Therese Iknoian, president of TotalFitnessNetwork.com, is a contributing editor for Walking magazine and author of several books, including Fitness Walking (1995) and Walking Fast (April 1998). A master fitness instructor and a former nationally competitive race walker, Therese was the developer of the NIKE RunWalk program, and has worked with Adidas, Polar Heart Rate Monitors, Rockport and Side 1 as a program consultant.