How to Race Walk - with Olympian and World Medalist Perseus Karlström

In this video I will go through the basic steps and movements of the sport Race Walking.
A full beginners tutorial and also tips and tricks for experience athletes on how to improve their technique.
The aim with this video is for a beginner to be able to perform the Race Walk motion after watching. To understand the rules and to get basic knowledge of the sport.
My name is Perseus Karlström and I'm a multiple world medalist and world champion in Race Walking. My aim with this channel is to spread knowledge about the sport of Race Walking and to give the viewers an insight of how it is to be a professional athlete and specifically Race Walker.
00:00 Intro
00:20 Rules and technique of Race Walking
02:01 Cues for Race Walking
03:48 Explanation of the drills and exercises
04:41 Technique drills
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[@xibungo7188]

He is amazing. Racewalking is a great way to exercise outdoors and not get as beat up as when running. I ran for 49 years and wore out the cartilage in my right hip. I couldn't run any longer, but when the gym shut down during Covid, all I could do is walk. I got faster and faster, attended a racewalking clinic, and this is what I do now.
You get 1/3 of the musculoskeletal shock in racewalking versus running. It's far more difficult than running. I'm a good minute per mile faster when my technique is good than when it isn't.
My form is not bad, but someone who can racewalk really fast is truly an amazing athlete. If you're a racewalker, you'll probably be the only one in your neighborhood. You get noticed; in a good way.

[@bab1374]

Same here! After 15 years of running marathon, I am ready to retire of running and I find this race walk is amazing and it allowed me to continue participating marathon with race walk and low impact is better for my knees! R knee with meniscus tears , it never feels the same! I hope I can find race walk clinic here around Monterey CA!

[@bab1374]

Thank you for your great video! Outstanding teaching and exercises for race walk! I have been running marathon for 15 years as I get older, I find this race walk is excellent for me to continue going to marathon and finish my marathon with better time and to keep my knees healthier with low impact! Thank you! This is the best exercises for race walk video! Love it! Betty from USA❤

[@mattfitzpatrick4008]

I've never seriously considered race walking before watching your videos. Thanks for sharing these! RW would be a great addition to my cardio routine.

[@perskarlstrom]

That's awesome! It's definitely a really good complement for doing cardio. It's very tough

[@MrHriskoch]

Big supporter of yours from Bulgaria 🇧🇬! Keep on the good work and good luck this year! 😊

[@perskarlstrom]

Thank you!!

[@mazlumdimi3686]

you are amazing perseus🙌

[@perskarlstrom]

thank you!

[@kanchan_walk]

I wanted to incorporate drills into my practice.
I want to know how to warm up before a game or practice！！

[@perskarlstrom]

Great! Drills are really good to get more efficient and improve the technique.
I will try to make a video where I show my warm up routines!

[@LucidGR]

Your are a great athlete!

[@perskarlstrom]

Thank you!

[@gracielavelez6996]

GENIO 👏👏👏👏🥇🏆👑

[@TalkingRacewalking]

Love it and will promote!

[@perskarlstrom]

Thanks 🙌🏼

[@gbjbalu2672]

Sir what if the persons legs were big it can be any issue
In addition i would like to know what the things we should eat before race

[@murugarajsekar88]

My goat ❤

[@perskarlstrom]

🤘🏻

[@Zbigniew-qh3ts]

Weryhelpul

[@mastersmk8054]

Where u from

[@Axel-lv2pl]

Sweden

[@markculshaw224]

straight LEG rule not straight Knee Perseus....
we bend at the knee so you can call it the bent knee rule

[@perskarlstrom]

Yes, it's called the straight leg rule. My mistake thinking too much in Swedish 😄