glad you enjoyed it.

Don’t overthink it

Keep up the exercise and working that mind-body connection. Even if it is something like Parkinson's, learning to move more consciously can help with your function.

Glad it was helpful!

My pleasure.

Many thanks.

Start with my Top 10 Tips video and then review the content from there. The videos will direct you on how to use your core properly and that will make your arms swing properly.

I would probably go with the one I said was normal. #1

@@ToddMartinMD turning to the right if you’re right handed?

It doesn’t matter what handed you are. If you are walking forward or turning in a forward facing direction, you arm swing will be on the opposite side of the leg swing.

I am not sure what you mean by sunken. The pelvis being tilted forward as if pouring water out of the front is an anterior tilt.

I have certainly seen videos about this but not any research. I don’t doubt that predators take visual cues from walking and posture styles to pick out vulnerable people.

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Can you clarify? The arms are swinging forward and back together, not connected to the leg movements? Is one arm going forward with the leg on the same side? Describe precisely the relationship between the two arm and the two legs.

I did speak about this in a lesson on my new course. It is a similar problem with using the glutes and twisting he upper torso incorrectly.

My top 10 tips video answers most of this. The feet should essentially be as if they were side by side and moving directly in that line. You eyes should generally face in the same direction as your sternum. That doesn't mean you can't turn your head to talk to someone, but in general. The other questions require some detail in the answers which you will find as you watch my videos.

in the army we march with 30 inch steps. Try starting from there, but it's marching, not walking

@@TranceCore3 I assumed the question was how wide apart the feet were rather than how far forward and back, but that is also interesting. I think marching in formation will be different than normal walking because the goal is uniformity. When walking normally, people will have different stride lengths depending on their anatomy.

I would check out the video I just published which details how to coordinate the rotation.

I'm not a big fan of the idea. If you are power walking with elbows flexed, it may work ok. If you are walking with the arms down, the weights may throw off the timing of the arm swing. I think you are better off walking with a weighted rucksack for increased cardio and doing traditional weight lifting if you are trying to strengthen your arms.

@@ToddMartinMD - Thanks. I always see tons of people doing hand weights while at the track. - I do the power walking with arms flexed. I'm 72 years old (5-6 and weigh 140. When I was in my 50's It took me 2,006 steps to walk a mile. Now-a-days, it takes me 2,500 steps per mile. Although I haven't re-measured in a while with my measuring wheel and current ankle step counter. ( I do wear an ankle step counter every day. Today I did 11,218 steps. Last week's 7 day total steps was 64,600 steps (about 30 miles or 4 miles a day). - I like to do walking, push-ups, arm curls, and squats for my daily resistance training. I also work in my Appliance repair/re-sell business (Which demands, strength and leverage for appliance pick-ups and deliveries from/to customers. - I do the keto-carnivore diet (Going on 6 years straight now). Lots of protein, low carb. Fat level in my diet doesn't seem to matter. I take zero medication. - My friends my age are all dead, crippled, obese or dying. Such a shame. -

You are probably using your core asymmetrically for some reason.

I wonder if that could be caused by looking at the smartphone too often while walking.

If you don’t like walking slow, it could be that you are not able to, which is also a problem. People who lean forward have trouble slowing down.

Was your PT talking about walking or running. If he is talking about walking, then he is just making it up on his own. There is no scientific evidence out there at all that says people should walk forefoot first. . They definitely didn't learn it in PT school. Just use your eyes. Everyone walks with a heel strike. Is your PT telling you that 99.99999 percent of people in the entire world (and every PT book and book about proper gait) are wrong? You would think that everyone would have knee pain, but they don't. The fact is that you are almost certainly walking the incorrect way on the heel. That is what causes knee pain.

I did touch on that in my how to walk with swagger video.

@@ToddMartinMD I remember that

I almost got depressed just demonstrating.