If you are a runner, forefoot running can also decrease the stress on your back, knee and hip. Check out this video on 9 Common Running Mistakes & How to Avoid Them ua-cam.com/video/zZmIYaM_1ZY/v-deo.html
I'm getting ready to watch this video but while I still have it fresh on my mind I wanted to ask you guys a question. I had gastric bypass surgery April 27th 2022 and over the last couple months I'm dealing with back pain. So they told me it's normal if you lose weight really quick your spine is trying to realign itself does that sound right to you guys. And this video I'm sure it's going to be very interesting for me cuz they also said when you lose a lot of weight quickly it changes the way you also walk.
@@daytripper9222 I had a sleeve done, best thing I’ve ever done. Where is your back pain? Did you have your gallbladder out? It could be your galbladder
@@nanasloves No I had my gallbladder taken out 10 years ago. I called the bariatric office yesterday and they reminded me that we did discuss this after I had the surgery. They told me to go to my binder and the information was in there and it was. There's exercises I'm supposed to be doing that I forgot completely about. So things will get better.
Where you've gone wrong here is to accept someone's premise that legs lock at the knee during conventional walking. No idea where this concept has come from but it's not true, so doesn't need to be cured. If the knee ever locked during walking, the gait would be awkward, haphazard and wobbly. The conventional gait - a rolling heel strike - is the natural way of walking. Thus, optimal. Just three rules to remember while walking: 1) Soft knees 2) Soft feet. 3) Don't think about it. That's all.
This has been life changing and it’s only been two days. When I walk like this I can tell a difference in all of my problem areas. I even stopped walking crazy fast. My butt muscles weren’t sore because I have an office job, they were sore because I wasn’t using them when walking. My posture is better also. Thank you very much.
Thank you so much for the beautiful tips! I am 70, and trying to improve my walking as much as possible. Walking is such a miracle - we should try to make it as elegant and smooth, and as close to nature as possible - and you just the hit the right nail for me! THANKS!
Get Zero Drop shoes. It’s like walking barefoot all the time. Xero and true golf shoes are two of the best I’ve found. I walk on concrete all day and these shoes have changed the way I walk! My balance is so much better and almost never have any pain in my back legs or feet.
I saw another vid on toes first walking so I tried it. I was stunned at how fast I was able to move! They discussed using your hips and toes to push off on to move you forward. It’s an amazing discovery. Happy walking!
Excellent advice! Walking properly and your shoes are key to eliminate foot knee and back problems. It worked for me a few years back. Changed over to wide toe box minimalist shoes. I had aching feet every night. I thought it was part of aging. Not a happy pup. Stumbled upon zero drop naturally foot shape minimalist shoes….back pain and sore feet gone in 5 days. Works for me. Today that’s all I wear is minimalist shoes for casual, sports and dress. My feet reward me with comfort.
I just ran an experiment. With ear plugs in my ears, I walked heal to toe. Next, walked toe to heal. The heal to toe reverberated in my ears with a clomp, clomp, clomp sound. Then, toe to heal walked. The sound was like a whisper. By sound alone, you can confirm the difference in how the two methods of walking affects the body. Bob and Brad, you two are marvelous! And, THANKS!!
God bless you guys! You have NO idea how much this video impacts me. 18 months ago, I started experiencing pain in my left ankle when walking, or anything on my left foot. After some x-rays and an MRI we duscover a ew years back when I hurt my knee it was actually two tears in the meniscus. Now the doc thought my ankle was being affected by that. Then the knee started hurting, a lot, and they gave me a scortisone shot. A lot of relief...but the ankle with nothing wrong grew increasingly unstable. Shortcut on the story, after a few various falls I wound p with a partially ruptured Achilles, a sprained fibula tendon, another one that was inflamed, and two toes forming hammer toes. I'm going to give this a go because even after 10 weeks of PT I'm extremely unsteady and walk horribly. Maybe this, and a new ortho doc, might help!
Very timely video as I’m rubbing Diclofenac Gel onto my sore, swollen knee and the top of my aching foot. Just ordered the Zero Drop shoes to try and I practiced your recommended walking technique immediately after watching you do it. Keep up the great work guys, you provide a wealth of info and help, particularly as we age yet want to stay as active as possible.
BB have knee videos. FWIW husb’s CBD cream no THC (we’re in Canada) helped painful, swollen knee (and hip) almost overnight. Bromelain and ginger for swelling. Sitting kicks (dangle legs) moves synovial fluid. Build glutes and relax hamstrings to help knees. Castor oil packs help too - info online. Check with MD and or physio if you want to try any of above to be sure it’s safe for you. Edit: Castor oil packs are prob quite safe but try sml bottle and do test patch.
I walk over 8 miles every day (I’m retired 🤗) and walking correctly is so important. I examine the inside of my shoes to see my power points. I need to level things out. Thanks for the great advice.
I’ve been walking with a hard landning on the heels almost all my life (and like you guys said, a very unstable and uncomfortable landning). This has made my legs very stiff… as well tearing down myself real bad mentaly… cuz of people calling me limping and walking weird… thanks to having good people sorrounfing i’ve been healing alright this autumn and spring ! And this method of landning is something i’ve been having on my mind as well! The feet should not be underestimated! Thanks for y’all videos! ❤️👊🏼💯
I have mild cerebral palsy and I walk like this, forefoot or flat foot and knees slightly bent. You’re the first people to say that I was walking correctly and that everyone else was doing it wrong. I can walk for miles and I’ve never had a sports injury in my life, save tendinitis in my heel once 20 years ago when I tried to take up jogging cold. Interesting.
🎉🎉🎉 Great Job guys! I switched to forefoot walking last Aug after tearing my meniscus. I tossed ALLLLLL my shoes and switched to Xero barefoot shoes, forefoot landing, up and down hills and backwards walking! Still no surgery!!🎉🎉🎉
I just bought 2 cheap pairs of barefoot shoes that look more like normal shoes and loafers (Whitin on Amazon). They are zero drop but come with small flexible insoles. I took them out and love how connected to the ground I feel when I am standing or just walking. It forces me to walk properly (I searched this topic to make sure it was correct, which is what brought me here), and even improves posture because it makes you stand so the weight is distributed across your foot evenly. Standing and walking properly become the new default because it is now the most comfortable option available since you don't have the padding to absorb the bad posture or form. I have a pair of loafer style barefoot shoes for the house and one set of crosstrainers style for everything else. Amazon has a lot of very cheap options now, it is worth trying out for anyone like me who has been on the fence for a while now about buying a set to try out.
I began wesring zero drop shoes about a year ago. I've noticed significant improvement; especially reduced back pain and lower leg stability. Thank you guys for helping us improve our health.
I am in the process of being evaluated for Vestibular Ataxia as my walking gait and balance are really bad at times. It seems to be getting worse as I get older (I’m in my early 60’s). I have had the symptoms for years and was deaf as a young child, had tubes in my ears through high school as the ear canal would always close up when they were removed. I now have tinnitus in my ears, especially the right ear (I’m a mess! LOL). I always walked with my heal first so I could be more sure-footed but I’ll give this a try over the next day or two and then discuss with my doctor at my next appointment. I’m learning so much from both of you!
Wow. I was just thinking about you guys this morning. Bob you continue to be an inspiration, so glad you are living your purpose in partnership with Brad and you both continue to pour your gifts and knowledge into others. You guys are the best! Now ...I am having severe hip pain, been walking extensively for exercise regularly for about 30 years. I am 52. I can't walk on my front toes because I have developed calluses under one foot and it is sooooo painful. My feet are aging faster than me ☺️. And my hips scream at me at night, especially when the air-conditioning is on. We call this type of pain a visit from Arthur (Arthritis). ☺️ Watching your videos hoping I can learn how to prevent further injury. I absolutely love walking. Thx for the info.
Hi Guys I have been following your videos for a number of years. They have helped me through many injuries. I am a Alexander Technique Teacher. It's all about posture and releasing tension. In walking we ease up taking the load off the body and work on freeing the knees if you do it right you feel like your floating with Lightness through your body use your mind to free the knees and feet.
You nailed my need to know again!! It's been hard to walk bare foot so I put on my shoes. I've been yelled at for pounding the floor with my heals. So I wear shoes. Lately I've been doing the soft walk. It's been really hard to walk toes first cuz I loose my balance. 12 days later. I thought in my head I'll walk toes first. It was automatic. I was shocked That really felt great. I have bowed legs at the knees. And sometimes I walk stiff kneed. This show confirmed it that I'm doing it right. I also have a roller spiked bar for my bare feet. OH that hurts so good. It really helps my walk to go straight. Thanks guys. Great video!!
Have you checked out our plantar fasciitis program on our website? Here is the link in case you're interested: www.bobandbrad.com/plantar-fasciitis-program
@@BobandBrad yes, I’m doing the massages and I have to buy a tennis ball to rotate my foot on it like you show in the video. I am fallowing your video instructions. The pain on the heal is unreal. I try pulling my toes back like you guys show and the pain on the back of heel is bad. I will watch the video u just posted, thank you so much for all your videos, love watching them and learning….
I wear zero drop shoes for walk/runs which are wonderful. I found jogging in them surprisingly easy to adapt to even as a guy in my mid sixties. Highly recommend the models with a broad toe box by the way.
In a car accident 3 years ago, I suffered a Lisfranc Fracture in my right foot and a broken Tibial Plateau in my right knee. Since then my Franken Foot prefers to be free of shoes (barefoot) and bed coverings. I am a pharmacy tech and stand a lot during work. I have noticed my gait has changed and have been trying to fix it. In May, I was able to walk pain free during and after the Freedom Trail Walk in Boston, which was a 5 mile trek. I walked a ton in Boston that week. So how you walk really does affect how the rest of the body feels. Thanks for this video guys.
As a fitness instructor , I was always taught to heel strike first and roll thru the foot in many instances🙄 I’ll have to practice this,as the heel strike is so ingrained at this point.
There is a video by another doctor who claims that heel first is the most natural way to walk yet many do it incorrectly leading to problems.He said the heel should make contact first as you roll through with the rest.
I just watched a video by Grown and Healthy (in response to Bob and Brad) that describes in great detail the mechanics of walking properly. I found that lifting my knees just a little makes all the difference. I can now walk longer distances without back pain!
Agreed. Far easier and good for glutes. I’ll never go back. My Physio who works with an ortho surgeon really liked it. Husb is trying. Some here say it’s not natural or awkward but now heel to toe feels that way. 😂 Cheers
Just realized that I've been walking wrong my whole life. Can't wait to rectify that and hopefully my right knee won't hurt as bad. Your video on back pain and posture helped me immensely. Was suffering with back pain over a couple of months. I was misdiagnosed twice but after watching your video I realized that my posture was wrong. Within a week I was almost completely okay. Thank you for all your work!
Dear Bob and Brad. I am almost 88 and most of my loved ones have predeceased me. However, one or two of my relatives of similar age seem to be walking quite well. I appear to be the exception. My body is not being cooperative and for the last 12 months has stopped likiing long walks. I am working on a solution.
I started a few years back wearing zero drop shoes and they have made a huge difference for me I get the Zero shoes and boots I will never go back to a regular shoe . I got hip replacement surgery done a year ago and thought softer shoes would be better but wow was I wrong . They actually made my body hurt so bad thanks for sharing gentleman great vid
This is a GREAT suggestion you've given for practicing without shoes! I switched to zero drop shoes years ago after I started getting horrible pain on the top of my feet. Wonderful results and I can go all day without pain, but if I put on regular sneakers or anything dressy or heels, I get that pain back sometimes as quick as 15 minutes. 2022 and I've learned about walking the way you described, but it's certainly easy to forget as I've been walking with a solid heel strike for 50 plus years. Will start some barefoot hard surface practice - definitely reminds me of walking by the pool so I think it will work wonders for my muscle memory! Thanks!!!
I'm trying to slowly incorporate that new way of walking, into my daily walking. Whether it's walking around a store, or around the block. And I notice that I have muscles becoming sore. Good stuff
I find that patients who have had surgery or have anterior knee pain, walk on there forefoot with there knees slightly bent. It tends to cause decreased range of motion and worsening anterior knee pain. I feel that getting the knee in full extension helps with rehab and is also more stable than a flexed knee with patients who have quad weakness. I feel like stretching and strengthening the knee to get full range of motion is more important when the knee needs rehab. That is improved with heel strike first when rehabbing. I really like Bob and Brad and refer patients daily to their videos. Thanks Guys!
You guys have done me such a favour! After seeing your video promoting Rick Olderman, I purchased his programme. One exercise fixed my chronic knee pain I've had for 10 years off and on! I couldn't climb a step, even with a walking stick leading with my bad knee. I can now use the knee, pain free and it feels strong. Iv got chronic, advanced osteoarthritis in both hips and knees and I've even improved my hip flexibility to 90 degrees from less than 40 degrees in less than a week! He's a genius!
@@BobandBrad I was fortunate enough to have a zoom call with him this week, so gracious and committed to help people. I mentioned at least a couple of times that you guys were my heroes. Watching you both over the last year encouraged me to delay my hip replacement until I'd fully explored trying to fix it. I kept thinking, Bob and Brad say arthritis won't inevitably deteriorate with age, there is hope and reason to be optimistic. Keep getting the message out! You really are heroes!
Hammer Toe: my left big toe started turning in and covering my second toe. It hurt where it bulges out at the joint. I'd been wearing clark sandals. I switched full time to my Altra zero drop wide toe box shoes and the hammer toe stopped.
This is the first time I've ever seen anyone say that the way I walk is correct. I have adhd and sensory issues, and have always done what my grandmother called "cat walking," and she would always correct me when she spotted me "on my tippy toes." She and my mother always made sure my shoes would promote the heel-toe stride. I've recently discovered that wearing minimalist yoga shoes or a pair of Converse all-stars causes me far less hip and back pain than when I'm wearing "properly supportive" sneakers, and I tend to revert to my natural flat or toe-first gait. I'm also finding that I accidently surprise people when I approach from behind them, as I walk so quietly. 😆 Oddly I'm wondering if this is why high heeled shoes and boots are sometimes so comfortable? The balance is all over the front of the foot.
I was having right knee pain for a while now specially after running. I tired your recommendation of not rolling the foot from hill to toe. And I was really watching my form to really land on the hill and roll bc that’s how I was taught. But your recommendation really worked after just one run. Thanks a lot for making this videos. It feels weird walking without rolling the foot but I much rather avoid the knee pain.
Zero heel raise shoes make walking more natural and easier to land on the forefoot or flat footed. This video is great for advocating barefoot shoes. I've been wearing zero drop for 2 years exclusively.
I'm walking about a mile a day to try to keep from declining any further. After some of these videos, I began paying attention to the pressure on my feet when I walk. Because the heels are thicker than the rest of the soles of my shoes, the heels will touch first. However, I don't really have any weight on either foot until the mid-part of the foot touches down and spreads the weight evenly. I don't have any soreness during or after walking. When I get tired, I sometimes stagger a little bit, but the mechanics of my walk feel fine. I'm glad that I'm pretty close to doing it right because changing my walk would really bother me and take some of the fun out of walking.
Great video Fifty years ago I took up fast running On one particular run I pounded my heels on concrete against the advice of an observer who was an experienced orthopaedic surgeon Fifty years later I am still suffering from chronic plantar fasciitis Manageable but still uncomfortable Will try zero drop shoes Thanks guys Best wishes from Canada
I worked with autistic children for sometime and several kids walked like this. They called it "Ballerina Syndrome", sometimes called "Os trigonum syndrome".
Thank you! I am rehab'ing a metatarsal fracture.. still in a boot.. I have a Bob and Brad Playlist with... exercises with the boot, early mobility movements, foot and ankle mobility and strength .. and when my body is ready, I can work on my gait... you guys and your team are an international treasure. My next episode in "Fitness from the Foot Up", and I will be featuring my specialized Bob and Brad playlist.
I've been walking forefoot now for almost a year. I used to have a flat foot, I now have an arch. I used to have plantar fasciitis, that's gone. My knees hurt less. Best of all, it has become second nature.
One thing I've noticed, the shoes have a lot of foam rubber in the sole. It's actually wobbly. Be sure the laces are pulled snugly around the arch area. This helps with the floating wobble of shoes made in China now. The other problem with tripping can also be caused by the soles extending beyond the actual shoe. WTH that is I don't know. Best wishes
Great video! I've been inspired by Dr. Irene Davis, UA-camr Andrew Folts, and Born to Run author Christopher McDougall. Been walking barefoot and in barefoot style (thin sole, zero drop, wide toe box) shoes for just over a year and I'm really appreciating the differences. Feelgrounds and Ahinsa make my favorite shoes, boots, and sandals. I've been noticing on my tracking app that going barefoot is saving a lot of miles I'd otherwise be putting on my shoes, so that's a bonus.
I started walking like this, not knowing it was a good thing, when I lived on the 2nd story, to keep noise down. Not that anyone needed to know that. Now, if I could only get my roommate to do the same.
Oh you have showed me how I have never walked correctly my whole life!! Born Frank Breach- face down and butt first- I’m lucky I got out alive! Haha-thank you for showing me how to correct it and why my 74 yr old body suddenly was hurting in places that never hurt before. I’ve been wearing zero drop forever and - barefoot as much as I can - yoga instructor here
After a spinal cord injury I'm trying to teach myself to walk again and have poor balance. And my legs just don't seem to know what to do. Very frustrating. Any magic Bob and Brad tips please?
Ive been wearing ‘barefoot’ shoes for approx3 years. I don’t do a forefoot footstrike, I do more a touch and roll or a kind of foot glide. I can walk very quickly like that. My balance has improved, as has my proprioception, posture, pelvic floor etc. I bought my brother a pair and he said that he felt as if he was thrown back, posture-wise. He said his normal shoes seem to cause him to slump forward. I wish all kids had these kinds of shoes as their little feet are developing. If I’d have had these shoes and toe socks I don’t think I would have bunion prone feet. That has improved a lot since barefoot shoes, though. Another benefit is hat my feet are so much stronger and my calf muscles came back. They were disappearing, even if I specifically trained them. I believe that’s because my toes weren’t in the right position, my shoes were thick soled so my feet just weren’t moving. Since barefoot shoes my calves are back without training them at all. Just with normal walking.
Ties first lol that brings back memories. When I was playing basketball back in the late 60’s our coach made us stay on our toes be it running, defense what ever if you were moving it had better have been on your toes. The last thing you wanted to do was be caught flat footed. Coach would definitely make you regret it lol. It is something that has stayed with me till this day it’s ties first and I’m almost 70 now.
Teacher’s assistant here, and I struggle with horrible back pain all year. Most especially when I wear my Birkenstocks. I now believe they are horrible for your feet and back! Absolutely no give in them! The soles are hard and not flexible! I’m slowly switching to zero drop but they are expensive!
I am a dancer.. have a terrible bunion that now I can’t even walk barefoot for over 10 years now! The worst bunion that I have to walk with shoe all the time and can’t go barefooted! Still dancing everyday with shoes on.. swimming everyday.. but put my shoes on to walk that includes the pool! I probably will never get that bunion surgery, unless I could not dance!!! Thank you for sharing.. but I definitely could never go barefooted!
If you are a runner, forefoot running can also decrease the stress on your back, knee and hip. Check out this video on 9 Common Running Mistakes & How to Avoid Them ua-cam.com/video/zZmIYaM_1ZY/v-deo.html
I'm getting ready to watch this video but while I still have it fresh on my mind I wanted to ask you guys a question. I had gastric bypass surgery April 27th 2022 and over the last couple months I'm dealing with back pain. So they told me it's normal if you lose weight really quick your spine is trying to realign itself does that sound right to you guys. And this video I'm sure it's going to be very interesting for me cuz they also said when you lose a lot of weight quickly it changes the way you also walk.
@@daytripper9222 I had a sleeve done, best thing I’ve ever done. Where is your back pain? Did you have your gallbladder out? It could be your galbladder
@@nanasloves No I had my gallbladder taken out 10 years ago. I called the bariatric office yesterday and they reminded me that we did discuss this after I had the surgery. They told me to go to my binder and the information was in there and it was. There's exercises I'm supposed to be doing that I forgot completely about. So things will get better.
Where you've gone wrong here is to accept someone's premise that legs lock at the knee during conventional walking. No idea where this concept has come from but it's not true, so doesn't need to be cured.
If the knee ever locked during walking, the gait would be awkward, haphazard and wobbly.
The conventional gait - a rolling heel strike - is the natural way of walking. Thus, optimal.
Just three rules to remember while walking:
1) Soft knees
2) Soft feet.
3) Don't think about it.
That's all.
This has been life changing and it’s only been two days. When I walk like this I can tell a difference in all of my problem areas. I even stopped walking crazy fast. My butt muscles weren’t sore because I have an office job, they were sore because I wasn’t using them when walking. My posture is better also. Thank you very much.
Update; all of my chronic problems have gone away. So much less pain. Thank you so much!
as dancers , we learn to do toe to heel, well mainly toe on point shoes.. That's how we can dance for hours.
So good to go back and watch you two together!! Prayers to you both always 😊
Thank you so much for the beautiful tips! I am 70, and trying to improve my walking as much as possible. Walking is such a miracle - we should try to make it as elegant and smooth, and as close to nature as possible - and you just the hit the right nail for me! THANKS!
Thank you Bob and Brad for all that you guys do, you’ve helped me and so many other people.
You guys rock!
So glad to see you Bob. Brad couldn't do it without you!
Get Zero Drop shoes. It’s like walking barefoot all the time. Xero and true golf shoes are two of the best I’ve found. I walk on concrete all day and these shoes have changed the way I walk! My balance is so much better and almost never have any pain in my back legs or feet.
Thanks for sharing!
noted thanks
I saw another vid on toes first walking so I tried it. I was stunned at how fast I was able to move! They discussed using your hips and toes to push off on to move you forward. It’s an amazing discovery. Happy walking!
Great to hear!
I have been walking better and had an increase in quality of life because of this channel! Thank you again!
Great to hear!! Keep up the great work!
@@BobandBrad Thank you!
Excellent advice! Walking properly and your shoes are key to eliminate foot knee and back problems. It worked for me a few years back. Changed over to wide toe box minimalist shoes. I had aching feet every night. I thought it was part of aging. Not a happy pup. Stumbled upon zero drop naturally foot shape minimalist shoes….back pain and sore feet gone in 5 days. Works for me. Today that’s all I wear is minimalist shoes for casual, sports and dress. My feet reward me with comfort.
I just ran an experiment. With ear plugs in my ears, I walked heal to toe. Next, walked toe to heal. The heal to toe reverberated in my ears with a clomp, clomp, clomp sound. Then, toe to heal walked. The sound was like a whisper. By sound alone, you can confirm the difference in how the two methods of walking affects the body. Bob and Brad, you two are marvelous! And, THANKS!!
God bless you guys! You have NO idea how much this video impacts me. 18 months ago, I started experiencing pain in my left ankle when walking, or anything on my left foot. After some x-rays and an MRI we duscover a ew years back when I hurt my knee it was actually two tears in the meniscus. Now the doc thought my ankle was being affected by that.
Then the knee started hurting, a lot, and they gave me a scortisone shot. A lot of relief...but the ankle with nothing wrong grew increasingly unstable.
Shortcut on the story, after a few various falls I wound p with a partially ruptured Achilles, a sprained fibula tendon, another one that was inflamed, and two toes forming hammer toes.
I'm going to give this a go because even after 10 weeks of PT I'm extremely unsteady and walk horribly. Maybe this, and a new ortho doc, might help!
So happy we could help, best of luck!
Any update?
Thank you for this! What about a video on the mechanics of, and exercises for, going down steps properly?
I have added this to our to do list! Thank you for the suggestion and watching!
That's what I need too....
@@BobandBrad thanks for always listening!❤
Me three!
Very timely video as I’m rubbing Diclofenac Gel onto my sore, swollen knee and the top of my aching foot. Just ordered the Zero Drop shoes to try and I practiced your recommended walking technique immediately after watching you do it. Keep up the great work guys, you provide a wealth of info and help, particularly as we age yet want to stay as active as possible.
happy to help!
BB have knee videos. FWIW husb’s CBD cream no THC (we’re in Canada) helped painful, swollen knee (and hip) almost overnight. Bromelain and ginger for swelling. Sitting kicks (dangle legs) moves synovial fluid. Build glutes and relax hamstrings to help knees. Castor oil packs help too - info online. Check with MD and or physio if you want to try any of above to be sure it’s safe for you. Edit: Castor oil packs are prob quite safe but try sml bottle and do test patch.
I walk over 8 miles every day (I’m retired 🤗) and walking correctly is so important. I examine the inside of my shoes to see my power points. I need to level things out. Thanks for the great advice.
I’ve been walking with a hard landning on the heels almost all my life (and like you guys said, a very unstable and uncomfortable landning). This has made my legs very stiff… as well tearing down myself real bad mentaly… cuz of people calling me limping and walking weird… thanks to having good people sorrounfing i’ve been healing alright this autumn and spring ! And this method of landning is something i’ve been having on my mind as well! The feet should not be underestimated! Thanks for y’all videos! ❤️👊🏼💯
I have mild cerebral palsy and I walk like this, forefoot or flat foot and knees slightly bent. You’re the first people to say that I was walking correctly and that everyone else was doing it wrong. I can walk for miles and I’ve never had a sports injury in my life, save tendinitis in my heel once 20 years ago when I tried to take up jogging cold. Interesting.
Cerebral palsy is exactly what I thought about too. This is the exact walk of my lifelong friend who has Cerebral palsy.
🎉🎉🎉 Great Job guys! I switched to forefoot walking last Aug after tearing my meniscus. I tossed ALLLLLL my shoes and switched to Xero barefoot shoes, forefoot landing, up and down hills and backwards walking! Still no surgery!!🎉🎉🎉
I just bought 2 cheap pairs of barefoot shoes that look more like normal shoes and loafers (Whitin on Amazon). They are zero drop but come with small flexible insoles. I took them out and love how connected to the ground I feel when I am standing or just walking. It forces me to walk properly (I searched this topic to make sure it was correct, which is what brought me here), and even improves posture because it makes you stand so the weight is distributed across your foot evenly.
Standing and walking properly become the new default because it is now the most comfortable option available since you don't have the padding to absorb the bad posture or form.
I have a pair of loafer style barefoot shoes for the house and one set of crosstrainers style for everything else. Amazon has a lot of very cheap options now, it is worth trying out for anyone like me who has been on the fence for a while now about buying a set to try out.
Thanks I sat down in a chair at once and I forgot how to lock this video. Saved my life. I’ve been stuck in this chair for five months.
Congratulations 4.44M subscribers!
I began wesring zero drop shoes about a year ago. I've noticed significant improvement; especially reduced back pain and lower leg stability. Thank you guys for helping us improve our health.
I am in the process of being evaluated for Vestibular Ataxia as my walking gait and balance are really bad at times. It seems to be getting worse as I get older (I’m in my early 60’s). I have had the symptoms for years and was deaf as a young child, had tubes in my ears through high school as the ear canal would always close up when they were removed. I now have tinnitus in my ears, especially the right ear (I’m a mess! LOL). I always walked with my heal first so I could be more sure-footed but I’ll give this a try over the next day or two and then discuss with my doctor at my next appointment. I’m learning so much from both of you!
We are so happy we can offer some assistance in your journey! Best of luck, happy to have you watching!
Wow. I was just thinking about you guys this morning. Bob you continue to be an inspiration, so glad you are living your purpose in partnership with Brad and you both continue to pour your gifts and knowledge into others. You guys are the best! Now ...I am having severe hip pain, been walking extensively for exercise regularly for about 30 years. I am 52. I can't walk on my front toes because I have developed calluses under one foot and it is sooooo painful. My feet are aging faster than me ☺️. And my hips scream at me at night, especially when the air-conditioning is on. We call this type of pain a visit from Arthur (Arthritis). ☺️ Watching your videos hoping I can learn how to prevent further injury. I absolutely love walking. Thx for the info.
Thank you for sharing and watching! Hopefully it can help
Great video. Enthusiastic. Authentic and real. Love you both and continue to learn with every video. Wonderful to see you together so upbeat.
Hi Guys
I have been following your videos for a number of years.
They have helped me through many injuries.
I am a Alexander Technique Teacher.
It's all about posture and releasing tension.
In walking we ease up taking the load off the body and work on freeing the knees if you do it right you feel like your floating with Lightness through your body use your mind to free the knees and feet.
You nailed my need to know again!!
It's been hard to walk bare foot so I put on my shoes.
I've been yelled at for pounding the floor with my heals. So I wear shoes. Lately I've been doing the soft walk. It's been really hard to walk toes first cuz I loose my balance. 12 days later. I thought in my head I'll walk toes first. It was automatic. I was shocked That really felt great. I have bowed legs at the knees. And sometimes I walk stiff kneed. This show confirmed it that I'm doing it right.
I also have a roller spiked bar for my bare feet. OH that hurts so good. It really helps my walk to go straight.
Thanks guys. Great video!!
What a simple technique, yet this has made an immediate difference to my hip pain! Thank you guys 😊
what happened to Bob, you know?
I have some zero drop shoes my son gave me. They do take getting used to for sure!
Hello, good evening from Milwaukee Wisconsin. I have a lot of pain on one foot, which I suffer from plantar fasciitis
Have you checked out our plantar fasciitis program on our website? Here is the link in case you're interested: www.bobandbrad.com/plantar-fasciitis-program
@@BobandBrad yes, I’m doing the massages and I have to buy a tennis ball to rotate my foot on it like you show in the video. I am fallowing your video instructions. The pain on the heal is unreal. I try pulling my toes back like you guys show and the pain on the back of heel is bad. I will watch the video u just posted, thank you so much for all your videos, love watching them and learning….
I wear zero drop shoes for walk/runs which are wonderful. I found jogging in them surprisingly easy to adapt to even as a guy in my mid sixties. Highly recommend the models with a broad toe box by the way.
Thanks for sharing
I like your carpet. Have noticed it for awhile. Very Frank Lloyd Wright/ Prairie style. Good to see Bob.
Thank you!
I’ve been walking and running this way on the advise of my physical therapist. It took a while, but now it’s natural. And no back pain.
Love you guys, you helped me through one of the most difficult health crises I've ever experienced. Thank you.
In a car accident 3 years ago, I suffered a Lisfranc Fracture in my right foot and a broken Tibial Plateau in my right knee. Since then my Franken Foot prefers to be free of shoes (barefoot) and bed coverings. I am a pharmacy tech and stand a lot during work. I have noticed my gait has changed and have been trying to fix it. In May, I was able to walk pain free during and after the Freedom Trail Walk in Boston, which was a 5 mile trek. I walked a ton in Boston that week. So how you walk really does affect how the rest of the body feels. Thanks for this video guys.
As a fitness instructor , I was always taught to heel strike first and roll thru the foot in many instances🙄
I’ll have to practice this,as the heel strike is so ingrained at this point.
There is a video by another doctor who claims that heel first is the most natural way to walk yet many do it incorrectly leading to problems.He said the heel should make contact first as you roll through with the rest.
I just watched a video by Grown and Healthy (in response to Bob and Brad) that describes in great detail the mechanics of walking properly. I found that lifting my knees just a little makes all the difference. I can now walk longer distances without back pain!
@@muchasalud2011 I'll have to check it out!
Agreed. Far easier and good for glutes. I’ll never go back. My Physio who works with an ortho surgeon really liked it. Husb is trying. Some here say it’s not natural or awkward but now heel to toe feels that way. 😂 Cheers
Just realized that I've been walking wrong my whole life. Can't wait to rectify that and hopefully my right knee won't hurt as bad. Your video on back pain and posture helped me immensely. Was suffering with back pain over a couple of months. I was misdiagnosed twice but after watching your video I realized that my posture was wrong. Within a week I was almost completely okay. Thank you for all your work!
Dear Bob and Brad. I am almost 88 and most of my loved ones have predeceased me. However, one or two of my relatives of similar age seem to be walking quite well. I appear to be the exception. My body is not being cooperative and for the last 12 months has stopped likiing long walks. I am working on a solution.
Thank you so much! I have been walking all these years wrong. I am now very aware of walking correctly.
I started a few years back wearing zero drop shoes and they have made a huge difference for me I get the Zero shoes and boots I will never go back to a regular shoe . I got hip replacement surgery done a year ago and thought softer shoes would be better but wow was I wrong . They actually made my body hurt so bad thanks for sharing gentleman great vid
I love my Zero shoes too! I will never go back to the other kind either!!
After I tried to run with my grandson, I noticed I could walk better. You have explained why.
Thank you.
Hey guys and the conscious health tribe. Thanks for inspiring me positivity to live a better life.
This is a GREAT suggestion you've given for practicing without shoes! I switched to zero drop shoes years ago after I started getting horrible pain on the top of my feet. Wonderful results and I can go all day without pain, but if I put on regular sneakers or anything dressy or heels, I get that pain back sometimes as quick as 15 minutes. 2022 and I've learned about walking the way you described, but it's certainly easy to forget as I've been walking with a solid heel strike for 50 plus years. Will start some barefoot hard surface practice - definitely reminds me of walking by the pool so I think it will work wonders for my muscle memory! Thanks!!!
Big fan from Egypt my best guide about walking brad an bob
I started walking for 8 miles aday from pyramids to downtown
I'm trying to slowly incorporate that new way of walking, into my daily walking. Whether it's walking around a store, or around the block. And I notice that I have muscles becoming sore. Good stuff
Great video & as usual, good content. Tis is one channel always comes up with - not to miss video content. Keep goin👏
Thank you so much :)
I find that patients who have had surgery or have anterior knee pain, walk on there forefoot with there knees slightly bent. It tends to cause decreased range of motion and worsening anterior knee pain. I feel that getting the knee in full extension helps with rehab and is also more stable than a flexed knee with patients who have quad weakness. I feel like stretching and strengthening the knee to get full range of motion is more important when the knee needs rehab. That is improved with heel strike first when rehabbing. I really like Bob and Brad and refer patients daily to their videos. Thanks Guys!
Looking good Bob, looking good Brad!
Thank you Bob & Brad! 👍🏼👍🏼
We are happy to be able to help
That's so important to know how to walk as you demonstrated. Thanks a lot Drs.
I started walking like this and everyone thought I was coming out..
😂😂😂
You guys have done me such a favour! After seeing your video promoting Rick Olderman, I purchased his programme. One exercise fixed my chronic knee pain I've had for 10 years off and on! I couldn't climb a step, even with a walking stick leading with my bad knee. I can now use the knee, pain free and it feels strong. Iv got chronic, advanced osteoarthritis in both hips and knees and I've even improved my hip flexibility to 90 degrees from less than 40 degrees in less than a week! He's a genius!
He is simply amazing. Best therapist I have met.
Bob
@@BobandBrad I was fortunate enough to have a zoom call with him this week, so gracious and committed to help people. I mentioned at least a couple of times that you guys were my heroes. Watching you both over the last year encouraged me to delay my hip replacement until I'd fully explored trying to fix it. I kept thinking, Bob and Brad say arthritis won't inevitably deteriorate with age, there is hope and reason to be optimistic. Keep getting the message out! You really are heroes!
Hammer Toe: my left big toe started turning in and covering my second toe. It hurt where it bulges out at the joint. I'd been wearing clark sandals. I switched full time to my Altra zero drop wide toe box shoes and the hammer toe stopped.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow. This I never knew and walk 2-7 miles a day. Glad I saw this. I’ve always tried not to completely lock knees. Thanks!!
This is the first time I've ever seen anyone say that the way I walk is correct. I have adhd and sensory issues, and have always done what my grandmother called "cat walking," and she would always correct me when she spotted me "on my tippy toes." She and my mother always made sure my shoes would promote the heel-toe stride.
I've recently discovered that wearing minimalist yoga shoes or a pair of Converse all-stars causes me far less hip and back pain than when I'm wearing "properly supportive" sneakers, and I tend to revert to my natural flat or toe-first gait. I'm also finding that I accidently surprise people when I approach from behind them, as I walk so quietly. 😆
Oddly I'm wondering if this is why high heeled shoes and boots are sometimes so comfortable? The balance is all over the front of the foot.
I was having right knee pain for a while now specially after running. I tired your recommendation of not rolling the foot from hill to toe. And I was really watching my form to really land on the hill and roll bc that’s how I was taught. But your recommendation really worked after just one run. Thanks a lot for making this videos. It feels weird walking without rolling the foot but I much rather avoid the knee pain.
Zero heel raise shoes make walking more natural and easier to land on the forefoot or flat footed. This video is great for advocating barefoot shoes. I've been wearing zero drop for 2 years exclusively.
I'm walking about a mile a day to try to keep from declining any further. After some of these videos, I began paying attention to the pressure on my feet when I walk. Because the heels are thicker than the rest of the soles of my shoes, the heels will touch first. However, I don't really have any weight on either foot until the mid-part of the foot touches down and spreads the weight evenly. I don't have any soreness during or after walking. When I get tired, I sometimes stagger a little bit, but the mechanics of my walk feel fine. I'm glad that I'm pretty close to doing it right because changing my walk would really bother me and take some of the fun out of walking.
Thanks for sharing, hopefully this helps
Great video
Fifty years ago I took up fast running
On one particular run I pounded my heels on concrete against the advice of an observer who was an experienced orthopaedic surgeon
Fifty years later I am still suffering from chronic plantar fasciitis
Manageable but still uncomfortable
Will try zero drop shoes
Thanks guys
Best wishes from Canada
I worked with autistic children for sometime and several kids walked like this. They called it "Ballerina Syndrome", sometimes called "Os trigonum syndrome".
Thank you! I am rehab'ing a metatarsal fracture.. still in a boot.. I have a Bob and Brad Playlist with... exercises with the boot, early mobility movements, foot and ankle mobility and strength .. and when my body is ready, I can work on my gait... you guys and your team are an international treasure. My next episode in "Fitness from the Foot Up", and I will be featuring my specialized Bob and Brad playlist.
Awesome, best of luck!
Thank you.
You are very welcome
What brand of zero drop shoes are those?
I've been walking forefoot now for almost a year. I used to have a flat foot, I now have an arch. I used to have plantar fasciitis, that's gone. My knees hurt less. Best of all, it has become second nature.
Chuck Taylor's and similar are great for balance and walking because it's like being barefooted. You get really good secure placement too.
Wow, thank you so much! This really helps!
Needed this before I head out tomorrow, big hugs and big thanks as always, rest well and peace attend B & B all thru the night 😴
Thank you!
One thing I've noticed, the shoes have a lot of foam rubber in the sole. It's actually wobbly. Be sure the laces are pulled snugly around the arch area. This helps with the floating wobble of shoes made in China now. The other problem with tripping can also be caused by the soles extending beyond the actual shoe. WTH that is I don't know.
Best wishes
Happy feet around the pool, you are right everyone is running around on their toes around a swimming pool 😂 👏 Once again I appreciate your advice
Thank you
LOL when Bob said I’m scared 😂
LOL
Again and again, your videos are right on time! Thank you!
YOUR TIPS ON WALKING ARE USEFUL AND EFFECTIVE
Good stuff. Walk on!
Yes!
Great video!
I've been inspired by Dr. Irene Davis, UA-camr Andrew Folts, and Born to Run author Christopher McDougall. Been walking barefoot and in barefoot style (thin sole, zero drop, wide toe box) shoes for just over a year and I'm really appreciating the differences. Feelgrounds and Ahinsa make my favorite shoes, boots, and sandals.
I've been noticing on my tracking app that going barefoot is saving a lot of miles I'd otherwise be putting on my shoes, so that's a bonus.
What f you have severe metatarsal pain? Makes it really hard to land on forefoot. Or, if you overpronate where is the arch support in a flat shoe?
Thanks, Bob and Brad!
Perfect video! You guys are great!
Great info, thanks. I'm going to pay better attention to my walking now.
I started walking like this, not knowing it was a good thing, when I lived on the 2nd story, to keep noise down. Not that anyone needed to know that. Now, if I could only get my roommate to do the same.
Walk on... thank you again 😊
Great work boys !
Thank you!
Oh you have showed me how I have never walked correctly my whole life!! Born Frank Breach- face down and butt first- I’m lucky I got out alive! Haha-thank you for showing me how to correct it and why my 74 yr old body suddenly was hurting in places that never hurt before. I’ve been wearing zero drop forever and - barefoot as much as I can - yoga instructor here
I definitely needed this! Thank you! I pray you both are doing well.🙏🙏🙏❤️
Interesting walking concept. I’ll need to try it.
Love you Bob and brad
After a spinal cord injury I'm trying to teach myself to walk again and have poor balance. And my legs just don't seem to know what to do. Very frustrating. Any magic Bob and Brad tips please?
Thanks for this great video. I appreciate what you are doing with this channel. 😁 Keep ‘em coming!
Ive been wearing ‘barefoot’ shoes for approx3 years. I don’t do a forefoot footstrike, I do more a touch and roll or a kind of foot glide. I can walk very quickly like that. My balance has improved, as has my proprioception, posture, pelvic floor etc.
I bought my brother a pair and he said that he felt as if he was thrown back, posture-wise. He said his normal shoes seem to cause him to slump forward.
I wish all kids had these kinds of shoes as their little feet are developing. If I’d have had these shoes and toe socks I don’t think I would have bunion prone feet. That has improved a lot since barefoot shoes, though.
Another benefit is hat my feet are so much stronger and my calf muscles came back. They were disappearing, even if I specifically trained them. I believe that’s because my toes weren’t in the right position, my shoes were thick soled so my feet just weren’t moving. Since barefoot shoes my calves are back without training them at all. Just with normal walking.
Thanks for sharing!
Ties first lol that brings back memories. When I was playing basketball back in the late 60’s our coach made us stay on our toes be it running, defense what ever if you were moving it had better have been on your toes. The last thing you wanted to do was be caught flat footed. Coach would definitely make you regret it lol. It is something that has stayed with me till this day it’s ties first and I’m almost 70 now.
Walking barefoot on the dirt or grass to ground yourself is good for you too 👍😊
Thanks for watching!
Even just in house or apartment/condo/flat if too cold out. Still helps with muscles and a bit of grounding.
PEMF works. However research first because there is a great difference between the machines and their operators.
this exercise was so great for me, an eyeopener!! thank you so much.
Awesome video! Thanks a lot you two!!!!
Yes I do !
Thanks for watching
Good tips....I walk myself a few miles every day
Teacher’s assistant here, and I struggle with horrible back pain all year. Most especially when I wear my Birkenstocks. I now believe they are horrible for your feet and back! Absolutely no give in them! The soles are hard and not flexible! I’m slowly switching to zero drop but they are expensive!
Oh, wow, how much I needed to learn of this! Thank you! 😀
Is this good for neuropothy in the feet?
Often my back hurts when walking. I’m trying this!
I have neuropothy in both of my feet. Is going bare foot a short period of time?
I am a dancer.. have a terrible bunion that now I can’t even walk barefoot for over 10 years now! The worst bunion that I have to walk with shoe all the time and can’t go barefooted! Still dancing everyday with shoes on.. swimming everyday.. but put my shoes on to walk that includes the pool! I probably will never get that bunion surgery, unless I could not dance!!! Thank you for sharing.. but I definitely could never go barefooted!