Explained by a famous long-distance run coach in Hong Kong.
Obviously, his advices are for those who training for competition, not for casual joggers like me. And obviously it's not feasible to train on your own and will need a good coach to train-up a really good posture.But it's good to understand what's a good posture and to minimize chance of injury.
I tried his method, the speed is much faster... but my physical strength just don't allow me to use the correct posture... a good heel-strike requires lifting your knees and a bigger step.
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I used to use my foot to "flip" and push me forward when I walk. Which is fine on the streets but very tiring for the carves very early during a hike.
I saw this video and tried to land on my heels without the foot flip push and just lean my body forward a bit for the forward motion during Monday's hiking and I didn't get tired until toward the end of the whole trip where it was only the lower front of the thigh that got tired not the carves at all. I think I can hike further now but not necessary higher just yet.
Thanks for the tip.
I used to be a heel striker when jog, but will use mid-sole strike when I was tired. In recent jogs, I tried to pay more attentions to my strikes and maintain a heel strike. Together with pushing my back up-right, I manage to jog a minute or so faster than I used to be, and I never felt any pain in my knee (when was injured when I was young) - it's really good. But I never aware that the same applies to walking / hiking.
James, perhaps you should start jog, and we can jog together in so nice place, say Shing Mun Reservoir or Tai Mei Took Damp...
Thanks for the invitation. I would have love to but I have high blood pressure, so I am not supposed to do any intense exercise according to my gym trainer. Hiking is actually a over the limit already when counting heart beat rate. I did try jogging about 3 years ago and could not maintain more than 10 minutes. I was hoping all the walking and hiking could prep me better for jogging but I am still breathing heavily even after about 20 minute of hiking despite I have been hiking for at least 2 hour plus a lunch break in between at a time or walking for over 4 hours at a time. Perhaps I need to lose some weight before I could jog easier but how to lose weight without more exercise? A Catch 22 problem.
We could hike together though.
James,
IMO, hiking is not a very safe exercise. The fact is, beside all the dangers associated with outdoor activities, every steps you climb up the trail put extra loads to your knees; and extra impact when you climb down.
I considered myself fit as I've been jogging lightly but regularly (once a week) in the past 2 year, but I felt pain at my bad knee (injured when young) when I go short hiking back in Dec. Recently I've been jog much more (3-4 / week), but I don't have the confident that I will be knee-pain-free next time I go hiking.
I think you should try walking briskly, on a really regular basis (at least 3/week). Kowloon Chai Park maybe a good idea for you.
I walk briskly for at least 45 min each day and more than 4 hours on Saturdays. Kowloon Chai is OK but I prefer the streets - more to see.
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