"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:20:43 GMT, Don White
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 30 Nov 2006 05:47:51 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Eisboch wrote:


So ... after 5 and a half weeks, I've dropped 17 lbs and am starting to
feel
a heck of a lot better.
I am watching what I eat as well .... if fact I've probably over done
that.
Doc says a pound a week weight loss is ideal, so I may increase the
calorie
intake a bit.

Starting to get into it now .... I feel guilty if I don't get down
there on
time or do anything less than I did the day before.

Eisboch

congrats! I've got a weight machine and a treadmill. I need to mount a
TV on the wall like you, I get bored to tears on the treadmill, so I
walk unless it's raining. Been sprint walking for awhile, and am about
ready to step it up to running. 17 pounds in 5 1/2 weeks is admirable.


Funny you should mention that.

There is a couple down the street who just moved into the neighborhood
and they are race walkers. Turns out it's a legitimate sport and as I
gather, is an Olympic sport.

I had never heard of it before I saw them, in full regalia, zipping
down the street and at a pretty good clip. They had slick suits,
airstream helmets (like the time trial bikers wear) and some really
funky looking shoes. What was amazing was that their upper bodies
were absolutely still, but their hips and legs where just moving like
- well, I can't describe it accurately.

It's like running only it's not running is the only way I can put it.

People have been doing that for years. I believe we called it 'speed
walking' back in the '60s.

No - it's different than speed walking. They were kind enough to stop
along way one time when I was out in the front yard and I asked them
what it was that they were doing because it looking - well, different.

Apparently, it differs from speed walking in that in speed walking,
both feet can be off the ground at the same time - like running for
example. Speed walking is also a more normal motion in that the upper
body moves with the rhythm of the arms as the shoulders move.

In this kind of walking, one foot has to be on the ground at all
times, you move your arms in a minimal fashion as possible, upper body
still and as I understood it, only the hips, legs and feet are allowed
to move. I'm not sure it's a style thing as much as a technique thing
in that the quieter you keep the upper body, the motion can be
imparted to the legs.

I don't know - it sure looks goofy though.

Watch the film "Walk Don't Run".