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 Now you can download Fit Family for your Kindle - $12.57

If you’re a parent of a young child and like to exercise, Fit Family by Heidi Hill is a book you don’t want to miss.  Sure, you’ve figured out some ways you’ll work out, but has your spouse?  Do you plan to involve all three (or more)?  Is it fun?

Heidi and her spouse thought about this, as many young couples do, before they had children. “My husband and I have always made exercise a priority,” Hill writes. “Exercise defines us just as our work does, and now as being parents does. Before we had kids we often considered how a life with children might affect our ability to exercise.”

Hill wrote Fit Family after talking with dozens of moms and dads, interviewing many experts, and learning through trial and error what worked with her two kids.  The book is filled with practical advice, both from the author and athletic parents from across the U.S., and is delivered in a parent-to-parent style that is fun to read.  Experts’ advice affirms and enriches the sections on nutrition, cycling, hiking, and swimming.  The book includes chapters on nutrition, hiking, biking, running, cross-country skiing, swimming, dance and yoga, and strength training and stretching.

“Too often I hear of parents who ‘used to’ exercise but no longer can find the time for it with young kids, or maybe when they try, it doesn’t go well, and they think it is not going to work for their family,” writes Hill in the first chapter. “But, as you will hear, time and again, from parents quoted in this book, with some planning and the right attitude, you can stay fit while introducing your children to healthy habits and the fun of exercise. That’s certainly been my experience.”

Go to Amazon for Kindle download - $12.57

Many reviewers have praised Fit Family and we’ve given them their own page here.  You can lean more about Heidi Hill here and link up to her neat blog here.  An excerpt on XC skiing is here.

Fit Family has got some awards and we expect a few more.  The best rewards are coming from satisfied parents, who love the book, share it with their friends (come on, make them order too!), and get out their and exercise with their kids.

Like all Kindle products, Fit Family comes with a money-back guarantee.

One of the best cycling routes in the nation is New York State’s Canalway Trail which follows the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo. Each year it gets better as more off-road segments are added and more people discover this cyclist’s dream ride: no hills, no traffic, great scenery, and food/water stops every ten or twenty miles. Available now for the Kindle.

But there’s a lot more to the canals of upstate New York and this popular book, Cycling Along The Canals of New York State not only expertly guides you along the Canalway Trail but also opens up hundreds of miles of other canals to explore. It is the only comprehensive guide to the complex network of waterways that lace the region and author Louis Rossi lays it out in an engaging style that is inviting to read on a cold winter night or at a mid-summer stop along the way.

Yes, Cycling Along The Canals of New York State is a “take-me-along” companion but it’s more than a “turn here and ride four miles” bicycle guide. It’s an entertaining history book and an advisor on the geology you encounter, all written from an expert cyclist’s perspective.

The book is perfect for planning a bike rides: “Where will ride this summer? Where will we explore tomorrow?” It’s handy for boat owners who want to stretch their legs and explore a bit, for vacationers who plan to rent bikes for a day trip, or for the long distance rider who wants to take a week-long journey.

Louis Rossi provides expert guidance to riding along the Erie Canal and all of its major feeder canals. Every historic canal is included – resulting in a guidebook to over a thousand miles of fact-filled scenic, safe cycling. Where canalside trails don’t exist, the book provides an accurate on-road guide. He peppers the text with accurate details of what you’ll see, what took place along the way, and bits of Empire State trivia you’ll enjoy.

Cycling Along The Canals of New York State is 6" by 9" with 208 pages, 100 photos, 25 maps, and extensive resource section. The list price is $17.95 but it is now available as a Kindle download for $12.57. Thousands of cyclists have used this great book to explore a historic and scenic part of our country. Why don’t you order today and get ready for fall cycling? Go to Amazon and buy the Kindle version.

Here’s a sampling of some of the review comments:

"This book is a perfect fit for cyclists making a day-trip or for the adventurous types who would like to explore every mile of the canal trails." Life & Times of Utica

"A cycling guidebook which reads like a novel. Directions, maps and places to stay are intertwined with rich descriptions of geological and human history. A must have for history buffs with bikes." Mohawk Valley Heritage

"I can't think of a better way to see New York. The canals pass by our best natural scenery, and the guidebook's explanations make the rides interesting and educational." Joshua Poppel, Executive Director  New York Bicycling Coalition 

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 7784 KB
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Vitesse Press; Second edition (December 1, 2006)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001JEOV9M

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