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===== Do You Know How To Walk? ===== | ===== Do You Know How To Walk? ===== | ||
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- | Excerpts from " | + | I've always believed that the most useful accomplishment any man could have is the ability to walk well and to enjoy it. They go together, for that matter. A poor walker usually detests walking; a good walker finds it delightful. Walking is a wonderful exercise, quite apart from being the outdoorsman' |
- | I've always believed that the most useful accomplishment any man could have is the ability to walk well and to enjoy it. They go together, for that matter. A | + | The style for long distance walking is the modified heel-and-toe, |
- | poor walker usually detests | + | Let's consider the stride and see if we can discover the most effective way to use the legs in covering ground. The two secrets of correct |
- | a wonderful exercise, quite apart from being the outdoorsmants necessity. The best hunting places can only be reached on legs; the best fishing streams are inacces | + | A trained walker will take in from four to twelve inches more ground every time he takes a step than a nabural or untrained walker will. Therefore he will walk faster and farther with less effort. There are two reasons for this. The first is that he walks with a straighter leg. The second is that he uses the hip swing. I am going to tell you about both. |
- | The style for long distance | + | The straight leg comes first. In walking, you should bend the knee just as little as possible. Of course, such a thing as walking with an absolutely straight leg is impossible; there must be some bend. But as the leg comes back at the finish of a step, the knee is locked, and the leg is kept as straight as you can keep it. |
- | practically every great walker. It certainly | + | I know that if you are climbing mountains this is mighty poor advice to give. There, you must bend the knees. |
- | shuffle, and no more strenuous. On the contrary, it is a fine exercise, one which | + | Most of the speed, as well as extra distances |
- | develops | + | Now all you need to master is the use of the upper body, and this is not difficult. Watch your expert walker tick off the miles. You will notic that he puts every muscle he owns into it, from the crown of the head down. You'll notice particularly that he relies upon his arms for much of his speed and lift and form. |
- | Lets consider | + | You should let your arms help you. This means allowing |
- | to use the legs in covering ground. The two secrets of correct walking are rhythm | + | Most sufrering is brought about by improperly fitted boots or shoes. When you buy your outdoor footgear, make sure it's plenty big, one size larger than your city shoes, a half size larger at least. As you walk a long distance more blood is pumped into the feet than in your usual, daily life and they swell. Shoes that are fine in town become tight, and pinch, in the hills. |
- | A trained walker will take in from four to twelve inches more ground evecy | + | (( Note: right margin of page eight of the scanned document is unclear. |
- | time he takes a step than a nabural or untrained walker will. Therefore he will walk faster and farther with less effort. There are two reasons for this. The first is that he walks with a straighter leg. The second is that he uses the hip swing, ; 'am going to tell you about both. | + | If you wear shoes with arch supports at home, have arch supports in your outing boots. If not don' |
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- | The straight leg comes first. In walking, you should bend the knee just as little as possible. Of course, such a thing as walking with an absolutely straight an is impossible there must be some bend. But as the leg comes back at the finish of a_stept the knee is locked, and the leg is kept as straight as you can keep it. | + | |
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- | -I know that if you are climbing mountains this is mighty poor advice to give. Th4re, you must bend the knees. | + | |
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- | Most of the speed, as well as extra distances and much power comes from the hip " | + | |
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- | Now all you need to master ii the use of the upper body, and this is not difficult. Watch your expert walker tick off the miles. You will notice' | + | |
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- | You should let your arms help you. This means allowing the arms to swing freely; assisting them in their swinging, as a matter of fact. The upper half of the body shOUld be kept erect, never allowed to slump over and become flat-chested. | + | |
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- | Most sufrering is brought about by improperly fitted boots or shoes. When you buy your butaoor footgear, make sure itts plenty big, one size larger than your | + | |
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- | city shoes, a half size larger at least. As you walk a long distance more bic pumped into the feet than in your usual, daily life and they swell. Shoes t' | + | |
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- | If you wear shoes with arch supports at home, have arch supports in 7-:1, outing boots. If not donit have them. If you wear heels in your dail- 7. | + | |
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- | go heelless to the wood or you will walk right into trouble. In gerieral | + | |
Now I want to give you a little counsel about the care of the feet. If feet are kept properly hardened yougli never know what blisters are, and blister:: are the 'bane of a walkerts life, | Now I want to give you a little counsel about the care of the feet. If feet are kept properly hardened yougli never know what blisters are, and blister:: are the 'bane of a walkerts life, |
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