I just realized this exact thing, that I have been walking without extending my leg behind the body, in effect not using my glutes to their potential, partially adding to anterior pelvic tilt creating lower back pain. Thank your for demonstrating this!😊
Your advice is like gold to me! I'm thrilled to have discovered your channel. It's exactly what I've been searching for. I've been experiencing knee pain and was in need of a UA-cam video that explains how to engage the glute muscles while walking.
Thank you for the kind feedback. Growing up, we don't have to think about these things but as we get older and fall into habits that don't serve us, we have to relearn how to use our bodies.
@@DrAmyNovotny well Doc your damn right again again. Personally my fat old ass with scares than Frankenstein and a litany of broken bones severed tendons and very porn postural movements you couldn't be any more correct. Thank you for your laudable comments and great body of works
Not at all. Too many people have too wide of a stance. You want to sense your inner thigh muscles, the adductors, working. They are critical to the stability of your pelvis and so you don't rely too much on your low back muscles to help you walk.
Ditch them shoes. Ditch the heel walk and instead of lifting onto heels in front of body mass push and pull through the ground behind you and the glutes work properly and your foot will land on its own under the mass not infront on a heel… this is incorrect and shoes created this! Now do it and feel your glutes feel your core you will use it all properly
Thanks for your input Matthew. The heels help people activate their hamstrings to stabilize the pelvis. Yes, we want to push from behind to get the hamstrings and lower glutes to swing the leg forward.
I just realized this exact thing, that I have been walking without extending my leg behind the body, in effect not using my glutes to their potential, partially adding to anterior pelvic tilt creating lower back pain. Thank your for demonstrating this!😊
You're welcome Henrik! It's more common than people realize. Good luck on fixing this and reach out if you need help. Thanks! Amy
Your advice is like gold to me! I'm thrilled to have discovered your channel. It's exactly what I've been searching for. I've been experiencing knee pain and was in need of a UA-cam video that explains how to engage the glute muscles while walking.
Aww. You're welcome! I'm so glad you found my channel. I hope you can implement some of the tips to help you out!
Doc this is a very insightful and simply superlative video thank you
Thank you for the kind feedback. Growing up, we don't have to think about these things but as we get older and fall into habits that don't serve us, we have to relearn how to use our bodies.
@@DrAmyNovotny well Doc your damn right again again. Personally my fat old ass with scares than Frankenstein and a litany of broken bones severed tendons and very porn postural movements you couldn't be any more correct. Thank you for your laudable comments and great body of works
@@davelane4055 Lol. Thanks Dave! Keep watching and learning
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You're welcome Dave!
Are you saying that one should squeeze the glutes in the leg which is about to come forward, while walking?
Thanks for asking. You should feel the lower glutes contract in the leg right before it swings forward when walking.
Does this mean we should take a wider stance during walking
Not at all. Too many people have too wide of a stance. You want to sense your inner thigh muscles, the adductors, working. They are critical to the stability of your pelvis and so you don't rely too much on your low back muscles to help you walk.
Ty boss
You're welcome @catedoge3206. I hope this video helped!
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Thanks! I'm glad this was helpful to you!
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Ditch them shoes. Ditch the heel walk and instead of lifting onto heels in front of body mass push and pull through the ground behind you and the glutes work properly and your foot will land on its own under the mass not infront on a heel… this is incorrect and shoes created this!
Now do it and feel your glutes feel your core you will use it all properly
Thanks for your input Matthew. The heels help people activate their hamstrings to stabilize the pelvis. Yes, we want to push from behind to get the hamstrings and lower glutes to swing the leg forward.