So you think you know how to walk. After all, we have been at it for a few decades now.
Incorrect walking pattern matters precisely because we take so many steps per day, any problem we have with our gait becomes amplified.
For the next few weeks, I am giving attention to how we walk. As usual, I will be presenting an item that we can focus on for each week. One we can easily master, then next week, we focus on another.
This first week's aim is to propel ourselves from the back leg. We would assume that the first action would be kicking out the front leg. This is a problem. If the front leg is the focus, we are walking by falling forward and catching ourselves with the front foot, knee and hip.
Let's aim, instead to use the gluteus med. muscle at the side of our hip joint to push from the back leg forward. Think "launch" This muscle, they say, goes to sleep. In other words, it doesn't do its job.
There are glut exercises and stretches in the classes I teach. I encourage you to take a look or join a class.
Meanwhile, on my morning walk, I pushed forward from the back leg. I found that it was easier to walk taller.
Please let me know you find it.
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