12-03-19, 02:58 PM | |
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Increasing your walking speed
I'm reading the Prevention book called "Walk Your Butt Off" (ebook format, although it is available in HC) and is related to another book they published called "Run Your Butt Off".
I've just begun reading it, but in the intro, they tell you what their tool is - to increase your walking speed to 4 MPH or more and to work toward 6 walks/week. still need to read further to see what the durations are per session. I found this handy BPM to MPH converter: https://www.sportsrec.com/convert-mi...r-7908777.html ...which refers to 140 BPM as the equivalent of 4 MPH in general. I found my old Shape Fitness CDs that have original artist songs edited so that they automatically blend in with the next song. the sleeves of the CDs show the BPM, so it was easy to pull them out and rip them to my player. I think you could also pull out the old Cardio Coach workouts too for this effort.
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12-04-19, 10:46 AM | |
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You can walk my 85 lb Lab. She'll help increase your speed. I would love to go for a relaxing walk once in awhile. Rarely does that happen. I wonder how many calories I actually burn walking during the 2 mile adventure. Sometimes I just walk/jog so she doesn't pull so much. Ughh! And that's after my actual workout.
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12-04-19, 10:06 PM | ||
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But there's nothing like my Cardiocoach to make me move faster on cardio equipment. Thanks for the conversion link, too.
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12-04-19, 11:21 PM | ||
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12-05-19, 03:05 AM | |
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do you walk in place while he/she does that? i catch myself doing walking in place/side to side when i'm waiting for the walk signal when crossing the street!
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12-05-19, 05:34 AM | |
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>> Podrunner <<
These may be useful. Walking to the beat, and gradually increase the BPM. Each 'song' tends to go for around an hour. Non-stop, fixed pace. I use these when walking the dog - keeps my pace up so I don't slow down into a dawdle. When she (dog) stops to sniff, I let her, but walk around her in circles until she's ready to move again. It's HER walk as much as mine. ETAHAH! I had hastily added the link & my comments, after reading just the OP. Went back to read the rest of the posts and totally BEAMED about others talking of dogs / sniffing etc...
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12-05-19, 10:21 AM | |
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I guess I don't understand the 4 mph thing though.
On the treadmills I have access to, 4 miles an hour is far faster than I could manage. Definitely not a walking speed. Anyone actually calculated their speed per mile when just out walking IRL and have some insight? My own walking speed without a treadmill is too slow, that I know. Just not sure how to increase my speed without injuring myself. So far, my goal is just to be consistent with what I can manage, and gradually pushing my limits. I can already tell I'm stronger than I was six months ago, so some progress has already been achieved.
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12-05-19, 10:40 AM | ||
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i made my strides smaller to stay with the beat. i used to own a treadmill, and i understand what you mean since stride length adjustment may be awkward on the treadmill at first. *i measured the distance using Google maps.
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