Speedwalking: How to Teach the Pushoff Technique Saturday, 10 January 2009 By Dick Moss  It's often said that walking is the ideal exercise. It's a relaxing, natural activity that is low-impact and requires no special equipment. However, your physical education students might prefer a faster, higher-energy exercise that still possesses the same qualities. If so, why not try speed walking! (Otherwise known as race walking). In teaching speed walking, one of the keys is the pushoff. Here's how to improve that important part of walking technique, plus a workout you can use when speedwalking THE PUSHOFF The pushoff is the phase of each stride in which the toe leaves the ground after the leg has pushed backward. Unlike runners, the walker cannot rely on elastic energy to provide propulsion by bouncing off the feet when they make contact with the ground. As a result, the pushoff is vital in providing forward propulsion. GOOD PUSHOFF TECHNIQUE While keeping the heels on the ground as long as possible, be sure your students push fully backward on each stride - if they are doing so, the back leg will appear fully extended behind Tag it: Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 January 2009 ) Read more...   Orienteering In Your Schoolyard Thursday, 08 January 2009 By Dick Moss  Orienteering is a sport with strict rules, in which, as described by Barbara Johnson, Technical Director of the Alberta Orienteering Association, "Participants...with the use of a map and compass, complete a course consisting of a series of control points set in the terrain, in the shortest possible time." However, Johnson believes that orienteering can also be more simply defined as an exercise in which participants move themselves between points using a map and (possibly) a compass. She also believes that the latter definition might be more practical for schools and PE programs. Here's one way to introduce orienteering to your class. It's an outdoor activity that will give your students practice in using a map - a skill that often eludes many people into adulthood. And it's fun for your less-athletic students who can often make up for their lack of running ability by deducing the most efficient route to the control points. SETUP Establish a number of control points on your school grounds. They should be near reference points of some sort: for example, a big oak tree, the Tag it: Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 January 2009 ) Read more...

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