I tried it on a treadmill with music...huge improvement. Tomorrow on the road with 135 BPM tracks. Great instructions...much appreciated by this 90 year old!
Thanks for the inspiring video! This is a fantastic series! Your website also has a lot of information! As an ultrarunner, it has taught me a lot about efficient walking and in addition to my running, I now also do ultra walking tours. Very nice to have your input in the process of continuously improving form and efficiency. Keep up the good work #walkfaster
Speaking of cadence you don’t just have to listen to dance music. Army rangers and marines all use cadence for very fast marching and it’s motivational.
Hi, Do you think adding the race walking hand movement to sport walking without any other change in walking technique will make sport walking more effective in terms of speed and fitness?
Hi! Everything has a purpose & in Race Walking, the arm swing is necessary to achieve the speeds you can achieve with Race Walking but below that speed all the power you need, all the speed, can come from your legs. If you think of it like two phases of speed - in phase one, walking normally, everything you need can be found in your legs & any extra movement, in this case swinging the arms, is effectively wasted effort. If your leg movement is effective, you can achieve all the speed you need with your hands in your pockets. When you reach maximum speed in phase one, that’s when the arms come into play & are essential to build further momentum to reach the speed that’s possible with Race Walking. Hope that all makes sense? If you haven’t seen it already, check out our video on why Race Walkers walk as they do, it’ll help explain it. All the best!
This was a game changer for me!
Yes great! Moving faster is key to motivation and flow.
I tried it on a treadmill with music...huge improvement. Tomorrow on the road with 135 BPM tracks. Great instructions...much appreciated by this 90 year old!
135, great tempo! Hope it works well on the road too! 💪
A great refresher on the fundamental techniques! This method really does make a huge difference. It feels natural and it is strain-free. Thanks again!
Thanks for the inspiring video! This is a fantastic series! Your website also has a lot of information! As an ultrarunner, it has taught me a lot about efficient walking and in addition to my running, I now also do ultra walking tours. Very nice to have your input in the process of continuously improving form and efficiency. Keep up the good work #walkfaster
Thanks Ruben, glad you’re finding it useful. All the best. Roger
Speaking of cadence you don’t just have to listen to dance music. Army rangers and marines all use cadence for very fast marching and it’s motivational.
Exactly! As long as the tempo fits it’s good 👍
Can't wait to try it out tomorrow morning...Thanks!
Hi,
Do you think adding the race walking hand movement to sport walking without any other change in walking technique will make sport walking more effective in terms of speed and fitness?
Hi! Everything has a purpose & in Race Walking, the arm swing is necessary to achieve the speeds you can achieve with Race Walking but below that speed all the power you need, all the speed, can come from your legs. If you think of it like two phases of speed - in phase one, walking normally, everything you need can be found in your legs & any extra movement, in this case swinging the arms, is effectively wasted effort. If your leg movement is effective, you can achieve all the speed you need with your hands in your pockets. When you reach maximum speed in phase one, that’s when the arms come into play & are essential to build further momentum to reach the speed that’s possible with Race Walking. Hope that all makes sense? If you haven’t seen it already, check out our video on why Race Walkers walk as they do, it’ll help explain it. All the best!