What is Racing? What is the difference between race walking and running?

You're talking about race walking, right?

Race walking is developed on the basis of ordinary walking, and the movement structure of both is the same, and both are supported by one foot and both feet alternately repeatedly. But race walking has its characteristics, the pelvis rotates back and forth, the waist has a certain twist, the arms swing actively, the legs are fully straightened when the feet land on the ground, the stride is large, the frequency is high, and the forward speed is fast.

Practicing race walking can develop the strength of the leg muscles and the flexibility of the hip joint, enhance physical fitness, promote health, improve the function of the blood circulation system and respiratory system, and cultivate the quality of hard-working, brave and tenacious will.

Basic requirements for race walking technique:

1. The stride is natural, wide, fast, the center of gravity of the body fluctuates little, the movement speed is fast, and the effectiveness is high.

2. The action is natural, coordinated, strong sense of rhythm, easy and labor-saving, and economical.

The speed of a normal walk is about five kilometers per hour, while the speed of a race walk is much faster, and even if you walk at a moderate speed, it is more than twice as fast as a normal walk. The rules of race walking require that the supporting leg must be straightened, transitioning from one-foot support to two-foot support, and the toes of the backward leg must not leave the ground before the heel of the swinging leg touches the ground, so as to ensure that the support with both feet will not appear in the air, which is the fundamental difference between walking and running.

The speed of a race walk depends on the cadence and stride length. The average walk is about 100 to 120 steps per minute, while race walking can reach 180 to 200 steps, and the best race walkers take more than 200 steps per minute. The step length of an ordinary walk is generally 70 to 80 centimeters, the step length of a race walk can reach 90 to 110 centimeters, and the step of a tall athlete is about 120 centimeters.

Ordinary walking, each step generally takes seconds, while race walking only takes seconds per step, or even less. As a result, this increases the difficulty of alternating muscle tension and relaxation, which needs to be well addressed in training.

Step size and cadence are mutually restrictive. Increasing the stride size will affect the cadence, and increasing the cadence will also affect the stride size. In general, the cadence should be increased on the premise of ensuring a certain step length.

Increasing the step length too much will increase the burden and tension on the muscles concerned, exert too much physical strength, easily cause fatigue, and is not conducive to the acceleration of cadence. Increasing cadence relies on the strength of the leg muscles and the central nervous system, and its potential is relatively large.

The one-legged support is not the same as the two-foot support for race walking, and the one-legged support lasts much longer than the two-foot support. In order to speed up the speed of race walking, it is necessary to shorten the time of one-legged support and two-foot support, but shortening the two-foot support time is the main thing, and shortening the one-legged support time has no obvious effect.

I've only heard of race walking, but it's not a mistake.

Race walking is a sport developed on the basis of daily walking, the rules stipulate that the support leg must be straight, from one foot support to two foot support, before the heel of the swinging leg touches the ground, the toe of the back leg must not leave the ground, to ensure that there is no "vacance" phenomenon, and this is the main difference between race walking and running.

Although race walking and running are both track events, there are obvious differences. During a race, the athlete can lift both feet off the ground at the same time, and the knee joint is bent from the time the foot hits the ground to the time it leaves the ground. When walking a race, the athlete's heel should first contact the ground with one foot support and alternate support with both feet, that is, both feet are not allowed to take off at the same time during the race walk; At the same time, whether it is supported by one foot or both feet, or when the foot is off the ground, the knee joint is not allowed to bend, and it looks like running is not running.

Race walking originated in the United Kingdom. In 1867, the first race walking competition was held in Britain, and in the years that followed, the most famous race walker was Wheatstone of the United States, who walked 2,413 kilometers in 26 days, an average of 93 kilometers per day, and in the 1908 Olympic Games, race walking became an official event, and the distance was 3,500 meters and 10 miles at that time. The distance of the race walking competition changed several times until 1956, when it was officially fixed in the men's 20km and 50km races.

The women's race walk is now officially recognised by the IAAF for 5km and 10km distances.

Walking and running are both exercises that can both exercise and be the best exercise. Just look at which race walkers and runners are in shape. So what's the difference between walking and running? Which is better?

What is the difference between walking and running?

1.Different postures.

When running, it is necessary to keep one foot on the ground at all times. Generally, the heel of the swinging leg touches the ground, and the toe of the back kick cannot leave the ground, so as to ensure that there will be no flying. And, from the moment you swing your legs to the ground, until your legs reach a vertical position, your legs must be straight and your knees must not be bent.

2.Different forms of exercise.

Race walking is a long-distance, long-term, low-to-moderate intensity aerobic exercise, whereas running is sometimes aerobic and sometimes anaerobic. Like jogging, it is aerobic, and like long-distance running, it is anaerobic.

Which is better walking or running?

Walking and running can't be said which is better. It can both exercise and **. There are pros and cons to both. Which is better cannot be generalized, and you can choose according to your specific situation and needs.

What is the correct posture?

1.The posture of the head. Keep your head up and chest high, look ahead with your eyes, don't hunch over, it's easy to have low back pain. Shoulder posture The shoulders are in line with the hips and the torso is upright. The shoulders and torso work together and the legs rotate slightly along the longitudinal axis of the body to maintain body balance and enhance the effect of the pushback.

2.Posture of the arms. When swinging your arms, bend your elbows about 90 degrees. Half-fists swing back and forth forcefully on the sides of the body, generally no longer than the midline of the body and no higher than the lower jaw. When swinging back, keep your elbows slightly outward and your upper arms about shoulder level.

3.Leg posture. It is the most important part of race walking, and there are two phases: one-legged support and two-foot support. There are two phases of the one-foot support: the front pedal and the rear pedal.

Push forward: When the body is in a vertical position, the supporting leg is fully extended, the whole foot is on the ground, and the swinging leg is still swinging. Its knee joint is slightly lower than the supporting leg, the angle between the upper and lower legs is slightly larger than the right angle, and the horizontal axis of the pelvis is slightly sloping.

Push back: When the body's center of gravity moves forward beyond the vertical plane, it begins to push back. The swinging leg bends the knee and swings forward, driving the pelvis to rotate forward along the upper and lower axis.

The calf swings forward by the inertia of the thigh swing forward, gradually extending the knee joint and the heel to the ground, thus increasing the stride length. When the heel of the swinging leg touches the ground, it creates an instant support for both feet. Keep your legs straight at this point to prevent your center of gravity from dropping.

When the heel of the swinging leg is on the ground, the toe of the back kick immediately leaves the ground, thus ending the kick.

4.The position of the foot is to ground with the heel and then transition to the forefoot and end with the toe pushing off the ground. From one foot support to two foot supports, don't leave the toes of the back kick before the heel of the swinging leg touches the ground.

How often do you walk?

Relaxation: the distance is not less than 2 km; Walking frequency decreased by 50-70 minutes; relaxed gait; 3 to 5 times a week. Brisk walking: 3-5 km brisk walking distance; The cadence is about 150 steps; Walk forward in a balanced manner, 3 to 4 times a week.

The fundamental difference between race walking and running is the different postures. During race walking, one foot always needs to fall to the ground. Personally, I feel that it is better to run, because the posture of race walking is more difficult to grasp.

Race walking is faster, but the frequency of running is slower, if you want to **, in fact, running is better, the correct posture of race walking is to hang your hands naturally, and keep your feet walking at a certain frequency.

Race walking and running can't say which is better, they can both play a role in exercising, ****. Both also have their own advantages and disadvantages, which is better cannot be generalized, and can be chosen according to the specific situation and needs of the individual.

Advantages of race walking: Race walking is just a way to speed up on the basis of walking, race walking is a relatively simple exercise, it will be very fast to learn, it does not need extra equipment, and it can also help the muscles of all parts of the body to get a good exercise. If you swing your arms during race walking, it will accelerate the exercise of the muscles of all parts of the body, and you can coordinate the body well, so that every part of the body can be well exercised.

Disadvantages of race walking: Although the way of race walking is relatively simple, many people are in the wrong way when they race walk, although nothing will happen in the process of race walking. However, after a race walk, when the body stops to rest, there will be back pain.

Advantages of running: Running is a strenuous exercise that increases lung capacity during running, allowing the body to burn fat. For those who are prone to insomnia, running can improve sleep quality and thus alleviate insomnia symptoms.

Disadvantages of running: Although running can achieve the best effect, but for those who are in a large body weight, running will only increase the force on the joints of the body, which can easily cause joint pain and even cause wear and tear on the joints, which is unimaginable.

Therefore, for people with large accumulations, you can choose some relatively gentle exercises to carry out**. For example, walking slowly or doing ** exercises, so that the purpose of ** can be achieved. Compared with running, race walking has a relatively small audience, although it is a relatively simple way of exercise, but if there is no professional guidance, it is difficult to practice the hair correctly, so when choosing sports, running is more suitable for the public.

At the same time, remember to stretch before and after exercise, because stretching can prevent muscle damage during exercise. Or after exercising, it can relieve symptoms such as muscle soreness caused by long-term inactivity, and can also prevent muscles.

Insist on bending over and swinging arms and walking on tiptoe 99 times a day, mainly slimming the waist and stomach, which is better than running**.

Race walking can exercise the bones and joints, which can make the physical fitness better and better, then running is a more impactful sport, and it can show a person's explosive power.

Race walking, for some people with a bad system, is easier to bear, and running is relatively more physically demanding.

I think the advantage of race walking is that compared to running, it does less damage to the body, and the disadvantage is that the energy consumption is not fast, and running is the opposite of race walking.

Race walking makes you feel like you're in a hurry, as if someone is always rushing with you. Running, you feel particularly tired. Gasping for breath is really not a feeling you should put up with.

I lost 20 pounds in 50 days by race walking.