Why I Started Walking BACKWARDS: 3 HUGE Benefits! @TheKneesovertoesguy #kneepainrelief

Walking backwards has so many benefits that are not the same as walking forwards. Many people have seen massive improvements in knee pain amoungst many other benefits. In this video I explain 3 huge benefits to walking backwards and why you should be doing it as an exercise for maximum function!

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Backwards Walking!
1:04 How I got into walking backwards
1:30 The princles behind walking backwards
2:47 The better you can walk backwards, the more protected you are going forwards
3:05 Our bodies like balance
3:15 1. Balance Our Muscles
4:30 2. Reduces Knee Pain
5:31 3. Reduces Falls
6.09 I started 2 weeks ago
6:15 How to increase the challenge
6:58 Another video coming on this

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[drstevenhulme]

If you enjoyed this video, I think you may like my video on the benefits of normal walking:
✅ 5 Surprising Health Benefits of Walking (And Why You Should Do It Everyday) - According To Science

[slc]

I actually was advised to do 30 minutes backwards on the treadmill to help strengthen my left leg and it helped both core strength and my lower back spasms after surgery. This was part of a work hardening program that my surgeon agreed I could try rather than becoming disabled. I was able to work another 15 years.

[brianrowe]

Saw loads of people do it in Chinese parks. Mind you, they can exercise, dance, sing etc in their parks without anyone mocking them.

[gutchiespencer]

A couple years ago I just started walking backwards on the tracks to save my knees before I even knew it was a thing, I just figured if I walked forward I needed to do some backward walking to balance it out and work the different muscles in my legs/thighs, I no longer have knee pain nor swelling, I seem to burn more calories walking backwards

[faa]

I have started driving backwards too. Now I can see the drivers that would otherwise be behind me and wave to them etc. It makes driving more fun and social.

[WholeLottaLoveHandles]

1. Balance our muscles @3:16
2. reduces knee pain @ 4:30
3. reduces falls @ 5:31

[mark-]

Recently, I've been walking backwards up a very steep hill and that has a couple of additional benefits. First, when the hill is very steep, you now have a perfectly straight upward posture compared to a hunched over posture when going forwards. Second, you get a great view, instead of just staring at the few metres of ground in front of you.

[laurabarber]

Haha haha I'm do ballroom dancing and as a woman I'm ALWAYS walking backwards!💝

[michaelkojocarter]

I would add a fourth benefit. Engaging and challenging the central and peripheral nervous system. Walking without being able to see where you are going can be uncomfortable and stressful. But it also forces you to incorporate other facets of your brain and body, enhancing spatial awareness, and managing contrary, or disarming sensory input. Depending on the individual, it can be a type of relaxation. We do it uphill and often include a slow jog....

[ronb]

I found that when I had knee pain, walking up and down the stairs backwards relieved my pains and strengthened my legs.

[sandraduplessis]

I AM daily walking backwards for the past 20 years (especially uphill). Another benefit is stronger upperbody and stable upperbody posture. Hint: use wider base (feet placement) when walking backwards. 😊

[michaelhungate]

I've been mixing walking backwards for years. I hike, or go on long walks, about 10-12 miles a week. Walking is the king of exercise.

[johnhutchison]

Two years ago I walked from Land’s End to John O’Groats for my 70th birthday. This involved walking on hard surfaces such as roads, canal and gravel paths. The sameness of these tracks plus their hard surfaces can bring on shin splints through repetition over long distances. I saw on a previous YouTube video the benefits of walking backwards to break up the repetitive step and hence avoid shin splints. I would walk backwards for a few minutes every hour and I had no joint or muscle strain over the 1200 miles walked. You look a bit daft walking backwards with a rucksack mind you but worth it to avoid the dreaded shin splints

[maryanne]

I've been adding it to my routine for years now, after I saw quite a few Asians in my neighborhood doing this, apparently an ancient health practice. They say, “a hundred steps backwards are worth a thousand steps forward, " for all the reasons mentioned here❤

[DylanTrull-nslm]

I have been walking backwards for about a month or two. I do a km +|- 25 min per day . I have an old ligament injury on my left ankle which has constantly given me problems over the last 40 years. At this point i think it is much stronger and fitter than it has been since injury. My main interest in backward walking is in the neurological benefits. I have been using it to manage depression and better balance in my life with great results . Would love to hear other peoples opinions on the neaurogical benefits or

[julietwilliams]

Walking backwards I’ve been doing this for many years I agree the benefits strengthen your muscles behind the knees 😂in my age 64 thank God I didn’t experience knee problem, so try to do this in a safe place.

[richardswaby]

I used to do this a few years ago.
I thought that it was just my thing.
I have never seen anyone else do it. I did it for a pain in my leg.
I can't remember now where about the pain was.
I also find that the instant that I start walking backwards I feel an immediate reduction in stress.
That was when I was living abroad.
I am back in the big city now and it is much more crowded so I don't do it anymore but having seen how many people in the comments are doing this I might try it again.

[drcarriemills]

Saw a hiker last week hiking backwards...than this comes up. I used to run backwards decades ago to increase balance and strength. Gonna add this again to my hike. Thank you doc. !

[AkosuaFire]

Last week I began experiencing pretty sharp knee pain. I went to the track and began walking backward. After the first mile ALL my knee pain had vanished. I was so impressed that I was hesitant to turn around to walk forward thinking the pain would quickly return.

Ultimately, I walked 2.5 miles in this reversed manner to solidify my results. Today I’m experiencing pain in my knee again and I’m on my way back to the track to try to replicate last weeks results…

[Hippy]

I can walk backwards a distance of hundreds steps with ease.. that make the back stronger I can tell. Am 70, no back pain, no hip issues and a straight spine. It helps a nice posture and specially very good to correct those who have humpback.