Walking · one minute

One brisker minute

Also called walking intervals, interval walking or pace changes.

How to do a one brisker minute

1. Walk at your steady pace for a few minutes first.
2. Pick up the pace a little for one minute.
3. Check you can still speak a short sentence, and ease off if you cannot.
4. After the minute, ease back to your steady pace.

In Vaskuna the voice says: “Pick the pace up a little for one minute, then ease back.”

Go gently

Ease off if you cannot speak a short sentence.

Your breathing will quicken, but you should still be able to say a short sentence.

Make it easier

Speed up only slightly, or keep the brisker part to thirty seconds.

Make it a little harder

Add a second brisker minute later in your walk, with a few easy minutes in between.

Have within reach

• Somewhere to walk, indoors or out

In a session

In Vaskuna this usually lasts one minute. It is part of two routines: Longer walk, Longer steady walk.

Questions

How fast is a brisker minute?

Only a little faster than your steady pace. Your breathing quickens, but you can still speak a short sentence. If you cannot, slow down.

Do I need a watch to time the brisker minute?

No. In a Vaskuna session the app times the minute for you. Without the app, pick a landmark a short way ahead and ease back once you reach it.

More walking movements

• Steady walk
• Gentle stairs

Vaskuna is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, monitor or prevent any condition, and nothing in it is medical advice. Talk to your doctor before starting new exercise, and stop and seek medical help if you notice chest pain or tightness, severe breathlessness, dizziness, or a racing heartbeat.