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Hillfit - An ebook

UPDATE - the book is now available at www.hillift.com 

Pretty soon I will be launching a short ebook that I have put together on strength training for the hillwalker / backpacker / hiker.  Walking in the Scottish mountains is my main interest and love.  Much of my training is focussed on making sure I am in shape for that.

I've been writing articles on fitness for the UK magazine TGO for a few months.  This booklet will pull together some of the themes from those pieces but focus really on developing strength through a simple bodyweight HIT style routine.

It should be finalised in a coulpe of weeks and ready for sale on its own website.  It is about 50 pages with some illustrations and a fairly long appendix of references and research to back up what I am saying.   Writing it is only half the battle  -  and that has been hard enough - but the marketing of it will be a challenge!  I am trying to avoid all of the hype filled sales pages, but unfortunately those techniques do seem to work.
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cjt said…
Hi Chris,

Delighted to hear this is coming to fruition for you. I've been following the blog for a long while now and considering your exposure to ideas and consideration of them I've no doubt the content will be first rate.

I'm recently also a budding hill walker and mountaineer and I've no doubt I'll be recommending this to my local club members.

Chris
December 31, 2011 at 3:25 AM
FeelGoodEating said…
Cant wait to order it and read it. I have no hills where I live but I walk for hours at a time on the beach.

Good luck with the release, because of your honest intentions it will be a huge succes and surpass your expectations....mark my words.

Marc
December 31, 2011 at 5:31 AM
Chris said…
Thanks Marc and thanks for your support as ever. Congratulations on your engagement!
December 31, 2011 at 8:16 AM
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