Four years after starting to walk in reverse, Julie Danik hasn't looked back. I can now walk at least *** few kilometers this way. She started after *** knee injury and step by backward step. It helped her recovery. I love backwards walking because it has truly rehabilitated my knees and my hip. I highly recommend it. She shares her passion on social media and she's not alone can help improve. Word is spreading about the benefits of moving backwards. This personal trainer encourages his clients to give it *** try. I love it. I think it's amazing, but once you get used to it, you don't have to do it more than once, twice *** week. Several studies have compared forward walking versus retro walking. One drawing this conclusion, backward walking, positively affected gait and balance ability. After intervention, it's been theorized that when you walk 100 steps backwards, it's more work than if you took 1000 steps forward. I'm still *** big proposal, *** good workout that targets specific muscles according to experts. Some of the evidence shows that walking backwards can help improve muscle strength, including muscles about the knee and the hip. Um improving balance, people walk faster after they've been training backwards, putting the toe down first, instead of the heel eases pressure on the knee joint. When he walks backwards, some of that sheer force at the knee is reduced and that can help people who have knee pain, feel less pain. Now, I'm just walking backwards. Beginners are advised to start out slowly on *** treadmill or go outside with *** partner. So if you wanna grasp my arm and you're gonna start taking small steps backwards. Ok. Yeah. And you can trust that I have. This is so weird. I can't see. I know retro walkers need to concentrate and rely on their other senses and that gives the brain *** workout too when you are doing this. What are your neighbors thinking? I've had *** few people raise their eyebrows. People with impaired balance or *** history of falls may want to avoid this. But for those looking to spice up their exercise backwards, walking could be *** new way to step out of their comfort zone.