Power walking is a rapidly growing sport and exercise. It is fun and more accessible than race walking. I am a race walker and I power walk often. When walking with a friend or group of friends my race walking pace would be too fast. When I am socializing I have found power walking to be a better choice.
Race walking and power walking have many similarities. Here are Power walking and Race walking similarities and differences:
Both require one foot to be on the ground at all times – as seen by the naked eye
Power Walking allows for the knee to be bent while passing under the body. Race Walking
You are not permitted to jog or run
Many of the techniques, exercises and training I use when preparing as a race walker I have found very useful as I improve my power walking technique, speed and distance.
For example, the Shoulders and Arms training video applies to both race walkers and power walkers:
Have more fun, expend less energy increase speed and increase Power with this tine hand/arm adjustment. Because we take hundreds and thousands of steps even the smallest micro-adjustment can mean big results. For example, during Read more…
Visualization is important in every sport. Even professional athletes find it valuable. This short 1 minute video tip describes how I use it to turn my body into an engine and drive it to success Read more…
Visualization is important in every sport. Even professional athletes find it valuable. This short 1 minute video tip describes how I use it to ‘float’ when I walk.
