Member Profile: Lara Hackney

Member Profile: Lara Hackney

Member Profile: Lara Hackney Lara teaches food management and food safety at the University of Hawaii, where a colleague first challenged her to run the marathon in 2024. In keeping with her cheerful and optimistic outlook on life, Lara accepted the challenge and...
Understanding Fitness Walking

Understanding Fitness Walking

As a subject, fitness walking is more complex than many people realize. I’m interested in addressing the huge cohort of non-walkers who don’t know what true fitness walking means, and how it can contribute radically to their health and well-being.  Avid walkers...
The Case for Fitness Walking as We Get Older

The Case for Fitness Walking as We Get Older

The older we get, the more we think about how little time we have. The 70- to 90-year-olds I know already have longevity. But as we enter our final 10 or 20 years, quality of life becomes an issue, especially as it affects our capacity to live independently.  I’m told...
Starting a Fitness Walking Regimen

Starting a Fitness Walking Regimen

I’ve remained in business as a fitness trainer since 1979 largely because I know how to slow people down. Walkers who want to learn how to jog, for instance, incorrectly assume their jogging pace should be faster than their walking pace.  But jogging requires more...
The Energy Considerations of Fitness Walking

The Energy Considerations of Fitness Walking

Gauging your body’s energy is the first thing you should do when you begin a walking workout. Do you have little, some, or ample energy? The more energy you have, the more you may need to burn so you sleep well that night. In this sense, you’re in partnership with...