Why I'm Changing My Walking Mechanics
5/23/202610 min
What we do with our arms while we're walking is important. During today's ten-minute walk, Dave talks about the best way to use our arms while walking.
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First 90 secondsDave· Host0:02
Today, I want to talk about one of the very specific parts of the mechanics of walking. It's important, actually. Hi, I'm Dave. Welcome to Walking is Fitness, a daily 10-minute podcast designed to provide you with a little added motivation to get out the door, take the walk, and more importantly, to keep going, to build a life-changing walking habit. Today's 10-minute walk starts right after this.
Speaker 10:26
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Dave· Host0:49
Today, I want to talk about the mechanics of walking, actually a very specific component of the mechanics of walking, and I'm doing this for a personal reason, which I'll get to near the end. So, here's the question, the question on the table. Do you walk with your hands in your pockets or out of your pockets? Maybe you've never thought about it. Maybe you never walk with your hands in your pockets. Maybe you alternate between hands in, hands out. Maybe it's weather-related.