WoW Power Walking Forum: May 2011

WoW Power Walking Forum

WoW Power Walking is a leading coaching program for people who want to get the most from their walking workouts. We've helped hundreds of people set and achieve challenging walking goals through our classes, online coaching, and Simple Secrets for a Great Walking Workout DVD-CD. This is the place where you can stay in touch with other like-minded walkers and have questions answered by the power walking experts. Posts by Lee will happen as often as possible and hopefully at least once a week! Return to WoW Power Walking site

Monday, May 16, 2011

Strength and balance update

Our strength and balance class in Oakville continues to be wonderful - especially now that we can witness the sunrise and spring blossoms. Please note that we tried 6:15am time slot for two weeks, but decided that 6am is better! We might as well enjoy the light. Please join us.

Labels: Class Update, Fun races

Monday, May 9, 2011

When walking is brand new

It's not what I would characterize as perfect power walk form, but my 15-month-old nephew has certainly mastered the robot walk. His joy is palpable. And contagious. Keep your eye out for newly walking people to be reminded of the pure pleasure of being biped.

Labels: Thoughts on walking

Saturday, May 7, 2011

WoW coaches at Flying Pig 2011

I don't know about airborne porcine objects, but Karen and Vera sure were flying at The Flying Pig Marathon last weekend finishing with personal bests that smashed their previous times by almost 11 minutes. In just a few years Vera has brought her marathon time down by half an hour!

It's a lesson in patience and training!

Labels: Race review

Monday, May 2, 2011

Big Sur Marathon, 21 miler, 10.6 miler, and 9 miler

WoW Power Walkers covered all the distances at BSIM 2011.

The route was changed this year because of a road slide in March that closed the highway just north of Bixby Bridge. The up side of this change meant that those of us entered in the marathon, 21 miler and 9 miler events could walk together to the start from our hotel in Carmel!

The weather was postcard perfect as you can see from the attached photos.

Taiko drummers keep our feet to the beat.

Sublime views keep our souls singing.

Hallelujah is right. Except that we have a full year to wait to do it again.

Doesn't this just say it all. Congrats Meg.

Labels: Race review

About Me

Name: Wow Power Walking Founder

Location: Ontario, Canada

Originally trained as a mechanical engineer, Lee has worked in the fitness industry for more than 17 years and developed the WoW Power Walking program as a way for people to challenge themselves with a great walking workout. With her WoW Power Walking coaches, she has trained hundreds of people to power walk for fun, fitness and marathons. She has been a featured expert in magazines, on television, and at fitness and health conferences. For 2009 Lee is the walking coach for Prevention magazine. She will be coaching Team Prevention at the Miami Marathon, the Myrtle Beach Marathon, The Cincinnati Flying Pig, Long Beach Marathon, Philadelphia (kick asphalt!) Marathon, and the Las Vegas Marathon. In 2006, Lee released the DVD-CD "Simple Secrets for a Great Walking Workout" - a transformational approach to becoming a powerful and fit walker. Lee believes that life is better when we get outside and when we challenge our bodies and our brains.