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The Hiking Engine: A Hiker's Guide to the Care and Maintenance of Feet and Legs |  | Author: Stuart Plotkin
Brand: Menasha Ridge Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 413206
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0897324056
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.585
EAN: 9780897324052
ASIN: 0897324056
Publication Date: October 1, 2001
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Good for beginners April 10, 2004
Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm an experienced hiker and still found the book useful and entertaining. I didn't learn anything new, but I will guarantee you that novice hikers would benefit immensely from this. What is basic common sense to seasoned hikers may not come naturally to those just lacing up their boots for the first time. The book focuses primarily on how to keep your feet in shape during long treks and addresses such things as proper socks, shoes and lcimbing techniques. I wish the author would have addressed cardiovascular fitness more; he does mention the extreme importance of aerobic exercise as preparation, but doesn't stress that facet enough. Anyone who hikes long miles needs to be mentally and physically fit before attempting the undertaking, Plotkin tends to gloss over this and move on to other things.Essentially the book will have limited appeal to those who hike consistently throughout the year. But if you merely dabble in the sport, or have never hiked in your life, I would heartily recommend this book. It's well organzied, well written and will hold your interest.
 trailman January 23, 2004
Jeff Cann (Long Island, NY United States)
I just finished reading this book and found it to be a valuable resource for my family and the boy scout troop I belong to. The
information on hiking shoes and foot care while hiking was very appropriate to a seasonal hiker like myself. As an adult leader in a boy scout troop, I decided to maintain a copy of the book in the troop library for scouts to refer to prior to camping trips. Thanks for this well written guide.
 A Book About What You Already Know. October 5, 2002
Todd Evans (Redding, California - United States)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found most of this text to be kind of a waste. I'm an interemediate experience hiker but there's nothing new in this "bare bones" basic book. Even if I was just getting into the sport, I would NOT have learned anything that VERY basic common sense couldn't already tell me. ...I have found much more valuable information (and more accurate as well) on this same topic from more comprehensive sports medicine reference titles.
Superb information not read in other sources November 4, 2001
alan m robbins (Smithtown, NY United States)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been looking for this information for years and found it in a book that was both entertaining and informative. Recommended to all.
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