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Walking Backwards

Hard on the heels of this past Wednesday's "Running Backwards" post comes this much easier variation.

I first started walking backwards when my knee(s) got sore from running, as an experiment: I figured maybe there was some sort of imbalance created by dominance of the muscles that powered forward running.

In my experience it works: what I do is time 1-minute intervals of backwards walking on my treadmill, holding on to the support bars on the side.

I recommend starting at a very slow pace so you feel stable before upping the speed.

You don't need a treadmill, though: just find a place that's level and smooth and free of obstacles and have at it. 

Below,

a backwards walk in my backyard.

No need to persist for any fixed duration: just do what you feel like doing.

I figure it can't hurt and more likely than not will help with not only muscle imbalance but also balance in general.

After I finished creating this post I wandered over to YouTube to see if walking backwards was a thing: wow!

Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra duet

Ice Fishing Huts — photographed by Richard Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

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[via The Prepared]

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