Very informative Channel. I'm organising a walk from Musina to Cape Town in South Africa, to raise awareness on Men's Mental Health and Wellness. A journey of 1920KM and learning a lot of the technicalities of walking. Great work.!
Thanks Tim. That’s an interesting one, I’ve never used one, so it would cool to try it. I’ve done plenty of ‘weighted’ sessions with loaded rucksacks but the vest would remove that balance point issue you get with heavy packs. Will add it to the list. Cheers. Roger
This is one of your videos I watch numerous times because of how much information is packed within 17 minutes. When watching again this morning, I was thinking of another hypothesis/question. Do you think it would be faster to power walk or sport walk a 21k road race? You mention (and I completely agree with) the energy efficiency between the two. So just wondering if you would untimely go faster sport walking vs power walking due to saving energy over the distance?
Good question Christy. It kind of depends on the application of a Power Walking movement because technically it’s quite similar to Race Walking, so in theory the additional arm swing could deliver more speed than a normal walking technique, however it’s more about how long you can maintain that extra effort & how much more speed in the first place. So much depends on the individual. On paper, walking with a normal technique that has a good leg drive should be faster because you’re using less effort to drive the walk but if the Power Walker is, in effect, race walking with more emphasis on speed than power in their technique, they could be faster. Hope that all makes sense 😁
Thank you for this answer! I read a few times to break it down and visualize what you're explaining. Yep, I get it now, makes perfect sense. And, you're absolutely correct in that it all depends on the application of Power Walking.@@sportwalk
Hi just started watching your videos. The weekend just gone I climbed Snowdon but with great difficulty. I attempted Snowdon a couple of months back and on both occasions my groin and knee (side of my knee) really hurt and i struggled getting back down again. I think my knee starts when my groin starts, if that makes sense. What tips would you recommend.
Pain on the side of your knee sounds like Iliotibial band syndrome, which is a repetitive strain injury usually caused by an imbalance in the hips or muscular weakness but it can also come on by walking or running on an adverse camber. Either way (either an imbalance or camber) the ‘ITB’ rubs on the side of the knee cap & gets inflamed. This could have been brought on climbing a mountain because of the stride repetition or paths that aren’t level. Difficult to be sure but it’s possible. Groin strain or discomfort from climbing sounds like over stretching your stride on the steep incline. Again, couldn’t say for sure but it sounds like it. Cure for this would be to work on shortening your stride (check out our Move Fast video & also our one on climbing). It’s pretty easy on level ground but on mountains that all goes out of the window, so just focus on taking really small steps when it gets steep, especially whenever there are rock steps & never allow yourself to go for that big reach to step up. Keep all your steps small & short, even if you could take just one long step. For the knee pain, if it is ITB, it would be worth getting your hip alignment checked out & to do some strengthening exercises, if you experience it at other times but if it only comes when you climb steep hills or mountains, it could be connected to your groin pain, if you do have a hip imbalance & are over reaching with your stride. Don’t know if that helps but hope you manage to figure it out & can climb pain free. All the best. Roger
Great videos - could you cover nutrition as well - how do I calculate my calories to fuel my challenges. I am doing the lyke wake walk in 2 weeks (42 miles!) thank you!
Hi! Hand weights would only really help you if you’re looking for fitness & strength benefits, they wouldn’t give you anything for Sport Walking because the arms are normally just relaxed & not doing anything to power your walking - that all comes from the legs & more specifically your glutes (butt muscles). All that said, if you wanted to walk with hand weights to get upper body benefits, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t, it’s just that they wouldn’t add anything for Sport Walking. Hope that helps. 🙂
Very informative Channel. I'm organising a walk from Musina to Cape Town in South Africa, to raise awareness on Men's Mental Health and Wellness. A journey of 1920KM and learning a lot of the technicalities of walking. Great work.!
Wow! Sounds like an amazing challenge, good luck with it! Roger
Great! Thank you for your videos! I have finally found a channel with fast walking advices. :D
Great to have you with us Klaudia!
Thanks for another great video!
Thank you very much for such interesting information!
I'd like to see you do a flick on weight vest walking thanks !
I enjoy your content!!
Thanks Tim. That’s an interesting one, I’ve never used one, so it would cool to try it. I’ve done plenty of ‘weighted’ sessions with loaded rucksacks but the vest would remove that balance point issue you get with heavy packs. Will add it to the list. Cheers. Roger
This is one of your videos I watch numerous times because of how much information is packed within 17 minutes. When watching again this morning, I was thinking of another hypothesis/question. Do you think it would be faster to power walk or sport walk a 21k road race? You mention (and I completely agree with) the energy efficiency between the two. So just wondering if you would untimely go faster sport walking vs power walking due to saving energy over the distance?
Good question Christy. It kind of depends on the application of a Power Walking movement because technically it’s quite similar to Race Walking, so in theory the additional arm swing could deliver more speed than a normal walking technique, however it’s more about how long you can maintain that extra effort & how much more speed in the first place. So much depends on the individual. On paper, walking with a normal technique that has a good leg drive should be faster because you’re using less effort to drive the walk but if the Power Walker is, in effect, race walking with more emphasis on speed than power in their technique, they could be faster. Hope that all makes sense 😁
Thank you for this answer! I read a few times to break it down and visualize what you're explaining. Yep, I get it now, makes perfect sense. And, you're absolutely correct in that it all depends on the application of Power Walking.@@sportwalk
Hi just started watching your videos. The weekend just gone I climbed Snowdon but with great difficulty. I attempted Snowdon a couple of months back and on both occasions my groin and knee (side of my knee) really hurt and i struggled getting back down again. I think my knee starts when my groin starts, if that makes sense.
What tips would you recommend.
Pain on the side of your knee sounds like Iliotibial band syndrome, which is a repetitive strain injury usually caused by an imbalance in the hips or muscular weakness but it can also come on by walking or running on an adverse camber. Either way (either an imbalance or camber) the ‘ITB’ rubs on the side of the knee cap & gets inflamed. This could have been brought on climbing a mountain because of the stride repetition or paths that aren’t level. Difficult to be sure but it’s possible. Groin strain or discomfort from climbing sounds like over stretching your stride on the steep incline. Again, couldn’t say for sure but it sounds like it. Cure for this would be to work on shortening your stride (check out our Move Fast video & also our one on climbing). It’s pretty easy on level ground but on mountains that all goes out of the window, so just focus on taking really small steps when it gets steep, especially whenever there are rock steps & never allow yourself to go for that big reach to step up. Keep all your steps small & short, even if you could take just one long step. For the knee pain, if it is ITB, it would be worth getting your hip alignment checked out & to do some strengthening exercises, if you experience it at other times but if it only comes when you climb steep hills or mountains, it could be connected to your groin pain, if you do have a hip imbalance & are over reaching with your stride. Don’t know if that helps but hope you manage to figure it out & can climb pain free. All the best. Roger
Great videos - could you cover nutrition as well - how do I calculate my calories to fuel my challenges. I am doing the lyke wake walk in 2 weeks (42 miles!) thank you!
Will add that to the video list! 🙂 Good luck with your challenge! 👍
enquiry= sport walk with hand weights? beneficial or not
Hi! Hand weights would only really help you if you’re looking for fitness & strength benefits, they wouldn’t give you anything for Sport Walking because the arms are normally just relaxed & not doing anything to power your walking - that all comes from the legs & more specifically your glutes (butt muscles). All that said, if you wanted to walk with hand weights to get upper body benefits, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t, it’s just that they wouldn’t add anything for Sport Walking. Hope that helps. 🙂