With obesity at an-all time high, America's children developing into medicated, overweight couch potatoes, and the looming fuel crisis, we need to look at what we can do to improve our societal situation. This thought-provoking book calls for the restoration of a walkable environment as the starting point of a solution to these pressing issues. Topics include: ? The Value of Walking and the Price of Not Walking ? Urban Sprawl and Automobile Dependence ? Underestimating the Problem of the Sedentary Lifestyle ? Children: an ...
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With obesity at an-all time high, America's children developing into medicated, overweight couch potatoes, and the looming fuel crisis, we need to look at what we can do to improve our societal situation. This thought-provoking book calls for the restoration of a walkable environment as the starting point of a solution to these pressing issues. Topics include: ? The Value of Walking and the Price of Not Walking ? Urban Sprawl and Automobile Dependence ? Underestimating the Problem of the Sedentary Lifestyle ? Children: an Endangered Species, The Older Pedestrian and Taxi Moms ? Driving Fatalities - 2.7 times more frequent than U.S. murders ? Commuting Stress, Air Pollution, and the Neglect of Public Transit ? The Decline in Walking ? Traffic and the Destruction of the Landscape ? Physical Inactivity and Health ? The Cost of Institutionalized Obesity ? Walking Prescriptions ? Creating Safe, Walkable Environments
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Add this copy of Walk for Your Life: Restoring Neighbourhood Walkways to to cart. $10.66, very good condition, Sold by Pearlydewdrops rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Haywards Heath, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2006 by Vital Health Publishing, U. S.
Add this copy of Walk for Your Life! Restoring Neighborhood Walkways to to cart. $51.49, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Vital Health Publishing.
Add this copy of Walk for Your Life! Restoring Neighborhood Walkways to to cart. $83.09, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Vital Health Publishing.
