| Description: Simply ueing the staff as a walking-stick but putting more bodywight onto the staff, thus exerciseing the arms to push down on the staff.
Version 1. Single-handed Waling, leaning more weight than is necessary, onto the staff, holding the staff by one hand, gripping above the top 1/3 section. Pressing bodyweight down onto the staff, stepping, then temporarily lifting the staff from the ground and move the bottom end further out when putting the staff back on the ground/floor. One would get the idea that the ultimate goal would be to lift the bodyweight all the way off the ground, balancing on the staff. This exercise is mainly for strengthening though especially the tricepts and grip. Do equally on both sides. Version 2. Both hands can be used to grip the staff and push down with bodyweight, though usually just to lean on the staff, rather than walking with both hands gripping the staff. Version 3. Besids placing the bottom end near you, on the ground, the staff may be held out, even to fully extended arm, to push down with weight. Extending arms out though is again for just leaning & not practical for walking. Such positioning of the bottom end may be to the side from where it would normally be used for walking, straight ahead, straight out to the side or any such variations, held straight vertical usually, but also could be supported against a corner or any wall at baseboard, then held diagonally, rather than vertically, tp push. Version 4. Keeping the staff stationary-plaed on the ground or against a wall or corner, gripping with both hands, the staff can be (in a way) climbed up and down to the middle & up to the top end tip. The feet never leave the ground, just lower the hand grips, alternating hands like climbing a rope up and down. Notes: Careful to not let your grip or the staff's end against the ground or wall, "slip or releae", or if not vertical, be sure not to let the staff lean to too great an angle so that falling would occur. Feet stay on the floor so that balance is still kept in the feet, thus falling shouldn't occur. Keep a mental immage of pretending to need to staff to hold you up, as if very old or injured. |
