Whether we use the standing leg or the swing leg to power the swing through portion of the step is one of the most fundamental and common differences in walking styles. Correct walking technique uses the standing leg hip to power the swing through. When we use the swing leg hip to power the swing through, it results in either duck-feet positioning or leaning forward. The reason is that we cannot step forward using the swing leg hip if the feet are both facing forward. Moving forward in this manner requires turning the body in a fashion that the feet are angled outward. It would be hard to prove why most people walk with duck feet because few people think about their walking technique enough to even know how long they have been doing it. By the time it becomes apparent that there is a problem, people have probably been walking that way for many years. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I believe that people begin to walk duck-footed because they are powering the step with the wrong leg. They may do it initially because it produces a very slow and relaxed feel to the step. They may do it because they are wearing flip flops a lot, and walking this way helps keep the flip flops on the feet. However it begins, when it has been going on for many years, the connective tissues may stiffen up in that position, then making it difficult or impossible to straighten the feet out. This may lead people to believe that stiffness in the hips is the cause of the problem, but I believe it is the result of the problem, not the cause. There are too many people walking like this these days for it to be a primary structural problem. The human body was not designed that faulty. In this video At the end of the video, I demonstrate a simple exercise to help you feel the difference between using the swing leg hip and the standing leg hip. The goal is to help as many people catch this problem and correct it before the structure of the body changes in a way that it becomes difficult to correct.
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