Funky Hip Drill to Correct Minimum Forward Hip Rotation in Race Walking

Once you have the basics of race walking down, the next step is to increase the efficiency of your technique. This series of videos teaches you how to increase your forward hip rotation.

Hips are the primary motor driving your body forward. Therefore, race walking can be incredibly frustrating to beginning walkers who cannot seem to get the feel of proper hip motion. Saying “use your hips more” just falls upon deaf ears. Walkers with minimal hip motion need drills and exercises to help them learn. Other race walkers may have hip motion, but in all the wrong directions.

The Funky Hip Drill stretches the hip in a manner consistent with race walking technique. This improves the fluidity of the hip motion.