How to add power to your walking stride - Get Fit Walking
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2024
- Making your walking style as effective as possible is vital, so in this edition of Get Fit Walking, Roger reveals the third step in our technique adaptation process, to turbo charge your stride & make your walking style fast and powerful!
Roger explains 'Leg Drive' and how to harness the biggest muscle in your whole body to drive your stride & give you speed and power, maximising the fitness benefits you can get from walking. - Sport
I rewatched this video again because I need a pick me up on power and cadence. Yesterday I completed a long walk in 90 minutes with averages of 4.3 mph pace, cadence 109 spm, and heart rate 114. I'm thrilled because I have lots of room to grow with cadence and heart rate and therefore my pace will improve. I couldn't believe though how low my cadence was. I really thought I was moving out there, ha. You were correct, it takes a lot of practice to really nail down this technique of using your glutes more effectively. :)
Really glad you’re feeling the benefit of it Christy & I’ve no doubt you’ll keep progressing! All the best. Roger
Great content...will practice tomorrow!
Thank you for another impactful video. I do have a question, although hope I'm explaining it correctly. Does it help to "squeeze" or tighten your glutes when you walk? I may be botching how I word this, but as you walk and propel each leg forward should you squeeze or tighten that glute, etc. Will that help engage them as you're referring to?
Hi Christy. Doing this can help you feel the movement & how the glutes work in propelling you along but it’s only advisable to do this when you’re working to engage them & learning what it feels like, it’s best to try not to manipulate them generally. They should fire & drive your stride automatically when they’re activating properly. The best thing is to use the full range of hip movement & to focus on keeping quite a straight leg when it moves behind you. So, effectively, it’s the hip twist that’s bringing the glutes into play, rather than a clenching action, although if you clench initially as a part of this, you will feel the power more. It’s a bit of a complicated subject but I hope that makes sense & helps. All the best
Thank you for understanding exactly what I was referring to and explaining it back to me perfectly. This is a tremendous help.
So inspirational. You don't half motor, and so effortlessly too. I think my glutes were technically 'dormant' until very recently. Not so sure I'm using them to their full potential yet, but I am aware of them working a bit. One question, wouldn't I expect to feel some soreness in my glutes if I was only just starting to use them with any intention? Can't say I feel any different in that department, and I'm definitely putting the miles in.
Thanks Craig! Yeah, it might feel a little counterintuitive but the glutes are such a big & powerful muscle, that unless you’re really stressing them, you’re unlikely to feel sore. Leg drive can take a while to master & until you have mastered it, you’re not really going to be troubling your glutes too much, even if you’re getting them to activate positively, so I wouldn’t worry. Stick with it! 🙂💪