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power walking

noun

  1. a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.


power walking

noun

  1. walking at a brisk pace while pumping the arms as part of an aerobic exercise routine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • power-walk verb (used without object)
  • power walker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of power walking1

First recorded in 1980–85
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Example Sentences

Also, walking at a faster pace, or upping the intensity by power walking, for example, was found to have health benefits, too, with intensity amplifying the results.

Former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy also defied strict stay-at-home orders, with a television station filming him power walking around in northern Madrid.

He said he misses the endorphins of power walking, and he is wracked when he gets home at midnight and it’s too late to answer calls and emails.

There’s no running allowed, so it’s like the power walking of the bulls.

“I am not a racist,” he said, and added, unhelpfully, that he had overcome his urges by “power walking”.

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