For more information on improving your walking check out the video "#1 Reason You Should Walk Backwards 1x / day (15 min)"- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-grHTkpX8AE4.htmlsi=_RfmJ7yFM0tfLkOi
I blame Nike, they designed (and continue to design…) running shoes with lots of heel cushioning designed to _encourage_ a heel strike running stride. After tearing cartilage in my knee running a marathon I had to re-learn how to run, using a mid-strike stride, and wearing sneakers with zero-drop heels.
Part of the problem is people walking wearing running shoes. Go to a good shoe store, get properly fitted, and buy walking shoes for walking. Where to find a good shoe store? Look for the ones that serve diabetics and others who need good quality, properly-fitted shoes. They should take the time to measure your foot, look at your stride, etc. You will pay more, but you get longer-lasting, comfortable shoes that make getting out fun.
started walking with fore foot step a few years ago, and one thing that made it very clear how much less stress it was putting on the body was noticing every step with earbuds in would thump and be slightly disrupted, where with a forefoot strike that just didn't happen took a while to be able to build up that strength to always walk that way, but well worth the effort
barefoot shoes remind you not to heel strike. cushiony shoes ENCOURAGE heel strike. we have all gotten used to cushiony shoes instead of Strengthening our feet. strong feet are better than comfy shoes.
It isn't a mistake that people are making, walking as they do, it is just the normal way many people walk for one reason or another. It seems we are told everything we do these days is a "mistake" or we are "doing it all wrong" or that everything we learned about it is all wrong! Now, I assume this is a good way to go to alleviate pain and discomfort as mentioned, but it isn't correcting any mistake. We were never handed a rulebook for error free walking.
Thankyou !!! i know about toe gradual walking because i used to dance, but i need that strengthening thing for the glute for sure !! Walking backwards and forwards i was taught in therapy when i ripped tendons in my knee, i found it encouraged focus, alignment and balance.
A problem for me in trying to get on the carpet for the knee and forearm is getting back up again. Maybe do the exercise next to a couch or chair? Or have someone with you to help you get back up?
Learning to walk. The rollator helped the most. Walking without it I've noticed old people rock side to side. Don't know why. Normal gate moves forward. No side to side rock. Idk. 🤔 pretty hard.
Looks like you are using zero drop shoes, which I hear are best when trying to walk correctly. Care to share the brand? Appears the "marshmallow heel" brands encourage the heel Landing. Keep up the great work guys!!!!
@@BobandBradI can't find that shoe for narrow feet like mine. Suggestions? Also, I have a lot of pain in my feet without a good arch support. I'm not sure this would be a shoe for me.
We have reached a ridiculous situation where we now need RU-vid videos to reteach us how to walk. Many shoes simply do not fit our feet anymore. Always wear shoes with a wide toe box and zero drop. Mine do not even have an arch. Also try not using shoes at all, as often as you can.
Women’s shoes are insane. I don’t know anyone whose natural foot shape goes to a point but somehow we get our feet in those shoes! I’ve been wearing barefoot shoes since approx 2019.
I think you might have misunderstood. Walking heal to toe is really bad for knee pain. You absorb none of the shock with your muscles when you walk that way. It all goes to your knees and hips.
Don't you love all the contradicting information? I never know who to believe. Perhaps consider if you already were doing heel-to-toe when you got hurt. If you were, it might be worth trying the tips on this video. I don't see how a forefoot step is going to make your knee worse. You'll just need to make sure to shorten your stride as you make that change.
Just wondering if it’s possible to buy the heat and cold therapy head separately because I already have the original Q2 mini pro and so it wouldn’t make sense for me to buy another massage gun when mine still works wonderfully. Or is it not compatible? Also, is it bad to just keep tiptoeing around your house or is it helpful in strengthen the muscles and bones in your feet along with your glutes? Thanks in advance!
Clarify please...when walking with shorter strides, hitting on the forefront of the foot, does that automatically mean you are firing your glutes? If not, what are you doing to cause them to fire?
After my accident that gave me a broken leg, my Physical Therapist told me to put my heel down first. I guess I can try the video way and see which I think is best.
I heard that walking with your hands in your pockets can throw off your balance. Is that true? Also, does this impact your posture or cause any long-term issues?
Taking my barefoot journey to the next level - thanks. Just to rehash what I wrote some while ago, this is my journey so far: Barefoot technology means no 'arch support' and no heel cushioning. Barefoot shoes are thin and flexible, meaning you can feel any stone and bump you walk over. So-called 'arch supports' actually weaken your arches and eventually your arches collapse - there is an epidemic of flat feet caused by 'arch support'. So-called 'normal' footwear leads to sensory deprivation which you don't even notice till you walk barefoot for a while or wear barefoot shoes - then your feet feel numb if you put them back in 'normal' shoes and this sensory deprivation leads to the mind wandering all over the place. After starting barefoot shoes, your tendons may get a bashing for a while if you do a lot of walking. Many people give up at this stage. But I found that forefoot-striking took away all the jolting - using your arch to absorb the jolt of walking - and for a whole year I did my regular 8-mile walk without my heels touching the ground at all. After a year I began to be able to touch my heels gently on the ground for portions of my walk, but as soon as any pain came back I returned to forefoot-striking and the pain instantly went. After two years I began to be able to heel-strike, and in fact I began to quite like the sensation of my heels banging on the ground. After three years I can do what I like, but I've taken it one step further by removing even the thin insoles the shoes had. You can put in thick or thin insoles for cold weather or when running on tarmac, but your feet are in a constant state of adaptation so what you can't do one year, you can do the next. Forefoot-striking builds your calf muscles which I think also helps with shock absorption, though I don't think I've heard this from others. UPDATE: I had problems when it came to running barefoot-style as opposed to walking, because my ankles were not strong enough to support forefoot-striking for more than 20 yards while running. So inevitably the heel comes down simultaneously with the front of the foot, which creates quite a crash if you're wearing barefoot shoes because they are like moccasins, having no heel cushioning at all. The result was extreme stiffness and pain in the calf muscles which took some time to repair. However, I got round that one by using my shockwave machine on my calves before and after runs. It completely wipes away all pain and stiffness in a few seconds, and using it allowed me to run every day and build up my endurance. I also liberally apply cured sesame oil to my calves and knees before and after runs. This Ayurvedic technique nourishes the muscles and tendons, as the oil is absorbed deep into the body. I also use Ayurvedic pirant oil which heals, repairs and takes away pain. But the shockwave machine is the indispensable tool if you want to transition from a 'normal' to a 'barefoot' walking style, and if I'd used it from the beginning, I would not have been walking on tiptoes for years and years while my tendons got used to the inevitable shock of coming down on tarmac without cushioning. I haven't finished the above video yet but in case it isn't mentioned, I want to emphasise that the body is in a constant state of adaptation. If you want to build strong bones and tendons, changes occur over many years and you have to persist. It is well known that if you sit at home and never exercise, your bones will grow weak. It is the same with tendons. The benefits of strong bones are obvious. The benefits of walking in a manner that nature intended are less obvious but are becoming better known. The number of people going down with fallen arches as a result of wearing 'normal' shoes is staggering. You have to eschew arch supports if you want your feet to remain strong and your arches high.
Interesting. I once had an orthotics speacialist advise me to walk, heel to toe. Could be bc I'm flat foot w Rfoot 3fractured metatarsels long time ago and Lfoot 2 PF ? Thx for the info. cheers
Will this technique help me to race-walk faster? I've been doing more walking, than running, the past few years while participating in 5K's. I do OK in my races but there are folks who amaze me by how much faster they can walk than I can. I'm moving pretty good but they pull away from me as if I were just out for a casual walk rather than a race.
Nice butt Mike!!! Woot woot!!! Just kidding. VERY informative. Once injured, I think we need to relearn how to do things after compensating for so long.
These exercises are for all ages and if you do a lot of sitting , you might want to do these exercises daily, why because your 3 Glutes will be come lazy and your hips will become Weak. And then you can end up with *Waddle Gait* walking side to side like a penguin. *And it takes long time to learn how to walk Normal* I am walking side to side ( waddle gait ) and let me tell you, it effects you Physically and Mentally . I am only saving you from getting to this Stage.
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