My pleasure. I’m pretty sure the therapists at my organization don’t even address walking. It’s all stretching and strengthening. But for sure they are not trained to tell people to do what Bob and Brad are saying. If you have seen the new Grown and Healthy forefoot walking demo you will also see he is heel striking. Therapists are trained more to address medical gait issues like strokes, Parkinson’s, drop foot etc. Not so much the harmful normal variations of gait in otherwise healthy people.

You are very welcome. I am very glad to hear my videos have helped you. Thank you for sharing that.

Thanks

God bless and enjoy the videos. I hope they help.

Much appreciated

My pleasure.

Best of luck. I'm sure you'll get it.

I wish you the best in recovering and finding the hope.

​@@ToddMartinMD Do you have a recommendation for activating the "root" muscles?

Watch my most recent video on the core. You can also watch my videos on the lower abs

Mi placer.

All my videos are about walking without exaggerated shoulder sway except the How to Walk with Swagger Video. There is no exaggerate shoulder sway in this video or the others.

I just reuploaded it How to Walk Master Your Core. I was watching it and the border was off on two of the shots so I had to reposition it.

I never say you should not heel strike. I say you should not have a heavy heel strike with bad posture. Virtually everyone in the world has a heel strike because that is the normal way to walk.

@@ToddMartinMD ah ok sorry i saw a video where you said something about striking with the ball of the foot then i tried it and felt uncomfortable, i have anterior pelvic tilt and i'm trying to fix it, i must have misunderstood the video, my english is not good, can you explain that to me, please? And thank you for replying.

I have done a video describing the difference between placing with the forefoot or the heel, but I always say you should place with the heel. There is another KZfaqr, Grown and Healthy, that tries to tell people to walk forefoot first. You can find my video debating him.

@@ToddMartinMD thank you i will watch it

We have access to a pool and sauna at the YMCA, but she doesn't want to go. Over the years I have seen people recovering from hip and knee surgeries in the pool.

I have told her about how a sauna can mimick exercise without stressing the joints to no avail.

I wish you the best with your medical issues. Trying to lose weight first before walking would be a big challenge because you have to deal with your resting metabolic rate, which will be lower if sedentary. As you mentioned in your other comment, pool exercises can be very helpful for those with significant pain with walking or for people who are very heavy. Walking in deep water is very beneficial. I am not aware how sitting in a sauna is going to give similar benefits to walking.

@@ToddMartinMD Rhonda Patrick Ph.D. A sauna mimics exercise. The heart rate goes up and supposedly the body doesn't know the difference. Plus it's other benefits. I have told her of all the people recovering from hip and knee surgery that walk in the pool. Our YMCA even has a chair to put you in the pool. To top it off she's hypoglycemic with thyroid issues. However, after her service dog and family member had to be put to sleep she didn't hardly eat and lost 27 pounds in a month. She likes her bread and sweets though!

My pleasure. Tai Chi practice can be good for that.

I can easily understand why, but unfortunately my balance issues are too big for tai chi regular practice

@@lucagian9801 Sorry to hear that.

Look into PRI

Why would you be dragging your feet? There shouldn’t be any dragging if you are walking heel toe correctly, as seen in the video. If you are feeling knee pain then you may be leaning forward slightly or have an anterior pelvic tilt and impacting incorrectly.

@@ToddMartinMD Dr. Let say if i walk heel first then put weight on balls of foot then i take step from other foot and repeat the process. Is it correct way?

@@ToddMartinMD So whats the deal with "push off with big toe"?

The whole process is more complex than that. I would go through my videos and the full process is described in great detail.

This video gives my thoughts. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fct0ddimq9PchI0.html

I would just practice the basic technique without trying to sway from the shoulders. That is more of a stylized walk, like someone would do if trying to look cool, like if you were acting in a movie. It could look arrogant even if you do it right

​@@ToddMartinMD It looks like I've stumbled into another problem,I can't stop the swaying of the shoulder anymore.Its a habit now

The torso bent backward sounds like anterior pelvic tilt, sometimes when I try to stand up straighter with my lower back in line the excess arch in my lower spine goes to my upper back leaning me backward and out of balance. Normally my APT has me slouched forward. Just a possibility, you may have something different.

@@iwill8607 Focus on moving from your center, not your upper back or shoulders.

That is my next video.

Can you tell me more about why you want to stop swaying your hips. That will help for context because I get this same question from different people.

@@ToddMartinMD How to walk without swaying your hips from one side to the other?

I got that much from the first comment. What makes you feel you have a problem with swaying your hips? Are you male or female? Do you feel pain? Have people told you that you should not sway your hips? I want to know why you think you have a problem.

@@ToddMartinMD I am a man. I'm learning to walk correctly to have confidence in my walk but I notice in the video recording that I sway my hips a little from one side to the other.😢 I don't feel pain in my hips but I think it's ugly. I always record my workouts.

You do realize that your disagreement is not just with me, it is with all known literature and research on human gait, every medical school, physical therapy school, and so forth. Not to mention the experience of virtually every human being on the planet throughout all history. There is no logic in forefoot walking. Normal heel strike walking requires the use of all our muscles in a coordinated fashion that also makes it energetically efficient for traveling long distances. Every muscles in the core, hips, and legs are engaged during the course of the normal gait cycle with heel strike. Forefoot strike, which puts a significant muscular load on small muscles in the calves, is not efficient and can lead to strain and injury. Forefoot strike does not reduce impact of walking, it just transfers it to different muscles and joints, putting more strain on the ankles and calves. Proper heel striking does not cause damage, which is why the majority of people can get to advanced age with no significant joint damage. There is a course a large minority of people who walk incorrectly with a heel strike or with duck feet, and you may be one of them, that cause excess strain on their knees. Your comment on posture makes no sense in light of the fact that all definitions of good posture are based on people who heel strike. And we don't stand on our heels anyway. We stand on our full foot. Do some research outside of Grown and Healthy and Bob and Brad and then come back with some evidence. Do not confuse running technique with walking technique. They are not related. I would appreciate a follow up with what your sources of information are, except for Bob and Brad and Grown and Healthy. If those are your only sources, I suggest you expand your research and perhaps also have some humility about thinking all medical people in the world are mistaken, but you are right, based on I suppose your individual experience and watching a couple KZfaq videos. If I am mistaken, and you have something other than anecdotal stories, I would very much like to hear it.