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BOULDER, Colo. _ Marlene Diamond is religious about her walks.
We're not talking lollygagging around the block.
Five days a week, this Boulder paralegal takes a break from her stressful job, changes into her workout clothes and ticks off between 4 and 5 miles in 55 minutes.
Diamond has been working out for 14 years, in one way or another. But two years ago, she became interested in walking.
``I've seen a lot of things come and go _ high impact aerobics, low impact, step, weightlifting, even jumping rope,'' says Diamond. ``I was looking for something different.''
As it happened, that's when June Lantz, a sales representative and aerobic fitness director for the Downtown Pulse athletic club , started teaching the Reebok Bodywalk, a walking class based on a technique that looks sort of like racewalking.
``For me I was just ready to do something different,'' says Diamond, who explores different neighborhoods on her walks. ``And I really wanted to ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Walking grows in popularity as more people seek non-impact forms of...