Chi Walking Session 1

Right into session 1 of Chi Walking and here's the hi-lites:
- Begin with a routine to flex the joints and ligaments that are part of Chi Walking.
Curl the toes, walk on your heels, walk on your toes. Put your ankle behind and use knee rotations to rotate the ankles both ways. Hold the knees together and do knee rotations. Draw your leg up into the hip joint. Do leg rotations into the hip, again using the knee to generate the rotation. Do Hula Hoop hip rotations. Stretch the rotator cuff in the shoulder by flexing your arm behind your back and both ways. Flex the spine; hands behind the head & flex sideways, then twist and bend sideways to look at opposite ankle. Gentle neck rotations and we're ready to walk.

- Breathing is also important: Draw in a deep breath thru the mouth, letting the belly expand and then exhale thru the nose using the diaphram to exhale completely which is the important part.

- Core strengthening was introduced and demonstrated using several exercises. The success of the whole program is based on the implementation of a comprehensive core routine which we will build during session 2.

- The Chi Walking technique was introduced by showing how our bodies rotate around the core and how the arms and legs follow sync which ultimately minimizes stress and strain on our joints. A 10 minute walk around the halls provided a practise and a means to reflect on how it feels.

A new start

Well here we are into a new year and the 2010 KVC Marathon is history. Kudos to Chair Alex Coffin and his committees for boosting numbers and making it another successful event.

This week I'm attending a Run NB workshop that will be striving to improve the sport.
I will certainly be lending my input to strengthen the viability of the marathon itself.

Also, this week, I am starting a fitness program called Chi Walking which is a spin-off from the core exercise program that I've offered over the past two years.

Therefore, I will also use this site to update activities related to this program.

Stay tuned.