WALK THIS WAY
Sep 17, 2020
2 minutes
Words Yacob Cajee
GENTLE IMPACT
A study published in the Journal of Biomechanics showed that oxygen uptake at 7.7km/h was 16 per cent higher with Nordic walking than running. To achieve the same level of oxygen uptake, you would need to run at 9.8km/h. Conversely, the impact on the lower leg, knee and thigh bones was found to be between 40 and 100 per cent higher in
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