Walking - Exercise Marketing

Walking

Walking, is a competitive sport, is a race between two or more people, or against time.  Most races are held at distances ranging from 5 to 50 kilometers.  In one event, the winner is decided by which competitor covers the greatest distance in two hours. 

Competitive walkers developed a method of walking called “heel-and-toe”.  A long stride lands the foot on the heel and swings the walker forward to put weight quickly on the toe.  The toe acts as a springboard for the next stride.  At least part of one foot must always be on the ground and the leg must be completely straight, or locked, momentarily during each step.  A nonracer walks 1.6 kilometers in 15 to 20 minutes.  A heel-and-toe expert can walk the same distance in 6 ½ minutes, only 2 ½ minutes slower than a champion mile (1.6 km) runner.  Race walking is an Olympic sport.

Walking for pleasure provides thousands of people with a fairly easy method of taking regular exercise.  It also gives them a chance to get out into fresh air and beautiful countryside.  Traveling alone or in organized groups, walkers can take walking holidays along ancient footpaths.  In many areas, walkers can observe the beauty and variety of plants and wildlife along specially marked nature trails.

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