{"id":6643,"date":"2021-10-27T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogsolutions.co.za\/?post_type=tva_lesson&p=6643"},"modified":"2023-04-26T01:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T23:53:25","slug":"ramp-up-your-walking","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/dogsolutions.co.za\/biokinetic-k9\/course\/ramp-up-your-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramp Up Your Walking!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone will agree that walking your dog is essential.  So why not turn it into an opportunity for an awesome, quick workout?Increase the output, effectiveness and results of your walks through targeted loose leash walking along gradients<\/em>.  This way you purposefully target muscles to improve sporting performance. <\/p>\n

Ramping up your walking is performed on a loose leash. This is not “free-run time” but rather a purposeful exercise with targeted and specific outcomes.<\/p>\n

How do we do this?<\/h3>\n

By walking on different planes, ramps, or gradients, of course!  <\/p>\n

Instead of just walking along a road, look out for a gradient, incline, or hill. Angles and gravity now become your friend!<\/p>\n

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Up and Down the Hill<\/h5>\n

Walking up and down the gradient uses different muscles in the execution of the walk.<\/p>\n

Uphill causes gravity to add more weight onto the hind-end assembly of your dog.  This means that his back leg muscles will be carrying more weight and he will get more of a workout on his quadriceps.  But his front end, although some weight bearing has been shifted to the back, also gets a workout through having to pull his body uphill.  So, his shoulders, biceps, triceps and Latissimus dorsi (an important and large muscle almost triangular just behind and under the shoulder along the ribcage) will also be getting a workout!<\/p>\n

Downhill walking now shifts his weight to the front of the body as he walks down the hill. This requires more power from the shoulders but also the biceps and triceps as he must control his speed going down. Although there is less weight bearing on his back legs, he now must engage his core, muscles along the spine, pelvis and hamstrings to control his speed going downhill – these muscles contract and form a “deceleration” function. This is fantastic training of the muscles involved in deceleration. Exercising muscles involved in deceleration is essential in power sports e.g.:<\/p>\n

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  1. fighting a helper<\/li>\n
  2. decelerating to pick up a dumbbell<\/li>\n
  3. decelerating to touch the touch-pad on a bridge in agility<\/li>\n
  4. controlling the deceleration down the A-frame or<\/li>\n
  5. to slow down in a turn to take the next jump or to turn tightly around the next hide in IGP.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Walking in a circular fashion, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, provides excellent ways of incorporating weight shifting, balance and proprioception into your walks.<\/p>\n

    A Note on Walking Backwards:<\/h4>\n

    While walking backwards does offer some proprioceptive benefits, biomechanically it is an unnatural movement for the dog and as such places pressure of the stifles (knees) of the dog. Many will include walking backwards in their exercises (as did I initially) but having gone deeper into the exercise and learning more about optimizing the biomechanical movements of the dog, I prefer to use it simply as a means for the dog to step backwards onto a low platform. I try to keep the distance of walking backwards much shorter short.<\/p>\n

    The muscles of the dog are designed and are placed onto the skeleton in such a way to make forward motion optimal and strong. I enjoy working with the design of the body in this way.<\/p>\n

    Using ACTOBANDK9(TM)<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Ramp Up Your Walking as described above combined with ActoBandK9 suddenly explodes your dog’s workout to the next level of power! But it MUST<\/strong> be done safely and responsibly.<\/p>\n

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    How is this done safely?<\/h5>\n

    Practice your walking first without<\/em> the ActoBandK9 for at least 2 – 3 weeks. <\/p>\n

    Only then do you place the EMPTY<\/strong> ActoBandK9 onto your dog’s legs as instructed in the manual and you go out to perform your plane walking.  <\/p>\n

    Start off by walking just 5 minutes and increasing by 5 minutes per week to 15 minutes – no more! <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Why? Your dog’s walk will become much more purposeful as he engages his muscle more. He will become tired quicker in the beginning, and you need to build his stamina for an ActoBandK9 walk gradually to avoid unnecessary strain and compensatory movements.<\/p>\n

    This is the equivalent to going to the gym for your dog because we are targeting and using specific muscles and applying weight-bearing to them.<\/p>\n

    It is important that you control YOUR enthusiasm for these exercises<\/strong> (because you WILL get excited!) and not over do them!<\/p>\n

    Your dog will tire quicker and may be a little stiff the following day, especially in the beginning. So, although you will get really excited for your dog, proceed slowly and diligently. You will get there!<\/p>\n

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    ActoBandK9 Official User Manual:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

    You may download the official ActoBandK9 user manual by clicking on this button.<\/p>\n

    CAUTION:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Please follow the instructions correctly as incorrect and irresponsible use of the ActoBands may cause unnecessary torque on your dog’s legs and the soft tissues. We do NOT advocate the use of ActobandK9 while performing fast movements such as running or sprinting.<\/p>\n

    ActoBandK9 and ActoBand are a Registered Trademarks of ActivPower Inc. The Biokinetic K-9 does NOT receive any financial incentive from ActivPower Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-6643","tva_lesson","type-tva_lesson","status-publish","hentry","tva_courses-bk-9-foundational-strength-program","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Biokinetic K-9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dogsolutions.co.za\/biokinetic-k9\/course\/ramp-up-your-walking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ramp Up Your Walking! - The Biokinetic K-9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everyone will agree that walking your dog is essential.\u00a0 But how can you increase output, effectiveness and results of your walks to purposefully improve sporting performance?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dogsolutions.co.za\/biokinetic-k9\/course\/ramp-up-your-walking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Biokinetic K-9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebiokinetick9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-25T23:53:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dogsolutions.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20200719_170121-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dogsolutions.co.za\\\/biokinetic-k9\\\/course\\\/ramp-up-your-walking\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dogsolutions.co.za\\\/biokinetic-k9\\\/course\\\/ramp-up-your-walking\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ramp Up Your Walking! 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