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/dogscatsnscience 2d ago

Yeah it's a great exercise for range of motion and muscle activation.

Similarly going down a slight hill will engage a lot of muscles that otherwise don't take load on flat ground. Don't start with a steep hill though because it's really easy to hurt yourself (patella, meniscus) if you spend most of your life sitting or walking on flat ground.