Walking Right (Confident, Aligned, Pain Free) Walking Code Highlights with Dr Todd Martin
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- čas přidán 30. 10. 2022
- Walking right is necessary for confidence, good health, and alignment of the spine. Learn how to walk properly. This video shows how to walk for men and for women. If you walk correctly you can walk without knee pain, walk without back pain, walk without foot pain, and walk without hip pain. Walk with your spine vertical. Do not lean forward of backward. Walk with your arms swinging forward, not side to side, and not too far back. Walk with your feet facing forward. Do not walk with duck feet. Walk by placing your heel gently without locking the knee. Roll forward to the flat of your foot. Then bring your front heel down as your rear heel lifts. This video shows a walking demonstration. This video shows how to use your core muscles to walk correctly. You have to use your upper abdominal muscles, your lower abdominal muscles, and your hip muscles to walk correctly. If you use your core right, your knees and ankles will move correctly. You will walk without getting flat feet, plantar fasciitis, bunions, hammertoes, patellofemoral syndrome, knee arthritis, hip arthritis, or the many other painful conditions caused by bad walking technique.
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The advices i got from you about year ago realy improved and helped me alot ... thank you .i wish the good and happiness for you.
I am glad it helped.
Sounds good. I'll work on this more 👍
Excellent
Great advice
My pleasure
you are legit one of the best people alive on the planet for this.
Thank you very much. I appreciate your comment.
@@ToddMartinMD btw, i have this sport related question. in wrestling we take pretty big step from forward leg to penetrate. now i do think that even in that moment majority of us do it in wrong way, so how would you advise to take big step with lead leg with right mechanics. thank you.
@@Ilson7 I don't know the specific footwork recommended to penetrate in wrestling, but a good rule of thumb is that the lower you drop your center of weight, the farther you can step and still maintain your balance and control, without leaning forward (which would give your opponent control over you), I assume.
@@ToddMartinMD yea i had that balance problem. initiating the step was the problem to me more specifically. it would just smash on the ground.
This was exactly what I was working
Excellent.
@@ToddMartinMD How long it took you to find that information and understand. Thx Doc
On an uneven ground, which joint does absorb the different impact? For example: my right foot hits the ground, which is 1inch higher than it used to be 1 step earlier. Is it the knee that bends more or the hip that absorbs that uneven ground?
If you place the foot on a higher level, you will need to change mechanics to continue walking forward. This is done subconsciously. It's too much to explain in a comment, but it isn't just a passive action. You won't be able to continue progressing forward without changing the use of the core to either the one used on walking up a slope or potentially walking up stairs.
Hello Dr. Martin, Thanks for this video. I purchased your ebook a couple of weeks ago and while it is full of great information I am challenged to view it as I am not set up for ebooks. Maybe it's my age but I do much better with paper. I live in Canada and am wondering how I can get a copy of a paper copy of your book. I assume it is full of all of this information. I am recovering from 2 knee replacements and getting back to walking has been full of challenges.Thanks again, Catherine
Hi Catherine. Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately I have not had the print book available because since it is Print-on -Demand, it is really expensive and not practical to sell in that format. Most computers or smart devices can be set up pretty easy to read ebooks. You shouldn't need a Kindle or other device.
@@ToddMartinMD Thanks for getting back to me. Is there any way of printing select pages? I am really struggling not leaning when walking uphill and the whole concept of turn, tilt, tuck. Thanks again
@@catherinel2070 I'll have to work on that. I don't know if you have tried this video, which deals directly with the problem you mentioned. czcams.com/video/RBCTbHrm9bg/video.html
@@ToddMartinMD Thanks very much. I had watched that video but just did again and it is super helpful. I think if I could see the sequence in slow motion beginning at 5:58 I would find it easier to grasp. In particular the tuck to change weight, lift up and push forward. Sure do appreciate all your helpful videos and you responding to my questions. Thanks so much.
Ahhh clarity & intention. Tks
My pleasure.
Should The lift be performed using the hip muscles of the standing leg or the free leg ?
The lift should be from the standing leg.
I don't understand how the lower core rotates. Do I have to rotate my hips or spine? Thank you, brother
Do this. Sit back on your right leg, taking all the weight off your left leg. Keep your right knee relaxed. You should have your right lower abs engaged in this position and your left lower abs disengaged. You can check the lower ab action by turning your belly button to the right (rotation) and tucking the pelvis on the right. These would be the primary actions of the lower abs on the right that put you in that position.
@@ToddMartinMD thank you, brother
Sir my glutes are down and I'm have pectus also I'm worrying how to walk correctly tell sir
I have several hundred videos describing how to do it move right and use the muscles correctly, so I would watch as much as you can and practice. There is no such thing as your glutes being down unless you had a neurologic injury. You just may not be using the proper movement patterns.
Hey todd do you have a video on exercise specifically for activation of lower abs while walking and weight shift because i push myself while walking and cannot activate my lower abs. I can join your channel if it's in member perk video,help me please 😭😭😭
This exercise routine will help you make sure your lower abs are doing the right work.The travel forward, travel back will especially help. czcams.com/play/PLF2v-baAV4mAzDiyKExPboFAEt9RD3eKg.html
Sorry, I may have copied the whole exercise playlist. I meant to share this one video. Travel Forward and Travel Backward are at 7:58 and will really help with the lower abs if you do it slow and stay vertical.
@@ToddMartinMD i still don't know which video 😭😭
@@sagargour3534 Sorry. it keeps giving me the playlist link. czcams.com/video/FARKGgkGlOI/video.html
This is it. The Walking Code Core Balance and Mobility Routine
@@ToddMartinMD thank you dr.
how am i already walking properly without doing exercices ? just imitated you when you walked normally and i'm feeling comfortable walking like that
Great. It doesn’t need exercises unless you have a poor posture with dysfunctional muscles. It just takes figuring out the right pattern of movement, like learning a dance. For some people all it takes is seeing it and imitating it. But it’s not easy for everyone.
Why do older people have knee problems? Is this avoidable as we age? What part of your walking strategy is going wrong?
Not all older people have knee problems and some people as early as their 20s already have knee pain which is a sign of abnormal stress they are putting on the knees. Then the knee actually wears out and gets arthritis as they get older. I discuss it in this video. czcams.com/video/YWrHlrIvneg/video.html
I have looked alot and cannot really find a ton of evidence of cultures walking or standing much if at all with toes forward almost always slightly out toeing.
As a follow up to my reply on your second comment-they also have a very large prevalence of osteoarthritis in the knee in those populations, with some studies showing over 70 percent in people over 65. So, just because they are not Western doesn't mean they are walking healthy.
@@ToddMartinMD thanks, do you have a suspicion as to why so many people's stand and walk this way even in cultures with very little chair sitting, as so many point to this as a major culprit.
Yes. I think it has nothing to do with sitting. It is easier to walk very slowly if you turn the feet out because you are not driving off the rear leg. Instead, walking with duck feet allows you to just swing your forward leg forward and place it. So people who like to walk in a very slow, leisurely manner tend to walk this way. Also, if you walk in flip flops, they will fly off your feet if you walk with the feet straight. So when I observe people who are walking outdoors in flip flops, practically 100 percent are walking duck footed, and often extremely so.