Tips To max Out Your Exercise
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Walk in Flat Surface
- Firstly you need to keep your head up, eyes looking forward and focused ahead.
- Relax your shoulders and keep a straight back.
- When you land your foot ensue you land on the heal and step off on the toes.
- Tread lightly if you smash your heals into the floor you can cause injury and ligament damage.
- Let your arms swing naturally by your side, to max out the exercise bend at the elbow and pump away.
- To avoid problems such as Shin Splints and Plantar Fasciitis bend the top part of your foot back adequately about 10 degrees , rather than just shuffling along this is also known as dorsiflexion.
- Have a look at your stride length and find out what is comfortable for you.
- Find a breathing pattern that works for you, try and breath in a rhythm but don’t forget to look were you are goingJ.
- Keep a relaxed but straight Back.
- When walking uphill or downhill alter your technique.
Tips for walking uphill
- Don’t go straight for an uphill maneuvre warm up first.
- Lean very slightly forward into the hill.
- Your heart rate will increase and breathing become heavier but to be in the correct zone you should still be able to chat.
- Shorten your steps.
- Dig deep; if you’re on the beginner programme avoid any big hills at first.
Tips for walking downhill
- Going downhill, your stride will naturally lengthen. Whilst over striding when walking on a flat surface is bad, when going downhill it will actually help you to brake slightly as gravity keeps you moving faster.
- Relax and let your steps flow
- If things get a little crazy, shorten your stride and this should help you balance.
- Stay upright you will increase chance of injury leaning backwards.
- If it is a very steep downhill, then you might want to lean forward a little for greater stability; keep your knees slightly bent at all times.