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| The Athletic-minded Traveler: Where to Work Out and Stay When Fitness Is a Priority, 2nd Ed. | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jim Kaese, Paul Huddle
Publisher: Socal Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 748335
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 435
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 4.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0975306081
Dewey Decimal Number: 647
EAN: 9780975306086
ASIN: 0975306081
Publication Date: October 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Do you work out when you travel? The Athletic-Minded Traveler takes the guesswork out of exercising on the road. This book (which has reached Amazon best seller lists) recommends the BEST hotels, health clubs, lap pools and running routes in more than 75 of the most popular travel destinations across the U.S. The authors screened countless hotels and exercise venues, personally toured nearly 1,100 "semifinalists" and eliminated all but the recommendations presented in this book.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Mind the subtitle July 13, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Jim Kaese and Paul Huddle have given us a reference work, not a discussion of what it means to be an athletic-minded traveler nor how to become athletic minded if you are a traveler doubling as a couch potato.
Mind the subtitle: 'Where to work out and stay when fitness is a priority.'
If a reference book for your or your travel agent is what you need, this is your book.
If you want to figure out how to maintain some level of fitness in an ever-changing travel environment that seems to mock the very thought of it, this is not your book. Those books do exist (see my other reviews) and you'd be wise to buy one of them.
The book under review here is organized by major U.S. metropolitan areas. Since airport fitness facilities are still not widely available, the writers have to presume you're willing to part company with two taxi fares for many of the venues. Things get a little better on the hotel side, where noticable improvement in most major hotel chains now makes it possible to get a workout without falling down the steps, where you are fortunate to be found within the week.
Bottom line: the book delivers what the subtitle promises.
 Atheltic Minded Book wins a Gold Medal January 6, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received the Athletic Minded Traveler for Christmas. I was skeptical at first since I thought it was just another travel guide. Once I started looking at the book, however, I realized that it was extrememly helpful and the pithy writing made it a pleasure to read. Morover, the easy to use summary for the hotels allowed me to quickly and easily choose a hotel on my first business trip of 2006. (The guide was right on the money about the hotel.) This is an invaluable tool for anyone who travels, whether for business or pleasure--it even covers smaller cities like Cleveland and Madison, WI). Today, whilst surfing the web I found the author's website, which expands on the book. The site has even more information such as running routes and thorough restaurants recommendations for healthy eating on the road. From now on, I'm going to consult the book and the web site before I travel.
Best Travel Book Ever! March 1, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've actually used this book in a number of the cities and it saved me time and energy trying to find someplace to workout.
Real information the hotels won't give you. How many times have we called hotels and been told they have something only to get there and its not the case?
This book will make working out on the road extremely simple whether you are a casual athlete or an Ironman Triathlete!!!!
A fantastic resource! February 26, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I gave several of these as xmas gifts to friends who travel for business
and all of them can't stop raving about how useful it is--the authors
obviously did their homework. I even got an email from one of my friends
while he was on a business trip to tell me that he just got back from a
health club recommended in the book where he ended up running next to a
woman who asked him out for a date! Bet the authors never thought they
would be making love matches!
 missed alot February 18, 2005
1 out of 12 found this review helpful
JUST QUICKLY SKIMMED THROUGH YOUR BOOK.
THIS IS GOOD FOR THE BEGINER, BUT I CAN NAME AT LEAST A DOZEN HIGH ENERGY TOP OF THE LINE PLACES TO WORK-OUT WHILE TRAVELING.
I CAN DO THAT IN ABOUT THREE MORE CITIES.
I THINK THIS IS GOOD FOR TRAVELERS IN THEIR OWN HOTEL.
PERIOD.
MY WIFE COMPETES IN TRI'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND I AM THE VACATION PLANNER.
WE BOTH LIKE TO HAVE UPDATED EQUIPMENT WHEN WE TRAVEL, SO I MAKE IT A POINT TO INVESTIGATE THE AREAS.
NICE ATTEMPT, BUT THEY MISSED MANY GREAT PLACES.
AL
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