For more information on walking sticks, check out our video "Walking Sticks Or Trekking Poles - For Beginners: All You Need To Know!"- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oL2dY7lnxN3QlI0.html
@happynjoyousnfree10 ай бұрын
Hey Brad please tell Bob that there are so many people out here that love and miss him. I miss the Bob & Brad thing but I'm glad you're still making helpful videos.
@bikerunner179210 ай бұрын
Me too he really deteriorated in the year cause of his speech problem I feel so sorry for him
@floridanativelh56810 ай бұрын
Miss bob and love when he makes an appearance. Gotta love mike. He’s doing a fantastic job.
@wcrdcrows619110 ай бұрын
Agree - please tell him how much we still appreciate the older videos and wish him only the best
@vineetagogia205010 ай бұрын
Miss you Bob
@happynjoyousnfree10 ай бұрын
@@floridanativelh568 he definitely is!
@lpiele10 ай бұрын
I'm 82 and walk Nordic style with trekking poles for 2-3 miles most days. When friends ask me why, I tell them that walking without the poles is work. With poles it's fun. 😊
@susanhawkes251910 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm sold!
@danarzechula376910 ай бұрын
Yes!! Without them my knees are screaming after 20 minutes with them I can go over an hour before they start talking to me😂
@joanwerthman411610 ай бұрын
On my 61st birthday, my mom of 85 insisted she wanted to give me a present besides treating me to lunch. I said "Get me a dog so I have to walk every day." Now, mind you, I said it more for Mom who'd rarely been without a dog, but was afraid th dog would outlive her (which did happen 4 years later.) But I also knew I needed incentive to walk every day and missed having a dog in my life. The dog had to stay at Mom's house as my apartment didn't allow them, plus there was no telling how the dog wouldcget along with my cats. Turned out, they loved each other fine when I had to move to Mom's house in her final days. That dog which we got from a non-killing shelter was the joy of our lives. She just passed last April. I still push myself to walk everyday but it's not the same. I'm thinking of getting a bike since those balance exercises you have keep me pretty well up and steady.
@rebeccatrono337610 ай бұрын
Trekking is also known as Nordic Walking. Kind of like cross-country skiing without the snow and skis. Very great exercise!
@carolynhamilton331610 ай бұрын
I used a 3 wheeled rollator that weighed 11 lbs when I went to Europe. I was able to do walking tours over cobblestones , grass and dirt. I have a terrible back and problems with balance. It made all the difference and I can lift it since it is so light wt. Folds flat. I have better results than with a cane
@soshea415810 ай бұрын
Yes, I did a lot of damage to my elbows and thumbs, trying to get by with a cane when I was wobbly. The rollator lets me go s lot farther, and without injuring myself.
@theroadhome_Liz_Summers10 ай бұрын
I have used "trekking poles" for years (I am 68) ... it is not an "oldie" thing at all. If walking on uneven ground/game trails (my situation), trekking poles do a lot: balance, better posture, support on up/down. At any rate, trekking poles are necessary for me to walk comfortably in my rural area.
@joycej941525 күн бұрын
Me too! I got mine when I was 46 and am now 71
@candybabyeagle10 ай бұрын
Great video. Finally, athletic shoe companies are making shoes with wider toe boxes. Altra was mentioned in a previous video, but other non-zero drop shoes are available. Switching from a high heel drop to a zero drop can be difficult. Also, resistance training helps considerably. I'm 73, and I just walked my first marathon. My time wasn't pretty, but I'm proud that I was able to complete it and not feel totally beat up afterwards.
@KevinSmith-mh4jq10 ай бұрын
😊
@briandsatterfield10 ай бұрын
That's awesome! Congrats on achieving that massive event. Of a marathon.
@basskat144010 ай бұрын
I needed this today! I’m 83, have peripheral neuropathy and arthritis in my back. My walking routine is limited to taking the dog out three to four times a day. After watching you video, I’m determined to increase my walking and working on longer walks. Thanks guys, loved the video.
@danarzechula376910 ай бұрын
Your dog will love you for it
@orentikkanen473810 ай бұрын
I'm 80 years old, and I've been using Nordic Walking poles/trekking poles for over 20 years. When one has learned to bear down on the poles, stress on knees/hips is greatly reduced, and one gets upper body conditioning. As mentioned in the video one gets more exercise with the poles than plain walking, but paradoxically it seems easier than plain walking (to me). I also snowshoe in winter, and always use two ski poles--very stable, and great exercise.
@mikekelley917410 ай бұрын
When using the trekking poles, I find that "nordic walking" is best. You plant the right pole as you step on the left foot and left pole with the right foot. Similar to nordic skiing.
@nariu7times32810 ай бұрын
You guys are so great. I learn something every video.
@simplelivingwithconniekeen948510 ай бұрын
God bless your mom, she sounds lovely! 😊❤ Thank you for this video. You guys helped me in the past with foot pain, which my doctor said was tendonitis. He made me a believer in insoles, and as a walker, I have used both a cane and walking sticks. They really help on trails. Thanks again!
@KevinSmith-mh4jq10 ай бұрын
😅😮
@maisies92710 ай бұрын
I keep walking. I love to walk. I have not fallen since both my total knee replacement surgeries. Before both total knee replacement surgeries I feel a lot since I was a child. Know one ever addressed why I fell all the time. My ankles gave out a lot. My injuries were always with my legs. When I met Dr Wooten for my first total knee replacement surgery, he said he knee what was wrong with my ankles. No adult going up ever addressed ankles. Just said I was clumsy.
@KNKLHEAD10 ай бұрын
Always enjoy your channel! "Walk farther." Farther is measurable. "Further" is not. To explain further, I walk 4 miles a day at 63 and no farther. :)
@maggiegarber24610 ай бұрын
I am a person who has considered buying a t-shirt with the message “silently correcting your grammar”.
@raymondmuench326610 ай бұрын
Nothing further to be said.
@KariC42410 ай бұрын
Please do another walking video for cold weather and walking on some snow and ice.
@BobandBrad10 ай бұрын
Will do!
@annekatoch874710 ай бұрын
I just discovered Nordic treking poles this year. I love them. Using the poles really helps me stand taller and gives me just a little extra stability (Arthritis in my spine & left leg caused some gait changes that the poles seem to reverse.) I find I get better results adjusting them 1 inch longer than recommended. At the "proper" length, my wrist would flex just a little past neutral at the end of my downward stroke & this aggravated the arthritis in my wrists. That extra inch took care of that. My wrists now remain neutral throughout the movement 🎉
@Nan-5910 ай бұрын
HOLY STORE! I love The SHOEBOX shoe store, near MadCity Wisconsin!❤
@JaneThomas5810 ай бұрын
Me too
@shirleyharold169810 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I need your vlogs❤️❤️❤️
@hildafernandezlorenzo339210 ай бұрын
Very helpful the video. The best part is that you guys gave us few options to choose. Thank you!❤❤❤
@Stardust1487 ай бұрын
Thank you for your help in my continuing walking. I've had a couple of accidents.
@walterdanielswalter.r.dani762810 ай бұрын
I still like my walking stick! I',m 73 and have been walking/hiking around alaska for almost 50 yrs. the stick is also used for steadying binoculars a camera, or even a rifle. I think its great on steep terrain too. Keep on trekkin!
@shdwbnndbyyt10 ай бұрын
Sadly I have to hold my doggies' leash in my left hand, so I must use my wooden cane (inherited from my brother) in my right hand when walking long distances (bad right knee). Even with my hand through the leash loop and my hand holding the straight portion of the leash (a few feet from the Y I put in for my two 14-20 pound pups -- two leashes being too likely to get me tangled in it), my right hand is not able to maintain a strong enough grip for long. I much prefer my 15 pound ironwood staff I cut from some cut down brush at the scout camp back in 1975, but I need to pur a cap on the end of it...
@ajsdfkajsdf32197 сағат бұрын
Altra is an amazing brand -- saved the life of my feet! Their trail running shoes are fantastic. I tell people that they are the Birkenstock of the athletic shoe world. They are shaped like feet -- no sacrificing to fashion.
@lovebythemoon523010 ай бұрын
Proper shoes , house slippers and sandals with arch support , safety and for balance: New Balance Nike Sketchers Oofos Amazon Orthopedic shoes Vionic Go see a foot doctor for proper othordic inserts, shockwave surgery ( feels tickle) and feels great after. People get sticker shock on shoes but you could buy things you don’t need or invest in your health. Fixes back issues and posture as well. God bless 🙏🏻❤️
@pamelasherring147610 ай бұрын
Helpful video as usual. I prefer to use shoes with minimum cushion to exercise my foot muscles. I also do not wear shoes at home for the same reason. Thanks
@richardordonez833110 ай бұрын
Same here and I emphasize walking on the balls of my feet rather than heel striking first.
@MoonlightSonata21410 ай бұрын
Oh, and the walking stick!... I bought my husband the coolest walking stick, it's just like one Gandalf (what? you haven't read/seen the Lord of the Rings books/movies?????) would have. Look around online, you will find great ones you would never have imagined were out there.
@carolbenson652410 ай бұрын
Ever since I started buying Sketchers shoes I've never had any pain walking or exercising. My left hip gets painful at times so I have to take it easy when I walk . I'll try the cane! Thanks again for great tips on walking.
@jancc55269 ай бұрын
How is Bob doing with his condition. He is in my prayers
@griopfrew326010 ай бұрын
Very very good always perfect 🎉🎉
@mikemarkle108010 ай бұрын
Thank you. VOTE BLUE HI MOM 🤗🤗🤗
@Yottabee10 ай бұрын
Brad, as someone who "raises cane" whenever I walk, I absolutely love your mother's walking stick! It's a classic! Mine's a weathered, battered thing, but I've walked miles with it 😉.
@judyseering755710 ай бұрын
I enjoy all the humor. "I want all 5. The holey store. Cap & gown graduation, no out for bottle of wine". 😂😂😂😂 So natural not rehearsed. You even make each other giggle, did you have Bob laughing too? 😉 A pipe dream of mine would be to meet all of you. Your patients are lucky.
@stayprogressive677510 ай бұрын
Yup, me too, the little silly jokes make the "medicine" (advice) go down pretty good! I love the little jokes that Bob, Brad and Mike make- because the world has become "fun-deficient" for a lot of people thee days, and especially us "late middle-agers" and this helps!! Thanks!!
@muzerhythm224210 ай бұрын
Wonderful video! Have a question: Can you explain (or better yet do a video), on proper posture and leg positioning for steep gravel hiking trails going uphill and downhill? It's FINALLY cooler here in Texas, and I'm out on the trails but get VERY nervous since 2 years ago I went downhill on a gravel trail, slipped and sprained my right ankle (the outside). Thanks for all you Bob, Brian, and the crew do!
@Species71010 ай бұрын
I feel awful with exercise intolerance. I wish I felt better during and after physical activity. I remember even at 8 years old, being baffled at recess. Everyone was whooping and hollering, running around being spitfires like they should. What I don't get is doctors tell me exercise give people energy (it doesn't me but I have gene mutations) so why isn't it self perpetuating? Why aren't people automatically drawn towards exercising, walking? Why do they constantly have to be reminded and prodded?
@rebeccatrono337610 ай бұрын
Humans are predatory, and predators conserve their energy to by used for survival activities, that's number one. Number two, we are built to keep our energy stores, which goes hand in hand with the first point. Overcoming our natural, biological propensity to save energy can be a challenge!
@eone234510 ай бұрын
Exercise give people energy, in term of it makes your body feel refresh and relieve what's tangle in your mind when you work out. Our bodies are not like metal where even normal move may fasten the wear and tear, but for us, it just strengthen it by breaking it down and recuperate with proper setting. The last one, we tend to be lazy despite how good it is for us. We also tend to pamper ourself without limit. The main problem is with our mind.
@kzf897810 ай бұрын
I get groin pain on my right side after about an hour of walking. I just figure its time to stop at that point but wondered about it.
@fingerprint551110 ай бұрын
I got that and discovered it was the high foot arches so I put memory foam inserts in my shoes, it improved dramatically!
@kzf897810 ай бұрын
@@fingerprint5511 Thankyou! I do have high arches. Ill be trying the inserts.
@richardordonez833110 ай бұрын
I tried to power through a knee pain on a walk. I regretted that because it took months for it to heal from the damage.
@geraldeneirisgussin592910 ай бұрын
I am 75 and have not been out for about 4 years, used to love walking. But don't know how to start? Go once a week to get food with carer.
@LaidBackPedalPusher10 ай бұрын
My inner ear problem bothers me when the weather changes, so I started taking my pups for a ride in their doggie stroller. It's a little like using a walker!
@seeking.harmony10 ай бұрын
I use a three-wheel rollator, which works for me.
@diannealice360110 ай бұрын
Hey, guys. When describing distance, the word is farther not further😊
@BobandBrad10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the correction, We need an English Major on our team. Brad
@Jim-bh7gs10 ай бұрын
FARTHER love you anyway! Always.
@runcoweezrun814310 ай бұрын
A Poem for the Ocassion: Once Upon A Time, Adam & Eve had Two Sons, Abel & Cain Abel gave us Sugarcane and Cain, gave us Walking Cane In other words, one gave us Relief and the other, Pain Signed, Sealed and Dated(10/05/2023) -- John Keats --
@user-xn4xc9mi9p10 ай бұрын
On most nights, I have dreams walking and falling down. And not able to wake up.
@milliedeverett930010 ай бұрын
Can you please guide me to the video that Brad and Mike showed about KT taping for ankle
@catitude410 ай бұрын
A treadmill is a good idea since you can hold on to the sides. You won't fall down or step into potholes by accident.
@pear777710 ай бұрын
Walking stick could be used for defence against attacking dogs.
@jeffcook374710 ай бұрын
I have some kind of vestibular disorder that affects my balance. I feel like I'm going to fall backwards. My weight goes to the ball of my foot instead of my heel. When I am in an open space, I get panic attacks and freeze up. I'm normally ok on carpet. I don't know what the heck is going on. I can't even walk through a parking lot unless there are cars nearby. Once I get to an open space, I feel panicky and I have to look at the ground and concentrate but again my balance is on my toes. I can't walk through the supermarket without using a cart for balance. I can't find a job, no money for Dr, no insurance. This sucks. Oh, if I have the red walker for support, I'm fine.
@AMcho10 ай бұрын
Hmm, what if I have a bad knee on my left side and a bad ankle on the right side. Would it just be better to use a ski machine instead? You know,...same motions but lower impact?
@bigcatproductions278910 ай бұрын
I have a Narrow foot ( B ) seems most are ( D )
@eddysgaming986810 ай бұрын
What's your recommendations for carrying a weighted backpack to strengthen your back and legs? I've seen this and wondered what your recommendations would be for older adults?
@BobandBrad10 ай бұрын
I do not recommend this for vast majority of seniors. Only if training for serious mountain hikes on trails. Brad
@rongracilla616410 ай бұрын
Hey Brad and Mike, good job here! I had my hip replaced 7 mo the ago. In the last three weeks, my opposite knee has started hurting while I walk. I wonder if I should grab my cane again? Ack!!!
@karenlynn195610 ай бұрын
Should seniors walk on treadmill?
@janellison501110 ай бұрын
What about upright walkers?
@robertcbyrd10 ай бұрын
I am 6'4" with scoliosis and arthritis in my back. I cannot find a cane tall enough. I have been using a trekking pole on one side putting some weight on the stick. Are there canes built for someone extra tall?
@abundantlyclear10 ай бұрын
My second toe, and my left foot starts hurting so badly, I cannot walk very far. It is longer than my great toe. I use Hoka wide shoes. I have an arch support, in them, for pronation. Yet, that toe still starts hurting. I have tried the separators, between the great toe, and the second. Still, a little later, that toe starts hurting again. It has become a hammer toe. Also, that same leg is shorter, since knee replacement, on my right leg. Because of the second toe problem, I had to stop using the quarter inch lift, in my left shoe. It was pushing my foot forward, exacerbating the pain, in my second toe. Also, I, once, had foot drop, in that left foot. I have some nerve damage. Any suggestions, anyone?
@cathi761010 ай бұрын
Since I saw my physical therapist this morning, my thought is to go and see a sports and regenerative doctor that is able to use different methods that wouldn't normally be offered or covered by insurance. It would be pricey, tho. For example, I am going to look into shockwave therapy (ligament problem in lower legs).
@breezybird40310 ай бұрын
My problems are a back issue with minor foot problems. A podiatrist may help and get you custom orthodics. A good physical therapist gives exercise ideas. My goal after back surgery is to get an e-trike. I can ride all year long on bike paths and want to get out. They are expensive. I will need clearance from my physical therapist.
@abundantlyclear10 ай бұрын
@@breezybird403 thank you
@abundantlyclear10 ай бұрын
Thank you, Cathi.
@texasstardust110 ай бұрын
Would you be able to suggest walking shoes that don't choke a person's ankles when they swell, please?
@marygibbons209910 ай бұрын
I have the same problem and have to wear the old style “tennis shoes/sneakers.” Much more comfortable as there’s no digging into my ankles.
@blendamelikian635910 ай бұрын
I got shin split because of walking and Zumba what do you suggest me to do?
@laurie612310 ай бұрын
Is there any return from hammer toe beginnings?
@BarbaraSweet-hb6xj10 ай бұрын
What if I have kyphosis, what should use?
@richardordonez833110 ай бұрын
Wish you had gone a little moe in depth in how to use the cane because I've been using one improperly from watching how you demonstrated. Also my observations of watching older people walk they don't swing their arms and their shoulders and necks are in poor position.
@BobandBrad10 ай бұрын
Search Bob and Brad, How to use a cane properly. We have complete videos explaining this. Brad
@goldfinch10210 ай бұрын
Need lightest walker too heavy to lift in car?
@KBradAdams10 ай бұрын
Any PT exercises for Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome from ALIF Fusion for L4/L5. Pain on the left side not on the incision spot?
@breezybird40310 ай бұрын
I am due for an L3- L4 fusion next week. Was it worth it? I am 68 and having trouble walking. Your physical therapist should troubleshoot your problem.
@KBradAdams10 ай бұрын
@@breezybird403 Well I had a discectomy in 2018, at L4L5 from really bad debilitating sciatica. I re ruptured it about a year or so later, so all the pain came back and even worse. I had L4L5 fusion from the back a week later. It did take away the sciatic pain again but never felt right. Apparently I did not fuse so in April of 23 had a revision L4L5 from the front to redo the initial fusion. It is 6 months later and I do feel much better. Did they say what is causing your pain? Any leg pain or just back pain? Are they going in from the front, side or back to fuse you? PT has not really done anything for me since the onset of the sciatic pain. Apparently when they did the surgery they entrapped a nerve in my stomach area and the vascular surgeon that did that part said there is really nothing they can do but I have seen some good videos online where they go in and see the nerves that are caught and release them. Honestly if I had to do it again I would have found a surgeon that could have gone in from the side with a scope and laser and cleaned up the disc and removed it without damaging my back lamina instead of the discectomy. I might have still ruptured it again but who knows. Good luck on your fusion! I know plenty of people that have had 100% recoveries from fusion. So what are they saying is the reason you are having trouble walking? Is it a disc pushing on a nerve?
@raydeniseduff127910 ай бұрын
Where do you find shoes with wide toe beds?
@BobandBrad10 ай бұрын
Mike wears Whitin shoes, but other brands have them also. Just search it out. Brad
@smilesmile733010 ай бұрын
Why Mike?! 😂
@beritbranch243610 ай бұрын
⛩
@AZneverTagain10 ай бұрын
Farther, not further…drives me crazy
@marlenekerrmarlene125910 ай бұрын
I alway put my arch supports over the other ones , wrong ??????????????????????????
@cathi761010 ай бұрын
Depends on the thickness of both.
@sharonbrown98610 ай бұрын
Far, farther, farthest
@1stAmbientGrl10 ай бұрын
* farther 😉
@katherineklevenow180810 ай бұрын
Walking is better with a dog
@laurie612310 ай бұрын
TOPO have really big toe box
@jeanmarcel694710 ай бұрын
At 4"00 the way you show how to walk with trekking poles looks strange, not natural.
@BobandBrad10 ай бұрын
Please see our complete video on how to use Trekking Poles. It will make complete sense. Brad
@jeanmarcel694710 ай бұрын
@@BobandBrad Thank you for your reply
@fingerprint551110 ай бұрын
Whats the obsession with youth? I'm not young and don't want to be anything but as i am - aches aging and all. Aging is nothing to be ashamed of, afterall we can't control it can we, its Nature! Watching older people telling people to focus on youth is unnatural. Bob for example has no control over Nature it is controlling everything. Our bodies aren't ours to control, only manage, so the youth obsession is unnatural. The time frame of youth is baby to early 30s, after that it starts rapidly declining but we are shamed into believing we are to blame when situations arise.
@hikerhobby120410 ай бұрын
I’m not ashamed of getting old. I exercise because it makes me feel better.
@ByDesign33310 ай бұрын
My artist gramps was still walking to the bus stop to ride to Manhattan at 92 with a cane. He had no sense of smell at all, so when a skunk refused to get off the sidewalk, he shooed it with his cane. Of course, he got the squirt all over and got right onto the bus🤪; so of course, everyone had to get off the bus and wait for a replacement. True. 🫡