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Regarding your back pain, try to start walking barefoot using a forefoot technique, as opposed to heel striking as most people do. I suffered a lot with back pa

Regarding your back pain, try to start walking barefoot using a forefoot technique, as opposed to heel striking as most people do. I suffered a lot with back pain (for years, despite the fact I was very active), tried everything to fix it to no avail, eventually switched to barefoot/forefoot running and walking (with all my shoes being zero drop and minimalistic), my back problems went away completely.

AnonHP 6y ago
I can imagine trying to run by placing the toes/front foot first, but I find it difficult to imagine walking like that since it seems awkward. Do you have any links that depict this well?
- abfan1127 6y ago
  I was able to transition to front foot walking by shifting my weight forward.
- arcticbull 6y ago
  Buy a pair of Vibrams. Walking in toe shoes that have little to no heel support will naturally change over your gait in a week or two. I used to run 3-5 miles most days on concrete in running shoes and had knee and hip pain afterwards each day. Switching to toe shoes and by extension forefoot running eliminated the pain completely. The impact of walking and running is dissipated into your calves instead of your joints, and the nice thing about muscle is that it grows back. Take it slow as you ramp up, I promise your calves aren't ready for it yet.
  - moralsupply 6y ago
    There are plenty of great "barefoot" walking shoes in the market nowadays. I like to run on Vibrams and sandals (I generally use a Shamma Warriors during the summer), and a have a bunch of other shoes for walking (Lems, Freet, Vivobarefoot, etc.) A good all-around barefoot shoe that is suitable for both running and walking that I'd recommend is the Lems Primal 2. Also: use toe socks (Injinji is the only brand I'd recommend) and, if you can, use toe spacers for a while (1-2 years minimum) to correct some potential issues with your toes placement (unfortunately the only brand that seems to be decent enough in the market is Correct Toes, but it's rather expensive; the cheaper ones you can find everywhere are no good in my experience)
- moron4hire 6y ago
  Have you ever had a stone bruise on your heal? Yes? You walk like that. Shorter steps, kind of gliding a little bit. No? Buy some Vibrams. You'll get one soon enough.
- moralsupply 6y ago
  Here's a video that illustrates the walking barefoot technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGST6h3yhJE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGST6h3yhJE As for the running technique, a good reference is this website: http://runforefoot.com/ http://runforefoot.com/

AnonHP 6y ago

I can imagine trying to run by placing the toes/front foot first, but I find it difficult to imagine walking like that since it seems awkward. Do you have any links that depict this well?

abfan1127 6y ago
I was able to transition to front foot walking by shifting my weight forward.
arcticbull 6y ago
Buy a pair of Vibrams. Walking in toe shoes that have little to no heel support will naturally change over your gait in a week or two. I used to run 3-5 miles most days on concrete in running shoes and had knee and hip pain afterwards each day. Switching to toe shoes and by extension forefoot running eliminated the pain completely. The impact of walking and running is dissipated into your calves instead of your joints, and the nice thing about muscle is that it grows back. Take it slow as you ramp up, I promise your calves aren't ready for it yet.
- moralsupply 6y ago
  There are plenty of great "barefoot" walking shoes in the market nowadays. I like to run on Vibrams and sandals (I generally use a Shamma Warriors during the summer), and a have a bunch of other shoes for walking (Lems, Freet, Vivobarefoot, etc.) A good all-around barefoot shoe that is suitable for both running and walking that I'd recommend is the Lems Primal 2. Also: use toe socks (Injinji is the only brand I'd recommend) and, if you can, use toe spacers for a while (1-2 years minimum) to correct some potential issues with your toes placement (unfortunately the only brand that seems to be decent enough in the market is Correct Toes, but it's rather expensive; the cheaper ones you can find everywhere are no good in my experience)
moron4hire 6y ago
Have you ever had a stone bruise on your heal? Yes? You walk like that. Shorter steps, kind of gliding a little bit. No? Buy some Vibrams. You'll get one soon enough.
moralsupply 6y ago
Here's a video that illustrates the walking barefoot technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGST6h3yhJE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGST6h3yhJE As for the running technique, a good reference is this website: http://runforefoot.com/ http://runforefoot.com/