Interval Walk: Walking Coach

Interval walking is simple. Walk briskly for a few minutes, walk easy for a few minutes, repeat. The method comes out of research at Shinshu University in Japan, where it is widely known as interval walking training. Interval Walk keeps time so you do not have to. Pick a program, start the walk, and put your phone away. A coach tells you when to pick the pace up and when to ease off, so you never have to look at the screen. WHAT YOU GET Three programs. Gentle Start is a soft on-ramp for your first two weeks. Classic IWT is the research-backed 3 minutes brisk, 3 minutes easy, five times through. Power Hour is for people who have been at this a while. Four coach voices, each with their own personality. Maya is warm and upbeat. Coach Dan is blunt. Ruth is calm and steady, closer to a walking meditation. Kai keeps it light. Every voice is recorded natively in your language. Cues that reach…