Get Healthier Outdoors. Take a Hike! In "HIKE for Health & Fitness," Hiking expert John McKinney highlights the many mental and physical health benefits of hiking and of time spent in nature."HIKE for Health & Fitness" shows how to look and feel better, one step at a time, and how to fit hiking into your busy life. The Trailmaster offers custom conditioning programs to improve fitness and/or prepare for a challenging hike. With this easy-to-read guide:* Learn the "Ten Ways Hiking Improves Your Health" and why a walk in nature is better for you than a walk in the city.* Find out how to select the right hiking gear and apparel, choose a trail and set your pace, get fit and have fun.* Go from feeling stressed to feeling blessed. Discover the best ways to restore body, mind and spirit.The book shares how going for a walk in a natural setting provides mental, physical and spiritual rejuvenation. And of course hiking is just plain fun, whether you take to the trail with a companion or alone with your thoughts. "A hike is a doubly healthy endeavor, combining all the benefits of walking and all the benefits of spending time in nature," says McKinney, who served as the Los Angeles Times hiking columnist for 18 years, written many popular trail guides, and has long been a champion of getting on the trail to good health.The guide is one of the popular books in The Trailmaster Pocket Guide Series, created especially for hikers and designed to fit perfectly in the hiker's pocket or pack"HIKE for Health and Fitness" and the other how-to guides in the series are packed with easy-to-remember tips to hike safely, re-connect with nature and have fun.