Issue Twenty Three
July/August 2007

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DEPARTMENTS

News and Reviews

Wendy’s Picks:
My Favorite Things

KINeSYS Performance
Sunscreens offers the first true performance sunscreen.

New Balance launches nordic walking shoe.

Local racewalkers finish top of the field at NAIA Nationals

Walk Write
By Judy Heller
Racewalking: A form fit for
life on foot.


Body Wise

By Faith Jansen
Here comes the sun(burn):
tips for savvy sun protection


Ask the Expert

• Sore Big Toe
• Gestational Diabetes
• Prenatal Vitamins

Beyond Walking
By Ronda Gates, MS
When your RX is surgery.

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Casual Shoes: There’s Nothing
Casual About Comfort

By Susan Rich
Exercise your personal style with every step you take: Through the woods. Down a city street. To the office, the grocery store, or the gym.

FULL STORY

One Hot Mama: Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Routines

Walk About asked three local health and fitness pros how to stay fit during pregnancy, and how to get your figure back after the baby is born.

Working Out with Baby: Getting Your Booty Back, By Erin Shirey
Hot Mama in Training: Busting the Fitness Myths, By Selena M. Moffitt
Pilates for the Fourth Trimester, By Wendy Foster
FULL STORY

2007 Gear Geeks
Go Geek! Gadgets and Gear for Fun in the Sun

By Susan Rich
The Geeks are sporting their new gear for this season. Mrs. Geek, Mr. Geek, Mama and Baby Geek focus on sun protection.
GEER GEEKS

MAMA AND BABY GEEK

Telling Diabetes You’re Not My Type

By Bev Bromfield
Diabetes is not inevitable. Lifestyle changes can help lower the risk of developing diabetes.
FULL STORY


About the Event
• Pints to Pasta. This 10k walk/run has been voted the best in Portland.
• First Annual Discover Vancouver USA Ramble. Walkers, joggers, and runners will take to the streets of Vancouver on July 21.
• Portland Start! Heart Walk raises record amount.
• Step Out to Fight Diabetes. Held in over 200 cities nationwide. Look for this one-day, high energy walk in the fall.
FULL STORY


Guts to Glory
A Walk for the Record Books
By Patrice Malloy
A grandmother of six nails the Guiness World Record with a big finish.
FULL STORY

Footpaths
Urban Scrambling Scales Northwest Streets
By Doug Beyerlein
Street Scrambles test your map-reading skills in the city. Look for one in your neighborhood.
FULL STORY


Your Walking Buddy
Feeding Frenzy: Finding the Right Food for Our Pets
By Julie Cantonwine
What we feed our pets determines their health and longevity; their diet should be our most important consideration.
FULL STORY

Persian Apple
By Uncle Paul
What came first, the chicken or the egg, the peach or the nectarine?

FULL STORY

 

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