How to Walk ( forefoot/midfoot )

Are you conscious about your walk?
Do you walk with duck feet?
Do you have frequent ankle and foot pain, but no significant incident for which to blame the pain on?

It is often the case that foot and ankle pain is caused by prolonged improper walking pattern that can cause more injury than creating efficiency in movement.
Walking is our (Humans) most fundamental movement, it is the cornerstone of our functionality. The most functional exercise we can conduct is that of proper walking.
This method of walking explained in the video will take some practice and a change in the sequence of muscle activation that will be a bit challenging at first, but will pay off in the long run.

Research link (Pubmed) on the Windlass Mechanism in regards to our locomotion:

Link for shoes worn in the video, Vibram fivefingers El-X:

I have created a Free PDF of Flat Feet Exercises for You
Footwear:

Primus Lite

Gobi II

Primus Knit

Stealth III

Merrell Vapor Glove 3

Merrell Vapor Glove 4

ASICS Unisex Snapdown 2

TSLA Men's Trail Running

VIFUUR Water Shoes

Clothing:
Under Armour:
Vanish Seamless Shirt

Accelerate Pro Pant

Vanish Warmup Pant

Under Armour Men's Threadborne Vanish 3/4 Sleeve

Under Armour Mens Threadborne Utility

TSLA 1 or 3 Pack Men's Athletic Compression Sleeveless Tank Top

Equipment:
DJI Mavic Air 2

Camera: Sony A6400

Lens: Sigma 16mm

Blue Yeti USB

Pull up Assistance Bands

Balance Pad

Parallette Bars

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[nemilperez]

As a 28 year old toddler learning how to walk, this is great

[MalcBaskett]

Bro, you’re changing lives! I work 12 hrs on my feet and had hella pain. I started implementing the tips from these videos and the pain went away. God bless man

[lyricblake]

Wow. I feel like a 2-year-old learning how to walk again... had no idea I was doing this wrong my whole life. Thank you for teaching us the right way to walk!!

[StillmanSpinningSteel]

Studying and applying this right now so I can take proper care of my body. Just as somebody would take care of their dream car, take care of your body. Its literally the most advanced and complex machine on earth.

[dianaelsmere]

This is the only video with a clear visual demonstration of the actual mechanics of walking and not just a whole lot of indecipherable technical jargon. Thank you soooo much ❣️

[bryanpauly]

This guy gets it.
The video with 1.8 million views doesn’t even show the dude’s feet!
I changed the way I walk because I was a heel striker.
Glad this dude agrees with how I’m walking now.

[ItsMeJackxx]

I personally have undergone ACL surgery and I can't stress enough to say that such an insignificant topic could actually be so important. Who ever wants to watch a video on 'How to walk'? I have flat feet and I always feel instability when I walk, my knees tend to give way. However, the last part of the video really helped me understand the core issue. Thanks

[chaimaa]

People making fun of the video has no idea how this normal natural skill that mankind has developed since childhood can affect overall body normal functions if not engaging the right muscles while walking which something we do constantly on a daily basis, you guys can develop bunions back pain spine pain bones deformation be grateful for having people trying to educate you, and a little observation for this great man who is making the video it would avoid you a lot if negative comments if you use more accurate title words such as how to work in healthy way or understand how walking poorly can cause a lot issues some people

[ravbarring]

I've noticed a huge difference in my walk. It takes conscious effort at first.. Thank You for posting.

[lucianacaruso]

Man, thank you so much for this video. No one took me serious when I said I need to learn to walk again, but you already addressed an issue that a lot of people have and we are not even aware of it. Thanks thanks thanks!

[ollieishere]

I have Cerebral palsy and this is beautiful. I am 17 and I’ve been treating my cerebral palsy for 10 years. This is seriously amazing. I’m working to become a physical therapist and this needs to become a tool for all PT. No one really knows how much one small thing such as your big toe being straight with your body can do for you. I used to not be able to physically do that, when I could that changed so much. It took so much pain off of me. Then doing that corrected my ankles that helped my knees then my hips. So all of this is seriously beautiful.

[jegdcervantes]

This has been so eye-opening. I can feel my body responding immediately to begin walking with energy and enthusiasm. Like breaking loose from a straight jacket. All my like I have been walking incorrectly and with restrictive shoes. I can't thank you enough for sharing this life-changing information. God Bless

[louel]

Ah finally! I always ran landing on my forefoot, but somehow walked landing on my heel. This way of walking feels so much more fluid and natural! And I had to learn it, because I'm walking barefoot most of the time now.
I can't wait to see how this will impact the knee and lower back pain I have.
Thank you for sharing!

[annie]

I've been trying to switch to forefoot strike for weeks now. It's only thanks to this video that it finally clicked. Thank you.

[DocPrime]

I’ve been in so much pain, I’ve missed out on so much that I have wanted to do because I don’t want to walk or run. I’m 27 and trying to properly learn to walk and fix this issue. Thank you for your videos. You have helped me a lot.

[thiagogueiros]

Been walking with the forestrike for 6 months now and it feels so much better and natural, I had pain on the lower part of the knee and that went away. 3 months in I started to feel a lot of pain on the upper part of my knee, after researching a bit a think it was called runner's knee. My wife insisted that it was because the way I walked, and it sort of was, but I didn't like the idea of going back to heelstriiking, because forestriking just felt much better. After researching runner's knee I saw on a channel from a physical therapist that the problem is not on the knees, but the vastus medialis and/or lateralis, you should massage them and the knee pain should go away. In my case it was both, massaging them was so painful, but at the same time relieving. Now I use one of those massage rods for a couple minutes in each leg and have next to no pain, hope to be pain free soon. Just a tip for those who may have had the same problem.

[lailakhan]

Hi there, I see that I was the last person to comment, and that was 2 years ago.. unfortunately, I was still too busy watching the majority of people heel to toe walking and believed that was the correct way to walk as well as being told by practitioners. Honestly, I have been in so much pain, heel to toe was so unnatural to me, it completely distorted my body. I am a natural forefoot walker and sprinter and was referred to as the "gazelle" in my youth.. I used to glide gracefully until suddenly I forgot how to hold myself and walk. ( life getting in the way) . But, I just have to say again, 2 years on, that your explanation in these videos confirms that I was walking right all along. People have often said I walk strangely.. but it is they who do. So massive thank you, look forward to more enlightening videos. Excellent work.


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[NoisyRooster]

That last point he makes about being aware of aware of where your body is at all times is very important. I was listening to this while I walked my dog, and I dunno if it's because when I walk my dog in the quiet woods near my house, I feel almost high with awareness, or maybe it was the bowl I had smoked beforehand, but i started moving like I was a video game character, specifically Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2. He had great posture, and since it is a 3rd person perspective game, you see him running and walking from behind a lot. So i started walking like him because it reminded me of this guy's very deliberate movement.

I think that's the key, the deliberateness of the walking. I used to walk by almost falling, but in a very controlled way. I never noticed till I started really "trying" to walk like a video game character. Like, using muscular flexing. I seriously didn't realize I was just" falling" forward unconsciously instead of moving deliberately. I only noticed the difference afterwards, but damn is it a huge difference.

[metallicaradioactive]

i've flat foot, and always being told until now ( i'm 22 yo ) that my walk looks weird and now i finally know how to walk properly thanks you !

[swthelostarchives]

I find I can walk for hours like this with no pain. Incredible, my hips, feet and knees feel amazing. My mobility feels stronger too. By walking like this my legs always feel ready for anything too. No need to stretch or do a warmup because they are already engaged