How do you incorporate backwards walking? ↔️

Research shows moving backwards can:

✅ reduce pain from knee osteoarthritis

✅ improve thigh strength

✅ decrease functional difficulties with activities

AND….

✅ it can help to transfer to improvements in forwards walking!

Balance is challenged in a different way and so are your muscles when you walk backwards ☝🏽

I’ve even found that people experiencing hip osteoarthritis pain and stiffness can find relief with addition of walking backwards ↔️

⚠️ As always, safety is key. Please use support as appropriate to avoid falls as balance can be challenged and any obstacles can present as a hazard ⚠️

I truly believe most people could benefit from backwards walking or some variation whether it’s backwards stepping at the counter or backwards sled pulls at the gym or anything in between 🙌🏼

Walking backwards as your only exercise might not be enough. But it certainly my can be a start to your pain relieving journey 💕

How are you getting your backwards movement in? 👇👇


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PMID: 30229667

Not medical advice. Try at your own risk.

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