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Video post: Am I glidewalking?
Am I glide walking? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhzqjGL-hQc
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Here's what is working: You are lengthening your back leg well and your back heel is staying on the ground pretty long. Here are some things you can improve: You aren't using your back foot arch muscles to help the push-off. Because of this the back foot sole doesn't face back at any point in the gait. Your swing leg ankle isn't able to completely relax as you bring your leg forward. In fact, you look like you are kicking your leg forward too much. If you freeze the video at the right moment you will see that your front foot toe is quite high off the ground at landing. It would have been more obvious if your shirt was shorter or tucked in, but I can see that your pelvis is somewhat tucked while you are walking. Try a small squat as in the tallstanding chapter before you begin your walk. This may sound like a lot of negatives, but actually your walk looks pretty good. Keep up your progress!
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thank you for the quick feedback!
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