You’ve seen her run past you on the street. She’s got long muscular graceful legs and a smile on her face. Whether young, middle age, or older, she inspires you and many around her. Women are underappreciated brokers of health. The choices women make for themselves and their families really do inspire and influence not just their own health, but the health of many others. From childhood to adolescence, from motherhood to menopause, well into the ninth decade and beyond, women who are run-walkers become health brokers for families and neighbors, as they provide inspiration to the world.
In this book we embrace the philosophy of prescribing run-walk, sleep, and what you eat like a medicine. We walked you through the steps of becoming one of the women in the park, actively engaged with your head up high and confident that taking these prescriptions seriously is good for you, your family, and the people around you. Through the combined lenses of coaching and practicing medicine, we repeatedly see women who have been transformed by choosing to take these prescriptions seriously.
You can do this! You can do this safely. You can do it even if your knees hurt. You can do it even if you are busy, overweight, or overwhelmed. Stay determined. Stay positive and let this guide help you one step at a time.
Remember that you can download and print all the figures, tables, and journal pages from this book at our website, www.HERprescriptions.com. We want to hear from you. If you have questions, need suggestions, or want to share your success story, please visit our website.
Enjoy and smile—join others choosing to lead with our hearts, our heads held high, and the wind at our backs!