How to Walk Uphill and Downhill

Walking uphill and downhill with barefoot shoes or barefoot.
I discuss how to walk while ascending and descending, slopes of varying degrees of difficulty.

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[JayCAlan]

I had to come back here to tell you that this video single-handedly is responsible for me returning to hiking and getting back on the Appalachian Trail for another 100 miles after the first 100 resulted in severe knee pain. Thank you so much! Hips forward when going uphill and walking downhill like you would walk uphill backward changed my life. Just can't thank you enough!

[peaches]

Sir, you are changing my life!!!! I cannot thank you enough! Wish I'd known this earlier in my life. At 71, I am proof that it is never too late to learn to walk a new way. It is so natural. I walked my usual trail for the first time in this new way. It was slower because I wanted to be sure of my foot strike but It proved itself to be more efficient as I finished 5 min earlier than normal. How is that???!!! God bless you and thanks again!

[gregerswerle]

Watching this video, with detailed instructions, well explained, and so helpful, I find myself wondering what is this feeling I get from watching this video, and all of these videos from Grown and Healthy?

I have the feeling of having a Personal Trainer. All these videos are for free and everyone is made with profound experiential and anatomical knowledge and showing excellent skills of communication.

I feel honored watching the videos, because every one of them is made with such high sense of quality, and I am inspired everyday to explore and experiencing my body in a new way whenever I am walking, or working on developing my walking skills.

Thank you!

[felicia]

Oh my gosh! just started walking and just five days now and every where hurts now understand the foolishness I was doing. Thanks, I got this now.

[tanyahw]

I live in San Francisco and this has been so helpful. Thank you!

[otter]

Thank you for this. Such a fundamental thing I have been doing wrong and making it harder for myself.

[hkimble]

Can you do a video of walking sideways on a hill? I hurt my knee mowing from side to side on a very steep hill. Thank you for the videos, I can walk with much less knee pain!

[yhaspel]

Amazing video! You have excellent content. Love it! I'm a new barefoot walker / runner and following you're great advice. Thank you!

[PatriciaMcfetridge]

Found this video very helpful thank you

[Theranger]

Wish I knew this before going to Ranger School over 20 years ago and going through a Selection Pipeline. Great 👍🏾 video. Thanks for the knowledge.

[jimmythegent]

Thank you I will apply this to my training in preparation for my Recce course in the army coming up where I have to map and nav my way on the mountains in ireland both day and night for 4 weeks straight

[christyph]

Thanks for sharing. I will give it a try. I'm a hiker always looking for ways to improve my gate on the trails.

[christyph]

Thanks for sharing. Great tips for hiking high altitude peaks in California.

[matthewlagerlow]

Hey Mark since working out the mechanics from your videos I actually made a short video myself today on it using a ramp doing heel toe Vs forefoot forward showing how ridiculous heel works. Thanks again legend love your work

[mariamastrolabe]

you are a genius buddy. thanks for reminders

[yell]

How to walk up a hill, I thought this was for laughs then I realised he was very serious lol

[confusio]

Thanks for these useful tips. Maybe next time you can show us how to walk across a slope? That is more difficult for me to do comfortably.

[Hannodb]

Hi there.

Having flat feet, I came across your channel to find out how to maintain my arch while walking. I've implemented a lot of what you said. I try to walk 5km every day, and while this was tough the first few days (Engaging muscles that that I have never engaged before, within a week I could feel it becoming simpler. Yesterday, I even managed to improve my time from over an hour to just over 50 minutes.

HOWEVER: Afterwards, I experienced Capsulitis just before my second toe. I did walk with open foot sandals - I never liked normal walking shoes because they always feel uncomfortable. The Capsulitis wasn't serious, it was gone the next day. But some videos says that Capsulitis develop due to a lack of cushioning on your front foot and can get worse if not treated. They also mentioned how this can be worse if you have a bunion, but luckilly I don't have that.

Is there any advice you can give for this?

PS. Two days ago I thought I'd just do a hill strike again for a few seconds to compare the two. I couldn't believe the shock of the impact that I never noticed before.

[Float_Locker]

Great info. I have been using your videos to improve my walking and it has tremendously helped my knee pain.

Currently traveling in Lisbon Portugal and there are lots of steep inclines on cobblestone. Can these mechanics apply when pushing a stroller? I’ve been trying to use a forefoot strike but sometimes too steep to where I must lean back and at worst use a half and half forefoot/heel to keep the stroller from running away.

Thanks again as I just started watching your videos a couple weeks ago as I may have a fallen arch in my left foot which happens to be where my knee pain is. Doc says I have some arthritis in that knee as well. I also compensate with my right leg which has caused the right psoas area to be very tight along with lower back issues on the right.

So am looking to fix this as I have used a heel strike for most of my life.

[asbjrnhansen]

even i always walk/go on my toe(forefood) i do use heel up hill.. downhill it forefoot ofcourse