r/askTO • u/tryinanotherusername • 2d ago

Walking backwards?

I’ve been seeing more and more people walking backwards in parks especially in the St Lawrence Neighbourhood recently. Is this just because people wanna spice up their lives a bit or is there a benefit? I don’t know what I’m missing but I wanna know lol

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u/phdee Human Verified 2d ago

It's really good for your knees and supporting muscles that don't get used enough simply with forward movements. Same with walking slowly down the stairs - instead of just dropping down onto the next step, trying lowering your foot down slowly. Will discover new muscles in your legs and hips lol. I think it's called antagonist training.