Mark Fenton
Mark Fenton is a facilitator with the Walkable Community Workshop series of the National Center for Bicycling and Walking and a Safe Routes to School program developer and instructor for the University of North Carolina’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. A contributing editor for Health magazine, he was host of the “America’s Walking” series on PBS television and author of numerous books including “The Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness” (Lyons Press, 2001). Mark was a member of the United States national racewalking team from 1986 to 1991, and competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Trials in the 50-kilometer (31-mile) racewalk. Mark studied biomechanics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned BS and MS degrees, and was later a researcher at the Olympic Training Center’s Sports Science Laboratory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and in Reebok’s Human Performance Laboratory. Mark has numerous research publications related to exercise science and activity promotion, and has also authored “The 90-Day Fitness Walking Program” (Perigee, 1995), “Precision Walking,” and “The New Walker’s Logbook.” Most recently, Mark has become a vocal pedestrian advocate and recognized authority on public health issues and the need for community, environmental, and public-policy initiatives to encourage more walking and bicycling. Mark is married with two children and lives near Boston.
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