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Walking with Poles
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Add spice to your walking workout with some poles and a few hills. You’ll add an upper-body element to your workout, increasing the calorie burning of your exercise.
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For: Walkers, Multisport.
Time: Variable.
Description: Add spice to your walking workout with some poles and a few hills. You’ll add an upper-body element to your workout, increasing the calorie burning of your exercise.
Equipment needed: Hiking poles.
If you live in an area where you have some hills, grab a set of hiking poles and give your arms, chest and back a workout as you climb. The upper body can get, especially if walking or running are your primary activities. Adding your upper elements to the mix also increases the number of calories that you burn by as much as 20%.
Pole walking details:
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Use adjustable poles and set them so that they are about chest height.
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Use the poles during this workout. Don’t just carry them along.
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As you go uphill, place the poles arms length out in front (and above) you and pull yourself up, using the muscles in your back and arms.
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Push through with your triceps as the pole passes your body.
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Use a longer stride length when you climb with poles, don’t overdo it, but extend your stride slightly.
You can do a workout that is one longer climb of 20 to 30 minutes, holding a steady pace, if you have access to big hills. Or consider doing a series of shorter hill repeats of 2 to 5 minutes, with the downhill as your rest period.
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