Walking Well: A New Approach for Comfort, Vitality, and Inspiration in Every Step [Paperback]

“You wouldn’t think that you need experts to tell you if and how walking is good for you, but we were surprised at how full of contemplative practices and vision these 200 pages were.”
— A Spirituality & PracticeBest Spiritual Book of 2024

Walking is good for you. It can regulate weight, improve sleep, elevate mood, transform stress, and boost creativity. Most people want to walk more. But what if the key isn’t just to walk more, but to walk better?Walking Wellpresents a three-part journey that will guide you to discover more comfort, vitality, and inspiration in every step. Filled with simple, practical guidance from authors with over a hundred years of collective experience in teaching people how to move well, this book not only improves how we walk but reveals how much is possible for us once we know how to walk well.

CAMichael Gelbis a fifth-degree black belt in aikido and a gifted teacher of tai chi and the Alexander Technique. He is the author of seventeen books, including the international bestsellerHow to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci.MichaelGelb.com

Bruce Fertmanbrings to his work sixty years of study as a movement artist and educator, having trained in gymnastics, modern dance, the Alexander Technique, tai chi, aikido, kyudo, and Japanese tea ceremony.BruceFertman.com

“Can walking to your yoga class benefit you as much as the class itself? Michael J. Gelb and Bruce Fertman answer with an emphaticYES!InWalking Wellthey deliver a cornucopia of surprisingly effective, immediately applicable, practical wisdom. This original, compelling, and creative book will show you how to make every step more comfortable, energizing, and inspiring.”
— Chip Conley,New York Timesbestselling author and founder of the Modl#¼