Run-Walk Intervals
oec:run-walk-intervals
A cardiovascular exercise alternating bouts of walking with periods of jogging or running.
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Also called: Alternate Walking, Walk-Run Intervals, Run-Walk Method
How to do it
Setup
- Stand tall outdoors on a flat, safe surface, or step onto a treadmill.
- Set your interval timer or monitor for your desired walk and run durations.
Movement
- Begin by walking at a brisk, purposeful recovery pace for the designated walking interval.
- Smoothly transition into an easy jog or run as the interval timer signals the work bout.
- Maintain an upright posture, relaxed shoulders, and a smooth cadence throughout the jog.
- Decelerate back to a walk at the end of the running interval and repeat for the target duration.
Breathing
Maintain a steady, rhythmic breathing pattern matched to your footfalls, avoiding holding your breath during running phases.
Cues
- Stay tall through the torso
- Smooth transitions
- Keep shoulders relaxed
Common faults
- Sprinting during the run interval and becoming too exhausted to complete subsequent sets.
- Keep the running pace conversational and controlled to sustain the intervals over time.
- Overstriding during the transition to a jog, leading to excessive heel striking and joint impact.
- Land with feet beneath your hips using a quick, light turnover.
Safety
- Wear appropriate running footwear to absorb impact.
- Stay alert to terrain and traffic when performing intervals outdoors.
Muscles
Joints
- Hip: Flexion, Extension
- Knee: Flexion, Extension
- Ankle: Plantarflexion, Dorsiflexion
Details
- Movement
- Gait
- Modality
- Cardio, Conditioning
- Mechanics
- compound
- Force
- not applicable
- Laterality
- alternating
- Kinetic chain
- closed
- Level
- beginner
- Equipment
- None
- Record
- Duration; or Duration and Distance
- Load
- none
Related
- progression of Walking
- regression of Running
- regression of Jogging
- variation of Interval Run
Sources
- wger: Alternate Walking, by Mamo2604 (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
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