Want to reap the benefits of a 3-mile walk?
Here’s how to structure your workout and things to avoid, according to a trainer.
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vice president of programming and education atBFT
while still keeping your workout attainable and doable, according to Stonehouse.
Its that simple, but also that effective.
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Try 5-minute blocks:Push for one minute, and then do four minutes at an easy pace.
Repeat the 5-minute blocks until you hit 3 miles or your timed goal.
When your form gets wonky, injuries can creep up.
Next, pay attention to your heel strike.
vice president of programming and education atBFT
Sometimes their posture can kind of stay like that.
But also be mindful of crossing them too much or overstriding.
A lot of times with runners.
were really trying to decrease as much of the heel strike as possible.
Ideally for a runner, you want to get a mid-foot strike, says Stonehouse.
For walkers, you want a good heel strike on the outside of your heel.
Youre going to naturally roll over to your midfoot and then off on your big toe.
So ideally you want to keep that heel strike, mid-foot, big toe, says Stonehouse.
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