Check out my new top walking tips video, building on everything I have learned and all the feedback since the last Top 10 Tips video from 3 years ago. Drop me a comment and let me know what you think. If you are interested in picking up your Walking Code Ebook, here is the link. et The Walking Code Ebook to follow along with the course and videos. www.movementsphere.com/the-walking-code-book The Ebook helps you follow along with the course with written lessons and pictures.
This is excellent. I'm 75 and I've fallen several times in the last 5 years. Thank God nothing really lethal happened but I have gotten hurt. I've twisted my ankle on both feet in the last year and a half. So I truly appreciate your video here and I'm going to share it with the other geezers and duck feet that I know. ❤👣
I’ve been jogging, walking and hiking since college. Up until last year at age 72 I was still walking briskly around 3 miles several times a week. Something happened last spring when I got sick and didn’t go out for a few weeks. Since then I have had walking and balance problems. I duck walk now. I’m weak especially in the right leg. I walk like an old person. This year one of my top priorities is to rehab my walking. I always wanted to walk to my nineties! At the end of the year I cleaned out my you tubes of unnecessary news, ESPECIALLY politics. I replaced them with more art, health,gardening and learning channels. I just subscribed to your channel as well…your content will help me win my walk back. Thanks so much, Dr. Todd!
Great advice, cleaning out the stuff that pulls us off center. I’m also trying to employ a change in walking for better joint health and balance improvement. Early 70’s and post knee surgery few years ago. Finding that barefoot zero drop shoes help quite abit as well. Takes time time to make the change though.
OHMYGOSH! I've always been a fast, confident walker - and last summer I tripped and fell. TWICE. I don't want to slow down, but at 70, I've started thinking of gravity as both a friend and an enemy! 😂 Subscribed. I need this!
This is the best video about proper walking I have found! Thank you! I’m 76 years old and had a concussion last Spring that messed up my balance. I am improving and this information will definitely help.
Thanks Dr Martin. Some of these issues creep in without noticing. Your video provides good tips for checking for, and correcting that I will use. Thanks again.
I have been dealing with Parkinson’s Disease for the last 15 years. Exercise is not an optional program for me. I have been able to take very little medication because I walk 2.5 miles a day (usually with 25 lb ruck sack). This video was extremely helpful to me because walking is becoming more difficult and I must consciously watch what my feet are doing. I’m 71 years old. I have subscribed and I thank you for taking the time to create this content. Jim in Oregon
It's inspiring to hear how you're managing your Parkinson's through exercise. Keep up the good work, Jim! I don't have any proof, but I strongly believe that people with Parkinson's could maintain their gait longer if they are able to do in consciously. Much of what is lost is the reflexive part of movement.
@ I absolutely agree, Dr, Martin. I also believe that if I practice your methods my mind is able to create new neural pathways. This old mind CAN be taught new tricks. I thank God I am not obese and have had an exercise routine since I was in my early 20’s. Thanks again for the content. I will be watching more of your work this evening.
I am so glad that I found your channel! I am one of those people who can trip over nothing. This video addressed and explained several walking issues that I have. I am going to work on this! Thank you for explaining so clearly.
So appreciative to learn practical info from a professional who excels in communicating & demonstrating so I can actually benefit from his knowledge! I’m definitely a new fan!
I just found you! So thankful! 2years ago I tore the meniscus (Inc the horn) with a subluxation of my patella. However, that took 8 months to dx, and in those 8 months, I was treated for "mild arthritis", and tore the meniscus in my other knee. I am now 9 months post complete reverse shoulder due to a fall down a flight of stairs (broke my arm into 7 pieces). My biggest pain has been in my pelvis/hips. As a retired BSN RN, I have been at my wits end trying to figure out what to do. I have practically lived in physical therapy for 2 years. Until watching a couple of videos, I realized my issues. Years of walking fast doing my job, I have a habit of leaning forward as I walk. In compensating for knee pain I realized my left foot goes out in a duck walk, and my right foot turns in. It is slight, but there....about 2 inches each way. Add my forward tilt, and no wonder I am a fall risk!! No one in physical therapy ever caught it. Just working on my walk after 2 of your videos helped my knee and hip pain drastically! I subscribed and I can't thank you enough. For the first time in 2 yrs, I have hope of being healthy and pain free again.
Please consider Muscle Activation Therapy, there’s probably a practitioner in your area, after so many injuries there’s probably a ton of compensations going on. Google it.
Thank you for the tasteful and aesthetic backdrop, the whole thing so well done. At 82 I am wary of falling and these tips help my awareness. Subscribed of course! Lovely!
Well done. You are an excellent advocate, and observer of the human form. I have commented here, and there on video's in this field about the standing jog to automatically align back posture. You are the first I have seen to say it outright on my periodic views on posture, and walking form. All the best. 😀
😍😍😍 WOW! Brilliant content! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you so much! I’ve had duck feet my whole life. Now it’s beginning to affect me. This video helped me understand the mechanics and the root cause!!!! More please!!!😻😻😻
Great video!! I'll watch it several times. Looking forward to sharing it. One thing I'll add- working with seniors I found it useful to remind folks that looking down at the ground is a false security because it can contribute to vestibular balance issues from having your head and ears at that downward angle.
That’s a great point, thanks for adding that! Many seniors have commented when I made this recommendation in the past that they have to look down to prevent tripping and falling. I agree with you that is a completely false sense of security.
This video is a excellent new year for all who wish to walk fluidly with out pain in joints Thank you Doctor Tod Martin.I will get back to you after implementing these tips.
What a superb video. Many thanks indeed for all your help. I had a random fall and face-plant a few months ago. So this is exactly what I need. Liked, saved and subscribed 👍😊
What a great video! Thank you! Who would’ve known I would finally learn to walk properly at 66? I will be keeping this in my playlist so that I can keep track and check on myself from time to time. Again, thank you!
Today it's a year since I was completely paralyzed with Guillium Barre. Recovery has been slow. I have 2 dropped feet but am walking again, mostly with a stick .I have watched 100s of physio videos on youtube. Your video has helped me more in 5minutes than all the others. I live in South Africa, cant find a Thi Chi class, and ride a bike in the gym every day for 15 mins and am starting now, after a year trying to do 100 steps at a time on the skingmachine.
I am glad to hear you are walking again. That is a very tough diagnosis. I am glad the video helped. You may want to check out my new channel, The Tai Chi Code, if you can't find Tai Chi near you.
I remember when you walked blindfolded to show that you didn’t need to look down at the ground. Now I can walk cross country through the brush and not look down at all. I only tripped and fell twice today.
Thank you for this video, Dr. Martin! Years and walking gets more difficult each year. I love walking and my husband and I would walk about 3 miles 5 days a week before last year. It’s so difficult for me to keep moving forward that I could only tolerate about 1 1/2 miles at a time. I get therapy every week and they always stress swinging my arms, although I never truly understood the reason. Now, you have made that clear I feel better about the practice. I also find myself starting to turn my feet out in order to walk more powerfully and because my hips are not propelling my gait. My friends who also deal with PD have the same trouble with walking and I will share your video with them. Thank you!!
Thank you. 72 year old former infantry officer with a left hip and knee problem. Appreciate your very good presentation. Need to work on my glutes and walking action!
Happy New Year. I just got back from the daily mile and half walk with my small dog. Cane in one hand and dog leash in the other. The cane is a left over I got used to walking with when I had knee problems but I still carry it, just in case. 76 years old and walking almost daily for over 11 years and now down to normal BMI, healthier eating, walking and biking.
I have a knee that sometimes feels momentarily to give way..not often but enough so I started to use a walking stick...however I find that despite full.lengh stick it causes me to bend forward and I walk more slowly. Recently I tried hiking poles. What a difference! I am again walking upright and feel as tho have a hand rail on each side. I can quicken my pace feeling safe. I recommend them wholeheartedly..I am 86 and a fitness fanatic all my life .. hated the bent over slow crawl I developed with the walking stick.
Happy New Year! Well, you can teach an old dog (or Cat, in this case) a new trick. I've been duck walking all my life, and your video showed me I'm a functional duck! Lol! I'm so glad your video popped into my feed. I learned a very valuable lesson today. Thank you, Dr. Martin - I just became a subscriber and look forward to your viewing your other videos. Cheers! 🎉🎉🎉
greetings from the Land Down Under; what a great presentation!!! Could you please consider doing a video showing what exercises we could do to strengthen weak muscles that may be contributing to movement issues. Cheers
Im so glad your video came up in my feed. I struggle with balance. Sometime I feel perfectly normal and walk with no problems so I know My body can physically function properly but most of the time it is not. Also, I have a terrible time with stairs especially stepping down. I have noticed improvement when I can remembed to concously walk properly. Thank you so much. I did subscribe & will be checking out your other videos. checking out
Thanks Doctor Martin, super well presented, no frills and BS. Picked up a number of my problem and already much more comfortable even on steep downhills. 😊
An observation I just had is that because I wear progressive eyeglasses, my head would look downwards to the ground, which made my upper half lean forward as well. I tried walking with my chin up as you suggested, and my entire posture changed! Thank you.
Nice simple tips - thank you! I'm working on recovering my walking form after having my second hip replacement almost 5 weeks ago (and still with a dodgy knee) so I need something easy like this right now.
2:13 i often wonder about multi-focal glasses and walking hazards, adjusting gaze downward might mean they are looking through the reading portion so they cannot see the ground
Someone else mentioned that. In reality, if you are walking in a typical urban environment, I don't think any looking down, even with the eyes, is necessary. You can see any significant obstacles in front before they arrive at your feet. Of course, that doesn't mean you might not step on a flat poop stain, but such is life.
I am ‘learning to walk’ with my new multi-focal glasses - it has been awful! Dizzying, causing an off-balance gait…apparently I ‘look down’ when walking - a learned, preventive measure living in city with irregular sidewalks, cobble stoned streets. It is going to take some time to adjust to these glasses, if ever…
Thanks much for this review, will check to be sure I am walking correctly. Am 72 female, have an issue with my lower back, spondylolisthesis L4 L5. Caused numbing tingling some pain in legs and feet, symptoms started two years ago. Before that, I was very active. Love being out in nature, also doing projects with wood, hiking, fixing things, making things. Also have scoliosis, moderate. Have been doing PT and relearning how to move/use my body. Have loved hiking and lots of walking in past. I'd like to avoid back surgery if possible.
This is such a helpful teaching video Dr Martin, thank you! My mother has had difficulty walking after two botched hip replacements and just recently suffered a mini stroke which has left her with left sided weakness and using a walker. I'm hopeful that PT and OT and some tips from your videos may help her regain some strength and surety for walking again. Thank you!
Wow! Thank you so much for this important information. I'm just beginning to have these issues and am so happy to have a technique to fix it. Just found your channel and am happy to learn more so I've subscribed!
Thank you for covering duck foot walking. I do that and I believe it's because when I was a little kid and I took ballet lessons when my bones were growing I was in those positions so much that that's how they grew. When I put my feet straight forward together my knees go in a little bit. So thank you for covering this. I hope it helps!
I hope it helps, but ballet dancers often have the worst duck feet. The training may cause permanent anatomic changes that are difficult to overcome. I wish you the best.
Great explanation. As a Taiji student it aligns 😊 with our practice except we find no need to engage muscles rather releasing using minimal muscle strength to keep our center of gravity in the lower body. Great video!
Thanks. It's just another way of saying the same thing. You can't move without using your muscles. What you do not want is tension in the muscles, which is just one muscle fighting another muscle (force against force). I never tell people to tighten their muscles, which is what some people mean by engagement. I am taking about moving, rotating. No force is needed, only enough movement to keep the body aligned and going where you are trying to go.
This was informative and the gentleman’s demonstration helpful. I’ve always been a walker although just had foot surgery that left me with nerve damage. I am determined to get back to my frequent walking, hiking and biking.
Wow! So happy I found you! I'm now 76 years old and although I've always been very active, I have felt that I've been "walking funny" for a while. It wasn't until I saw myself on one of our security cameras that I was shocked to notice I am walking all wrong. Definitely applying your techniques to improve my gate / walking. Do you have a Tai Chi video as well? Thank you, Doctor Martin!
Thank you for the information. I walk three days a week and will attempt to add this information to my technique. My walking includes a bit of backward walking and sideways walking to strengthen the relevant leg muscles.
New here. The title caught my attention. I have so much to say, i don't know where to start. As a once physically active person, debilitating pain started shortly after I got married and got progressively worse over the years. -- while working 9 to 6 full time. No children. No socializing. Years of marriage ending abruptly with DV. I went into a dark place. I became sedentary. What you wrote in your bio, is me. I noticed a while ago that im tripping over my feet..for no reason.
I’ve learned to move it or lose it. Being sedentary isn’t good. Have to get up and move. It’s too easy to just sit around and watch tv. Scheduling an alarm on my phone to make sure I’m moving enough. And taking a walk outside is good for my mental health. Been mall walking in the cold weather. Wishing you better days ahead!!
Thank you for this excellent video. ! A lot of essential learning 😊 now to implement the practice 🙏 and then guide the students esp one who duck walks and has been complaining of glute tightness and pain.. So very grateful for this video. A great reminder for conscious walking ,❤ is yoga for me and my students for 2025 . Wish you a very Happy New Year 🎉
New sub here. So interesting and a game-changer if we walk correctly! One burning question…how do you stop yourself from noticing everyone else’s walking habits? Must be hard!
Welcome aboard! The answer to the question is, I don't. I can't help but comment to my wife about the various weird walks, especially when I see the extreme out-toeing. I am tempted to subtly video it.
Really useful video! I was a really good walker until around age 60. Distresses me that now at age 74 I am so bad at it! Will try to pay attention to core muscles, weight transfer, and hand positions as discussed by Dr. Martin. Lot more useful than some young, trim guy doing exercises in a gym. Yuck! Thanks!
I was a dancer all of my life and completely duck walk. About 12 years ago I did a walking retreat in Laguna California, I thought I was fit and could manage easily. We walked approx 5 miles a day on very challenging hills; I was always last. One of the assistants encouraged me to really contact my glute as I walked, it was the first time I ever realized I don’t use my glute at all?!! I was using my quad to propel myself…this is not helpful for steep terrain. Your points about how the leg is propelled forward matches with this. I often like to hike where I live and I have fallen 3 times because I stepped down in the way you demonstrated and the rocks and sand beneath my heel were not stable so I lost my footing. Thank you for this…I have YEARS of conditioned duck walking, I will try to incorporate these tips. God bless you.
Interesting video. I follow Dr David Middaugh who explains in great detail how our joints work and how muscle inbalance can cause arthritis etc. He's all about avoiding meds, injections and surgery. It's all about strengthening the glutes to take the pressure off your joints. Along the same lines as this vid - but different advice on tip number 3 on how to walk. I was going upstairs on my hands and knees due to knee problems - thanks to Dr Davids advice and exercise Im now running up and down. And finally pain free ! Cool 😎
This all makes sense to me and why I have stage four osteoarthritis in my knees. My left leg is 2 inches short because of a traumatic compound fracture, not from falling. I can’t tolerate more than an inch and a quarter lift. So my entire adult life of 69 years I have been “off balance“. I have tolerated this extremely well throughout life… But obviously my joints are taking a hit. I love to hike And walk and was an avid hiker until my knee injury which led to the OA discovery. I have good balance and two memory. I have never tripped or fallen except when ice-skating last week.🤦♀️ I’m having a challenge “feeling“ the movement in the abdomen when I shift my weight from one leg to another. I’m not exactly understanding what I’m supposed to be feeling? Thank you so much for this video.
It is more of a doing than a feeling. You should be able to gradually shift the weight and keep the pelvis in a level position without leaning. If the motion is happening correctly, then you are doing it.
Check out my new top walking tips video, building on everything I have learned and all the feedback since the last Top 10 Tips video from 3 years ago. Drop me a comment and let me know what you think. If you are interested in picking up your Walking Code Ebook, here is the link. et The Walking Code Ebook to follow along with the course and videos.
www.movementsphere.com/the-walking-code-book
The Ebook helps you follow along with the course with written lessons and pictures.
This is excellent. I'm 75 and I've fallen several times in the last 5 years. Thank God nothing really lethal happened but I have gotten hurt. I've twisted my ankle on both feet in the last year and a half. So I truly appreciate your video here and I'm going to share it with the other geezers and duck feet that I know. ❤👣
I’ve been jogging, walking and hiking since college. Up until last year at age 72 I was still walking briskly around 3 miles several times a week. Something happened last spring when I got sick and didn’t go out for a few weeks. Since then I have had walking and balance problems. I duck walk now. I’m weak especially in the right leg. I walk like an old person. This year one of my top priorities is to rehab my walking. I always wanted to walk to my nineties!
At the end of the year I cleaned out my you tubes of unnecessary news, ESPECIALLY politics. I replaced them with more art, health,gardening and learning channels. I just subscribed to your channel as well…your content will help me win my walk back.
Thanks so much, Dr. Todd!
Great advice, cleaning out the stuff that pulls us off center. I’m also trying to employ a change in walking for better joint health and balance improvement. Early 70’s and post knee surgery few years ago. Finding that barefoot zero drop shoes help quite abit as well. Takes time time to make the change though.
You should do weightlifting. You won't get stronger through walking alone and strength is longevity.
Welcome to the channel and Happy New Year.
@ I agree!
@ I use zero drop shoes also. And yes I hope I can discipline myself to small gains that will accumulate and last.
UA-cam should be about content like this. Excellent video. Thank you Doctor
So nice of you
OHMYGOSH! I've always been a fast, confident walker - and last summer I tripped and fell. TWICE. I don't want to slow down, but at 70, I've started thinking of gravity as both a friend and an enemy! 😂
Subscribed. I need this!
Welcome to the channel.
Dr.Todd Martin MD please accept my heartfelt thanks for everything you do!!!🍒
Very helpful vlog 🌿
Thanks
This is the best video about proper walking I have found! Thank you! I’m 76 years old and had a concussion last Spring that messed up my balance. I am improving and this information will definitely help.
Great to hear. Thanks.
Thanks Dr Martin. Some of these issues creep in without noticing. Your video provides good tips for checking for, and correcting that I will use. Thanks again.
I hope the information helps!
WOW what a professional, detailed and nuanced video.
Thanks so much.
Every senior needs to know this.
Absolutely.
I have been dealing with Parkinson’s Disease for the last 15 years. Exercise is not an optional program for me. I have been able to take very little medication because I walk 2.5 miles a day (usually with 25 lb ruck sack). This video was extremely helpful to me because walking is becoming more difficult and I must consciously watch what my feet are doing. I’m 71 years old. I have subscribed and I thank you for taking the time to create this content. Jim in Oregon
It's inspiring to hear how you're managing your Parkinson's through exercise. Keep up the good work, Jim! I don't have any proof, but I strongly believe that people with Parkinson's could maintain their gait longer if they are able to do in consciously. Much of what is lost is the reflexive part of movement.
@ I absolutely agree, Dr, Martin. I also believe that if I practice your methods my mind is able to create new neural pathways. This old mind CAN be taught new tricks. I thank God I am not obese and have had an exercise routine since I was in my early 20’s. Thanks again for the content. I will be watching more of your work this evening.
I am so glad that I found your channel! I am one of those people who can trip over nothing. This video addressed and explained several walking issues that I have. I am going to work on this! Thank you for explaining so clearly.
Just FYI, broken bones are often a symptom of low magnesium levels.
My pleasure.
This is one of the most valuable videos I have seen. Thank you, Dr. Martin
Wow, thank you!
So appreciative to learn practical info from a professional who excels in communicating & demonstrating so I can actually benefit from his knowledge! I’m definitely a new fan!
Thank you very much.
An old ironworker balance trick that I use is getting dressed without sitting down. A good way to start the day.
Excellent
Who sits down to get dressed???
@ Most people do for putting on socks, and many do to get a leg in the rest of their clothing, from skivvies to pants.
@@rastus666 weird.
I just found you! So thankful! 2years ago I tore the meniscus (Inc the horn) with a subluxation of my patella. However, that took 8 months to dx, and in those 8 months, I was treated for "mild arthritis", and tore the meniscus in my other knee. I am now 9 months post complete reverse shoulder due to a fall down a flight of stairs (broke my arm into 7 pieces). My biggest pain has been in my pelvis/hips. As a retired BSN RN, I have been at my wits end trying to figure out what to do. I have practically lived in physical therapy for 2 years. Until watching a couple of videos, I realized my issues. Years of walking fast doing my job, I have a habit of leaning forward as I walk. In compensating for knee pain I realized my left foot goes out in a duck walk, and my right foot turns in. It is slight, but there....about 2 inches each way. Add my forward tilt, and no wonder I am a fall risk!! No one in physical therapy ever caught it. Just working on my walk after 2 of your videos helped my knee and hip pain drastically! I subscribed and I can't thank you enough. For the first time in 2 yrs, I have hope of being healthy and pain free again.
Thank you for your kind words. I'm so happy to hear the information is making a difference!
Please consider Muscle Activation Therapy, there’s probably a practitioner in your area, after so many injuries there’s probably a ton of compensations going on. Google it.
This is one of the most helpful videos that I have seen.
Thanks so much!
Much appreciated.
The things we take for granted! I will definitely be more aware from now on. Thank you!
You are very welcome!
Thank you for the tasteful and aesthetic backdrop, the whole thing so well done. At 82 I am wary of falling and these tips help my awareness. Subscribed of course! Lovely!
My pleasure.
Well done. You are an excellent advocate, and observer of the human form. I have commented here, and there on video's in this field about the standing jog to automatically align back posture. You are the first I have seen to say it outright on my periodic views on posture, and walking form. All the best. 😀
Many thanks.
Thank you. I'm going to share this with my mother-in-law who may benefit from the information.
Excellent. Thanks
😍😍😍 WOW! Brilliant content! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you so much! I’ve had duck feet my whole life. Now it’s beginning to affect me. This video helped me understand the mechanics and the root cause!!!! More please!!!😻😻😻
More to come. You can also check out my older videos. There is a lot there.
Great video!! I'll watch it several times. Looking forward to sharing it. One thing I'll add- working with seniors I found it useful to remind folks that looking down at the ground is a false security because it can contribute to vestibular balance issues from having your head and ears at that downward angle.
That’s a great point, thanks for adding that! Many seniors have commented when I made this recommendation in the past that they have to look down to prevent tripping and falling. I agree with you that is a completely false sense of security.
This video is a excellent new year for all who wish to walk fluidly with out pain in joints Thank you Doctor Tod Martin.I will get back to you after implementing these tips.
Excellent. Happy new year.
Thanks Doctor
What a superb video.
Many thanks indeed for all your help.
I had a random fall and face-plant a few months ago. So this is exactly what I need.
Liked, saved and subscribed 👍😊
Wonderful!
This is so eye opening. Thank you.
I'm glad it was helpful!
Thank you...very powerful advice !
You're welcome.
What a great video! Thank you! Who would’ve known I would finally learn to walk properly at 66? I will be keeping this in my playlist so that I can keep track and check on myself from time to time. Again, thank you!
Many thanks
Today it's a year since I was completely paralyzed with Guillium Barre. Recovery has been slow. I have 2 dropped feet but am walking again, mostly with a stick .I have watched 100s of physio videos on youtube. Your video has helped me more in 5minutes than all the others. I live in South Africa, cant find a Thi Chi class, and ride a bike in the gym every day for 15 mins and am starting now, after a year trying to do 100 steps at a time on the skingmachine.
I am glad to hear you are walking again. That is a very tough diagnosis. I am glad the video helped. You may want to check out my new channel, The Tai Chi Code, if you can't find Tai Chi near you.
Lots of good information! I'm going to replay this vid several times to understand and implement all the tips shown. Subscribed!
Glad it was helpful!
I remember when you walked blindfolded to show that you didn’t need to look down at the ground. Now I can walk cross country through the brush and not look down at all. I only tripped and fell twice today.
Be careful. 😃
lol. My mom said you don’t find money with your nose in the air. Watch where you’re going.
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
@@kathleensargent5474How much has she found so far?
@@thinkswrites7238Gravity grounds more valuables than just cash.
Great tips! Easily utilized, examples of improved techniques very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video, Dr. Martin! Years and walking gets more difficult each year. I love walking and my husband and I would walk about 3 miles 5 days a week before last year. It’s so difficult for me to keep moving forward that I could only tolerate about 1 1/2 miles at a time. I get therapy every week and they always stress swinging my arms, although I never truly understood the reason. Now, you have made that clear I feel better about the practice. I also find myself starting to turn my feet out in order to walk more powerfully and because my hips are not propelling my gait. My friends who also deal with PD have the same trouble with walking and I will share your video with them. Thank you!!
Thank you. I hope it helps you walking practice.
Thank you. 72 year old former infantry officer with a left hip and knee problem. Appreciate your very good presentation.
Need to work on my glutes and walking action!
Glad to help
Very informative Dr. Marin. Thank you. PS before I looked you up I recognized exactly where you video taped this! Lovely area!
Oops, Dr. Martin
Thanks, it is a lovely area.
Thanks for taking the time to share this
My pleasure!
This is great information well explained from both a scientific and anatomical standpoint. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Happy New Year. I just got back from the daily mile and half walk with my small dog. Cane in one hand and dog leash in the other. The cane is a left over I got used to walking with when I had knee problems but I still carry it, just in case. 76 years old and walking almost daily for over 11 years and now down to normal BMI, healthier eating, walking and biking.
That is fantastic. Happy New Year.
I have a knee that sometimes feels momentarily to give way..not often but enough so I started to use a walking stick...however I find that despite full.lengh stick it causes me to bend forward and I walk more slowly.
Recently I tried hiking poles. What a difference! I am again walking upright and feel as tho have a hand rail on each side. I can quicken my pace feeling safe. I recommend them wholeheartedly..I am 86 and a fitness fanatic all my life .. hated the bent over slow crawl I developed with the walking stick.
Absolutely! A cane can be used for defence in a pinch!
Happy New Year! Well, you can teach an old dog (or Cat, in this case) a new trick. I've been duck walking all my life, and your video showed me I'm a functional duck! Lol! I'm so glad your video popped into my feed. I learned a very valuable lesson today. Thank you, Dr. Martin - I just became a subscriber and look forward to your viewing your other videos. Cheers! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for the kind words.
Thank you for the tips I didn’t even know I needed.
My pleasure.
Great tips presented in an easy to follow up way. Thank you!
My pleasure.
greetings from the Land Down Under; what a great presentation!!! Could you please consider doing a video showing what exercises we could do to strengthen weak muscles that may be contributing to movement issues. Cheers
Sure thing. I will make that one of my next videos.
Very very professional. Many thanks!
My pleasure.
Im so glad your video came up in my feed. I struggle with balance. Sometime I feel perfectly normal and walk with no problems so I know My body can physically function properly but most of the time it is not. Also, I have a terrible time with stairs especially stepping down. I have noticed improvement when I can remembed to concously walk properly. Thank you so much. I did subscribe & will be checking out your other videos. checking out
Me too
You are so welcome!
Thanks Doctor Martin, super well presented, no frills and BS. Picked up a number of my problem and already much more comfortable even on steep downhills. 😊
Great to hear!
What a valuable video! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
An observation I just had is that because I wear progressive eyeglasses, my head would look downwards to the ground, which made my upper half lean forward as well. I tried walking with my chin up as you suggested, and my entire posture changed! Thank you.
That’s great. Multiple people had the same issue with the progressive glasses.
Lots to unpack there. Thankyou. I'll practice tomorrow. It's bedtime now! 😃
I hope you get some benefit.
I enjoyed this video. Thank you. I will practice it evey day.
Thank you very much.
You’re excellent. Thank you. Excellent about the thumbs. Showing how it looks when it is wrong helps. I am going to check my ‘root’ too.
Thank you very much for the support.
Thank you so much for making this video
You're welcome!
Thank you Dr Martin! This is so helpful and I'm so glad I found you! Subscribed and will watch for more of your content. Have a wonderful 2025!❤
You are so welcome! I hope your 2025 is wonderful as well.
Thank you! I've just subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Welcome to the channel
Nice simple tips - thank you! I'm working on recovering my walking form after having my second hip replacement almost 5 weeks ago (and still with a dodgy knee) so I need something easy like this right now.
Good luck with your recovery.
Good story and thanks for sharing. it HELPE A LOT.
You are very welcome.
Great video!! Thank You
You're welcome!
What a great video. Thank you.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
2:13 i often wonder about multi-focal glasses and walking hazards, adjusting gaze downward might mean they are looking through the reading portion so they cannot see the ground
Someone else mentioned that. In reality, if you are walking in a typical urban environment, I don't think any looking down, even with the eyes, is necessary. You can see any significant obstacles in front before they arrive at your feet. Of course, that doesn't mean you might not step on a flat poop stain, but such is life.
I am ‘learning to walk’ with my new multi-focal glasses - it has been awful! Dizzying, causing an off-balance gait…apparently I ‘look down’ when walking - a learned, preventive measure living in city with irregular sidewalks, cobble stoned streets. It is going to take some time to adjust to these glasses, if ever…
@@carolfischer5264 I am sure you can get it.
There was a recent first-person article about this in AARP.
Thanks much for this review, will check to be sure I am walking correctly. Am 72 female, have an issue with my lower back, spondylolisthesis L4 L5. Caused numbing tingling some pain in legs and feet, symptoms started two years ago. Before that, I was very active. Love being out in nature, also doing projects with wood, hiking, fixing things, making things. Also have scoliosis, moderate. Have been doing PT and relearning how to move/use my body. Have loved hiking and lots of walking in past. I'd like to avoid back surgery if possible.
Welcome to the channel. I hope the information helps.
Great video.
Thanks
This is such a helpful teaching video Dr Martin, thank you! My mother has had difficulty walking after two botched hip replacements and just recently suffered a mini stroke which has left her with left sided weakness and using a walker. I'm hopeful that PT and OT and some tips from your videos may help her regain some strength and surety for walking again.
Thank you!
I hope that PT, OT, and the tips from the video can be of help for your mother!
Thank you. I'm going to share this with my friend.
That's great. I hope they find it helpful too.
Excellent! Thank you so much.🏃🏽♀️
You're so welcome!
I'm only 2.20 min in and I have already learnt a lot! Wow. Thank you for this tutorial.
I’m glad it’s been helpful so far.
Wow! Thank you so much for this important information. I'm just beginning to have these issues and am so happy to have a technique to fix it. Just found your channel and am happy to learn more so I've subscribed!
I'm so glad you found my channel!
Thanks for this very thorough information.
You are very welcome.
Thank you for caring 🙏
My pleasure.
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Thank you for covering duck foot walking. I do that and I believe it's because when I was a little kid and I took ballet lessons when my bones were growing I was in those positions so much that that's how they grew. When I put my feet straight forward together my knees go in a little bit. So thank you for covering this. I hope it helps!
I hope it helps, but ballet dancers often have the worst duck feet. The training may cause permanent anatomic changes that are difficult to overcome. I wish you the best.
I am so glad I clicked on this video. I walk like a dark but I thought it is because I am flat-footed. Thank you for the tips Doc.
You're so welcome!
Great explanation. As a Taiji student it aligns 😊 with our practice except we find no need to engage muscles rather releasing using minimal muscle strength to keep our center of gravity in the lower body. Great video!
Thanks. It's just another way of saying the same thing. You can't move without using your muscles. What you do not want is tension in the muscles, which is just one muscle fighting another muscle (force against force). I never tell people to tighten their muscles, which is what some people mean by engagement. I am taking about moving, rotating. No force is needed, only enough movement to keep the body aligned and going where you are trying to go.
Glad I found your channel!
Welcome aboard. Thanks
Love these videos. This should be taught in schools to kids. Most adults don’t walk correctly and never mind the everybody else after middle age…
Very true.
Amazing channel with an unbelievable number of focussed videos! Thank you, have subbed!
Much appreciated. Thanks for the sub and the comment.
Great advice 🙏🏻
Thank you.🙏
Thanks Todd. Very informative. I see you used some basic Tai Chi moves.
My pleasure. Yes, my movement system is rooted in Tai Chi theory.
This was informative and the gentleman’s demonstration helpful. I’ve always been a walker although just had foot surgery that left me with nerve damage. I am determined to get back to my frequent walking, hiking and biking.
Thanks for the comment.
Excellent, very helpful video. 😊
I'm glad you found it helpful.
Thank you Sir. This is a great lesson for me.
I am glad you liked it.
Wow! So happy I found you! I'm now 76 years old and although I've always been very active, I have felt that I've been "walking funny" for a while. It wasn't until I saw myself on one of our security cameras that I was shocked to notice I am walking all wrong. Definitely applying your techniques to improve my gate / walking. Do you have a Tai Chi video as well? Thank you, Doctor Martin!
I have a bunch, but I would check out my brand new channel, The Tai Chi Code. I will be posting all my Tai Chi content there in the future.
@ looking forward to it!
Excellent advice!
Thanks
Thank you for the information. I walk three days a week and will attempt to add this information to my technique. My walking includes a bit of backward walking and sideways walking to strengthen the relevant leg muscles.
That's a great idea!
New here. The title caught my attention. I have so much to say, i don't know where to start. As a once physically active person, debilitating pain started shortly after I got married and got progressively worse over the years. -- while working 9 to 6 full time. No children. No socializing. Years of marriage ending abruptly with DV. I went into a dark place. I became sedentary. What you wrote in your bio, is me. I noticed a while ago that im tripping over my feet..for no reason.
I hope the videos help and wish you the best getting into a better space.
I’ve learned to move it or lose it. Being sedentary isn’t good. Have to get up and move. It’s too easy to just sit around and watch tv. Scheduling an alarm on my phone to make sure I’m moving enough. And taking a walk outside is good for my mental health. Been mall walking in the cold weather. Wishing you better days ahead!!
Spot on.
Nice well done helpful video. thank you. :)
You are welcome. Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for the excellent advice!
You are so welcome!
I’m so glad I found your channel.
Welcome aboard.
This is awesome! Thank you! 🤗
Thank you.
Thank you for this excellent video. ! A lot of essential learning 😊 now to implement the practice 🙏 and then guide the students esp one who duck walks and has been complaining of glute tightness and pain..
So very grateful for this video. A great reminder for conscious walking ,❤ is yoga for me and my students for 2025 . Wish you a very Happy New Year 🎉
You are very welcome! Happy New Year to you as well.
Thanks!
Welcome!
New sub here. So interesting and a game-changer if we walk correctly! One burning question…how do you stop yourself from noticing everyone else’s walking habits? Must be hard!
Welcome aboard! The answer to the question is, I don't. I can't help but comment to my wife about the various weird walks, especially when I see the extreme out-toeing. I am tempted to subtly video it.
Thank you . Happy New Year🎉🎊
Happy New Year!
Really useful video! I was a really good walker until around age 60. Distresses me that now at age 74 I am so bad at it! Will try to pay attention to core muscles, weight transfer, and hand positions as discussed by Dr. Martin. Lot more useful than some young, trim guy doing exercises in a gym. Yuck! Thanks!
My pleasure.
I was a dancer all of my life and completely duck walk. About 12 years ago I did a walking retreat in Laguna California, I thought I was fit and could manage easily. We walked approx 5 miles a day on very challenging hills; I was always last. One of the assistants encouraged me to really contact my glute as I walked, it was the first time I ever realized I don’t use my glute at all?!! I was using my quad to propel myself…this is not helpful for steep terrain. Your points about how the leg is propelled forward matches with this. I often like to hike where I live and I have fallen 3 times because I stepped down in the way you demonstrated and the rocks and sand beneath my heel were not stable so I lost my footing. Thank you for this…I have YEARS of conditioned duck walking, I will try to incorporate these tips. God bless you.
I am going to guess you did ballet or something involving that sort of training. Duck walking is so common there. I hope you can improve it.
Interesting video. I follow Dr David Middaugh who explains in great detail how our joints work and how muscle inbalance can cause arthritis etc. He's all about avoiding meds, injections and surgery. It's all about strengthening the glutes to take the pressure off your joints. Along the same lines as this vid - but different advice on tip number 3 on how to walk. I was going upstairs on my hands and knees due to knee problems - thanks to Dr Davids advice and exercise Im now running up and down. And finally pain free ! Cool 😎
I have seen his videos. I disagree with him on walking with the feet turned out being normal or desirable.
So many great tips...!!! thank you so much Dr Martin.. H.N.Y.!!!
My pleasure.
Thanks Todd.
You are welcome!
new subscriber, wow great video
Welcome aboard!
This all makes sense to me and why I have stage four osteoarthritis in my knees. My left leg is 2 inches short because of a traumatic compound fracture, not from falling. I can’t tolerate more than an inch and a quarter lift. So my entire adult life of 69 years I have been “off balance“. I have tolerated this extremely well throughout life… But obviously my joints are taking a hit. I love to hike And walk and was an avid hiker until my knee injury which led to the OA discovery. I have good balance and two memory. I have never tripped or fallen except when ice-skating last week.🤦♀️ I’m having a challenge “feeling“ the movement in the abdomen when I shift my weight from one leg to another. I’m not exactly understanding what I’m supposed to be feeling? Thank you so much for this video.
It is more of a doing than a feeling. You should be able to gradually shift the weight and keep the pelvis in a level position without leaning. If the motion is happening correctly, then you are doing it.
San Francisco? Outstanding content.
Thank you. This is San Diego. Only half the poop on the ground.
I love this video. I use to know it. But went back to bad habit of not swinging arms with thumbs up
I am glad you enjoyed it.
What a lovely area for walks - where in the world is this recorded?
Good tips, Doctor! I am implementing them. 🚶
Thank you. This is downtown San Diego, California
Fantastic
Just had a
Tango. Class..
Thanks from downunder
I'm glad you liked it. I hope you enjoyed your tango class. It’s a great dance