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Fast Walking Technique - How to Walk Faster

By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com

Updated: March 30, 2009

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Walking faster begins by walking with the right technique at any speed, a technique that has your body aligned, legs and arms working together to transmit energy and power to your stride, and no wasted motion.

You may need to slow down at first and concentrate on good technique before you let the right technique take you to new speed.

Using the right technique will help prevent injury.

You can expect to be stiff in some new places as you learn a new technique. This should work itself out, use the stretches to get looser and be sure to include the warm-up and cool-down phases in each workout. Pain beyond stiffness that doesn't go away should be checked out with your medical provider.

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