Overcoming Obesity: Proper Walking Form

Video Transcript

"Hi. My name is Angela Martindale. And I'm talking to you about how to fight obesity in 12 weeks. I'm going to teach you how to walk correctly so your knees don't hurt, your back doesn't hurt and it stretches out your muscles in your hip flexors for optimum results. You're going to step onto the treadmill. Press start. Speed the treadmill up to 1.5 to 1.8. Allow your body to get used to the motion. Because what happens is you might feel pain in the back of your knees. And it's because there's a lot of weight. And your hamstrings are tight and you need to give them a chance to warm up to a treadmill. You don't walk on moving ground so allow your body to adjust. Begin to squeeze your gluts, press through your heels and then up your incline to 1. Begin to press through your heels, squeezing your abs in. Now your speed is still at 1.5. And you're going to hold it here for about 3 minutes. After 3 minutes you're going to take your speed up to 2.0. Now you're going to begin to press through those heels feeling your gluts. Taking long deep strides. Okay? I don't want you on the treadmill with small strides. You have a big space here. Spread out your steps. Press through your heel to toe. Squeeze those abs in."