Welcome

Welcome to the WoW Power Walking Forum. After almost five very successful years helping people achieve amazing power walking goals, we are setting up this blog to widen the circle of discussion for power walkers everywhere.

I started WoW Power Walking because the idea that people could enter a marathon as a walker was a revelation. The thought of running 26 miles never appealed to me, but walking that distance might actually be fun. Amazingly, there wasn't much out there in the fitness industry or in the running community to help me achieve the goal of walking a marathon. It's a big goal, and a big goal requires commitment and good training. For walkers, training in technique and speed work is incredibly valuable as a way of minimizing injury and reducing the number of hours that it could take to complete a distance event.

More importantly, research has shown that it is intensity of workout that makes a difference to key fitness indicators like resting heart rate, blood pressure, and resting metabolic rate. In other words, to really challenge and change our fitness level, we need to work hard. Many walkers do not know how to get a good workout from walking. That's why WoW Power Walking is here. That's why we've become the leading walking coaching program in Canada. That's why we produced the Simple Secrets for a Great Walking Workout DVD-CD.

We believe that everyone can get a better workout from walking. We hope that you will join our discussion and take your walking to another level. On the way, bring a friend or a family member on your walking journey. The world will be a better place with more happy walkers getting outside!

Happy Trails!

Lee