Power walking form (4 min)

Hi. I'm Dana Taft. Power walking is great for your health and for your mind. Here are a few techniques to help improve your power walking

form. [MUSIC PLAYING]

To start, let's come into what I call true north alignment. As you stand, you might notice that you have a tendency

to lean your body forward, or maybe you lean your body back. I want you to ground down to the four corners of your feet.

Stack your heels right underneath your knees and underneath your hips, and press into the ground evenly.

Lift the crown of your head, so that your tailbone can descend, and your shoulders can relax down your back.

This true north alignment will get you standing tall before you go out on your power walk.

The next technique is, I want you to draw your attention into your core. Let's activate the core as you walk.

You'll do this by embracing your core each time you lift a leg. So as you lift your leg, it's almost as

if you're crunching your core in. So as you power walk, pull your core in, and feel activation

take place with each step. The next technique I would love for you to add to your next power walk is intentional breath.

This looks like not shortening your inhale, but intentionally lengthening your inhale, and breathing out of your mouth as you power walk,

similar to this. [DEEP BREATHING]

The more vigorous your breath, the more you will get out of it as you power walk. And the last technique I want you to add for your next walk

is movement of your arms. That's right. With your arms bent, relax your hands,

and get those arms moving across your body back and forth. That's right.

Move your arms. So power walking technique is to incorporate

all of those at the same time to increase the benefits of your power walk. So let's integrate all of those together on your power walk.

All right. We're going to stand in true north alignment, integrate your core, intentional breath, and move your arms.

You're not always going to have to be outside when you do your power walk. You can be indoors, or even walking on a treadmill.

Come on. Let's go. [MUSIC PLAYING] Embrace that core, and don't forget to move your arms.

Keep stepping. Keep moving. [MUSIC PLAYING]

That's right. Great job. Try these few techniques on your next power

walk to maximize the benefits of each and every step. [MUSIC PLAYING]