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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808133603321

Autore

Zeltzman Phil <1963->

Titolo

Walk a hound, lose a pound : how you and your dog can lose weight, stay fit, and have fun together / / Phil Zeltzman and Rebecca A. Johnson ; [foreword by Marty Becker]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Lafayette, Ind., : Purdue University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-11466-6

9786613114662

1-61249-198-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

New directions in the human-animal bond

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonRebecca A. <1956->

BeckerMarty <1954->

Disciplina

613.7/176

Soggetti

Dog walking - Health aspects

Walking - Health aspects

Fitness walking

Weight loss

Dogs - Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface Walking toward health""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1 Dog walking, the ideal activity for fitness and weight loss""; ""Chapter 2 Know the health numbers for you and your dog""; ""Chapter 3 Why getting fit is so important for you and your dog""; ""Chapter 4 Dog walking, step by step""; ""Chapter 5 Outfitting for fitness""; ""Chapter 6 Hate walking? Here are other great activities with your dog""; ""Chapter 7 Get help from the pros""; ""Chapter 8 Start something big!""; ""Chapter 9 Create new patterns""

""Resources""""Index""