fitness
writer whose work has appeared in Walking, Men's Health, Fitness,
Women's Day, and Parenting, among others. She has authored two
books on walking (Fitness Walking, 1995; and Walking Fast, 1998,
both Human Kinetics), one audio instruction/music audiotape
for walkers (Walk Your Way to Fitness, Dynamix, 1998) and one
for treadmill workouts (Maximum Treadmill Workout, Dynamix,
2000). She is also the author of Mind-Body Fitness For Dummies
(IDG, Nov. 2000). She has developed walking and fitness programs
for several international companies including Polar, Nike, and
Star Trac, where she developed Trekking, The Total Treadmill
Workout for runners and walkers.
Therese
is also a partner in GearTrends.com,
a sports gear information site; the founder of Total
Fitness Network.com, a fitness information Web site loaded
with her stories; and has been a senior editor at GetFit.com
and Fogdog Sports. She is an ACSM-certified Health/Fitness Instructor
and holds a CEQ in nutrition, a gold-certified ACE instructor,
and a USA Track & Field Level II-certified coach. As a race
walker, she had been ranked 24th overall woman in the country
in 1995, and in 1994 broke the world record for her age group
for the Indoor 3K. She ran her first marathon in 2000 in 3 hours
45 minutes, qualifying for her age group for Boston 2001. In
1999, she began competing in Adventure Races, and she placed
3rd in the corporate division in the New York Hi-Tec Adventure
Race. These days, if she's not writing, she's out running, mountain
biking, climbing, or looking for the next fitness adventure
challenge.
Her
books:
Walking Fast (Human Kinetics, 1998) Walking
Fast
Fitness Walking (Human Kinetics, 1995) Fitness
Walking
Precision Heart Rate Monitoring (Human Kinetics, 1998) Precision
Heart Rate Monitoring
Mind-Body Fitness For Dummies (IDG Books, November 2000) Mind-Body
Fitness For Dummies
Her
tapes:
Maximum
Treadmill Workout (Dynamix
Music, 2000)
Walk
Your Way to Fitness (Dynamix
Music, 1998)
