As a preparation tool for the Camino, I walk with a group on Saturday mornings. This was only my 2nd visit in their last 4 outings but a lot of the same faces were there for the 11km walk.
I had a quick step thanks to my Nordic Walking poles and in lieu of waiting for the rest of the group at designated "rest spots" I just continued on. Instead, I chose to tack on some extra steps by doubling back to find them and then setting out again.
After we reached our turn around point I opted to mix things up. I chose to walk and talk with a more "slow paced" participant. Only I chose to walk backwards.
YES! Backwards! Boy oh boy! Did I get some funny looks on the cycle path. But it made perfect biomechanical - training sense. My body knows and can cope with the walk, walk, walk. So why not mix things up by engaging a different muscle group? There I was, walking backwards and having a great conversation with my walking companion. Who else can say they had direct eye contact with the person they were walking with?
It was a funny feeling and my body was off balance a bit when I stopped. The momentum wanted me to keep going almost and it was as if I was about to fall over. Funny feeling :)
Well it's 5pm and my steps are at 18,765.
Walk on!
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