.com:Walking | March 24, 2009 |
| Researchers define 'moderate' exercise; "Moderate is equivalent to a brisk walk, or about 1,000 steps every 10 minutes." | USAToday Blogs | March 18, 2009 |
| Exercise: Essential: exercising is an essential part of a weight management program | Thaimarathon.com | March 18, 2009 |
| Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise: Study computes a pace brisk enough to meet activity guidelines | U.S. News Health | March 17, 2009 |
| Nonprofit events: it's all in the walk; walking events are popular fundraisers for nonprofits | Examiner | March 14, 2009 |
| The secret Canadian exercise weapon: Walking; an overview of the benefits of walking, and how to be a successful walker | Calgary Herald | March 10, 2009 |
| Fitness buzz: Walking to stay fit; an overview of the benefits of walking 50 miles per month | azcentral.com | March 7, 2009 |
| The simple pleasures of walking | The Christian Science Monitor | March 6, 2009 |
| Citizens Encouraged to Walk Kansas; in mid-March, teams of 6 people registered in the "Walk Kansas" program will log walking distance or "heart healthy exercise to equal covering the distance of 423 miles across Kansas. The program's equivalents for walking a mile are 15 minutes of moderate activities like walking, biking, and gardening." | KSALLink.com | February 20, 2009 |
| Many older folks can improve walking problems | The Clinical Advisor | February 20, 2009 |
| Walking tall: 50,000 kms and still going strong; a blind 29-year-old man in India has set a record by walking 10,000 kilometers in the past 5 years | Indian Express | February 18, 2009 |
| Florida University Treadmill vs Fitness Study; this study shows that jogging on a level treadmill provides more fitness benefits then walking "uphill" on a treadmill | Suite 101 | February 16, 2009 |
| Morning walk is must for all; a regular morning walk makes you feel better all day | Central Chronicle | February 16, 2009 |
| Walking for health gives look behind the scenes: one walker's decription of walking at a shopping mall | timesunion.com | February 14, 2009 |
| How walking can cut your risk of colon cancer by 25 per cent | CHINAdaily | February 12, 2009 |
| Walking: More Effective Than You Might Think: Walking costs nothing, suits any level of fitness and has a long list of benefits | AlterNet | February 1, 2009 |
| Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days Employee Fitness Challenge Kicks Off Monday; 150 employees of University of South Carolina Upstate and their families are beginning a challenge to walk 100 miles in 100 days | USC Upstate | January 12, 2009 |
| Walking off Weight; links to information about walking | examiner.com | January 6, 2009 |
| Walking for weight loss; Tamela Sanchez's success story of getting fit through walking | ClackamasReview | January 6, 2009 |
| Walk to Ward Off Age-Related Weight Gain: Walking Every Day Prevents Extra Pounds From Adding Up as You Age | WebMD | January 5, 2009 |
| How to Walk for Weight Control: How far, fast, and long to burn fat | About.com | January 5, 2009 |
| Open door. Step outside. Walk.; we make walking complicated, but all we need to do is step out the front door | The News and Observer | January 4, 2009 |
| Denizen of the corporate world steps away for a walk down California's coast; a marketing executive uses a two-week vacation to walk 130 miles along the California coastline | The Dallas Morning News | January 4, 2009 |
| Walking is a solid path to fitness; a short overview of walking's benefits and how to get started walking | Sky-Hi Daily News | January 1, 2009 |
| Run for the body, walk for the brain; walking may be better for the brain than running or jogging | News Chief | January 1, 2009 |
| 2008 | ||
| Norfolk NHS staff walking for fitness; employees of the Norfolk, U.K., division of the U.K. National Health System are organizing a 3-month challenge to increase their daily steps and may develop walking programs for their patients. | EDP24 | December 30, 2008 |
| Shirley Gaudet loves to walk; Shirley Gaudet of New Brunswick, Canada, joined the Champlain Place Walking Club in 1989 and is still walking regularly. | timetranscript.com | December 29, 2008 |
| The Lost Art of Walking: A wide-ranging look at the unexpected pleasures of walking; an overview of a book about "every aspect of walking: its origins, its use as a cure for various ills, expert walkers, eccentric walkers, walking songs, spiritual walking, walking on water, walking in prison, and the analysis of perfect and imperfect walks." | The Christian Science Monitor | December 30, 2008 |
| Walking her way 101 years and up; 101-year-old Fern Kearns walks 2 miles every day | Times-News Online | December 21, 2008 |
| Nintendo Introduces Walking Game For the DS; in February, 2009, Nintendo will release "Walk With Me!", a game for its DS portable gaming system. Players will carry special pedometers with them during the week, then point the pedometers at their DSes at the end of the week to gain points for the number of steps they took. Players will be able to compete against other players all over the world. | geeksugar | December 21, 2008 |
| Geocaching can be healthy as well as fun; an overview of geocaching and how it can be incorporated into walking and other fitness activities | The B.C. Catholic Newspaper | December 15, 2008 |