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anyone who has had total hip replacement needs to learn this. Great help. thank you. I find , at the age of 80, that I am relearning my walking techniques!
Glad it was helpful! That is a very common need after hip or knee surgery. It's because we never learned how to do it consciously. Almost all of us move our whole lives on remote control.
Thanks todd. It was a Really a good topic. I am 40 now but no one teached me how to walk till now? I was feeling under confident always because of people comments. I will try to improve now my duck feet movement & lean forward posture.
I just came across this video. I've researched some about a proper walking gait to make sure that I was doing it properly. Thank you for your detailed description. After a nearly fatal auto accident in 1990 that crushed my left hip, I went 8 years with a fake swinging walk because there was an unknown bone growth that went from my pelvic bone to my Greater Trochanter. That was removed but my muscle memory was difficult to overcome. Then I had a total hip replacement in 2003. Once again the muscle memory made it difficult. Then in December 2021, I had a total ankle replacement on my left side. NOW I can finally walk normal. I stay very conscious of my walk so that I can correct it. It was extremely painful for a few months to retrain the muscles and strengthen them, but I feel so much better... and have no more arthritis pain. I will continue to watch your videos to guide me through this process.
Todd, thank you for posting these video's. I had a little stroke, got checked out as not to bad am now doing the rehab. After a while I found: yeah I can walk but it's a random mess and maybe that's why knees, hip etc are complaining. I feel like you have given me everything I need to make a substantial improvement in my health, from the goodness of your heart, and I'm deeply grateful.
I am glad I find your video. Recently I had a fall and lost confidence in walking. Watching your video I got back my confidence and I will practise and correct my walking from now on. Thank you Dr.Martin.
Thank you very much for your video! Your depth description help me much. It give me hope that in future I could learn how to walk normally without pain and being laughted.
I could write a book about my relationship to my feet and the way I walk (...of course no one would read it...). The more of the mechanics of walking that I learn, the more blessed I feel when I do it. Thanks doc. Yours is important work.😷😊😆
Thank you for posting this content! I had a total hip replacement 1 month ago, and I'm doing extremely well. I just didn't realize that due to the pain in my hip, my walking had become completely dysfunctional. I am learning how to walk properly again, so your efforts are very much appreciated!
Thank you Dr! I gotta improve my walking as my hip and lower back are hurting. Your explanation is the most informative and detailed that i have ever seen. I learned the way to walk from some youtube video after achilles tendon rupture surgery, those videos are focusing on using glute muscle to push, and swinging the arms. While using glute muscle to push, I found that my left feet toes are also pushing, and left feet also pointed out a bit amid walking (not straight to the front). It led to stress on my hip and lower back i guess. I hope i can learn properly and practise what you said well enough. Thanks.
sir I had my both hip joints replaced about 3 months back. during the physiotherapy the therapist was always asking me to walk properly . After seeing this walking code I started to adopt this guidelines now about 50 percent of my walking has improved and iam still practicing sir thank you
Thanks . I do have back pain from ddd and was told to walk to ease the pain but I never realised I was walking wrong for so many years. Will try to practise them techniques when walking thanks again
1. Arm swing as a pointer for correct movement. You should not actively try to arm swing, it occurs with correct core rotation. 2. Core rotation, perpendicular to shoulder rotation. 3. Feet should be in a comfortable distance between each other. First step starts with the heel. Then, the rotation creates a natural momentum to roll through your step. 4. Ankle action. Refer clip. 5. Beware of duck walk.
I had bunion surgery on both feet 13 years ago. Since then my feet kind of flare out when I'm walking I try to keep them straight but I lose my balance should I wear some kind of ankle braces when I walk I do walk every day regardless of my positioning of my feet I try to keep them in line straight but every time I do my one left knee starts hurting and I wear a knee brace but I just have a hard time since that surgery where my right foot will stick out more where I can't keep them both straight just train myself still and I like your channel just found it
It’s easy how we take for granted something as basic as walking. Until an injury occurs which causes you to develop a bad gait and consequently result in achy knees.
Right you are. I would add that it is very common for people to begin with a bad gait just due to development of bad habits and lack understanding or attention and the gait itself becomes the cause of the injury.
Namasthe. Your advice is very clear. I am 84yrs male. I had my left thigh bone fracture due to a fall about 12yrs back. I have a rod inserted in my thigh bone can I walk freely without a walking stick which is I am used to so far.i am trying to adopt your advice .thanks very much
Todd, you’re the man! All those other walking “experts” online should take a lesson from you, I’m seeing all kinds of craziness out there: landing on a ball of the foot, pushing up off the rear foot to the point when it looks like a kangaroo jumping lmao, static and tight lower abdominals or “engaged core” as they call it and so much more it’s getting ridiculous. Your explanation is the most accurate anatomically, I’m glad I found your channel 🙌🏻👍🏻
Glad you found me Nick. You are right. There is some real lunacy out there. I had to start this channel after watching so much junk about leaning forward like a ruler tipping over and letting gravity pull you forward to walk. People were eating it up and it drove my nuts. Enjoy.
What is the possibility of changing 54 years of improper walking? Shoulders sloped forward, head down leaning forward, and atrocious balance. Can it be done so it all comes naturally or does it require 100% effort a 100% percent of the time? When your bones, spine, etc change because of bad walking, can they be changed back permanently? I've already put a lot of your suggestions into practice, and I noticed a huge difference, even with confidence, but I find myself constantly reverting back to the "Bad Ways" On a side note, Improper walking has ruined my life, because I always thought there was something wrong with me physically. My whole life people have made negative comments or sounds about the way I walk. To my face. I stumbled across your video on the 10 Tips for Walking Better and you made me realize that it wasn't me, it was just bad walking technique!!! I always thought movement and walking were something that was supposed to come naturally to you, I had no idea that it was something that needed to be learned. You have opened my eyes!! Coming across your video was serendipitous, because I was actually watching videos on how to walk like James Bond and look cool, but they don't cover any of the real mechanics of the why and how you're doing. Your info was revelatory to me! Thank you for putting this info out there!!
I am glad you found the channel. I am very sorry to hear how you were treated, based on your walk. I have heard from so many people who have been mistreated based on something that is simple technique issue. People make personality assumptions based on the way people walk. I do believe it can be fixed for most people and become natural. Think of it like learning a dance. If could be easier for some than for others. There are also some challenges if there have been specific degenerative changes which cannot be corrected. If joints have worn out, they don’t come back. If bone structure has changed, like severe bow leggedness, that would be very difficult to fix. I hope you find yourself in a position where you can correct it.
@@ToddMartinMD Thanks for your response and understanding! I'm now committed to fixing my movement, and thanks to you, I now know it's not a personal flaw, but just bad habits, because I never learned anything different. I will continue watching more of your videos for those little nuggets of gold to help me in my journey!!
@@ToddMartinMD Sorry, another quick question. Does bad balance also come from the poor posture derived from poor walking techniques? Or is balance something completely different?
@@gregagee4328 I believe it is all related to how you coordinate your core muscle movement. Poor control of the core leads to poor balance, poor walking, and poor posture.
Hey I have a problem. Everytime I walk I do everything right but I look "stiff". Even when I look in the mirror and try to be relaxed as possible I still look like a roboy
Good Morning Dr. Thank you very Much for the free content. Do you provide any training facilities to improve the speed of the walk for reducing the time i.e 5km from 55 minutes to 50 minutes. Thank you I am learning a lot from your videos. If you offer any schedule for the improvement, please let me know. I am from India, only online classes is possible for me. Thank you once again. Have a Good Day.
I'm impressed with your videos. I had figured out that you do taiji--in fact I thought maybe baguazhang as well. I do taiji as well. I might also have the "equivalent of a brown belt" if there was such a thing. Anyway, I have a question. When I don't do glute activation exercises, I have no ass and I can't walk fast. When I do them, I grow a butt and I can walk fast. This seems to contradict scientific sources that say gluteus maximus is strongly activated in running, but hardly at all in walking. Can you explain this apparent contradiction? Thanks!
I'm glad you are enjoying the video. The glute max activation depends on how you are walking, especially if you are trying to walk fast for exercise. In a normal strolling gait, when done properly, the glute max only serves to bring the decelerate flexion of the forward hip between the time the heel touches down and the forefoot hits the flat position. Then it deactivates while the hip flexors power the swing through. Many people over-stride when walking fast by powering the swing through by using the glute max in combination with leaning forward. This creates a very heavy heel strike. The other way people power with the glutes max is by simultaneously actively flexing the swing leg hip while pushing with the standing leg hip. This leads to even bigger over-striding. I suspect when you are focused on your glutes when walking, you are doing one of these variations that leads to over-striding instead of speeding up by speeding up your rotation. Speeding up rotation I believe is the healthier way to walk fast.
It's interesting how so many people take something like midfoot/forefoot walking that may be beneficial to some and insist it's the only "correct" way to walk. As if a soft heel strike that almost everyone naturally does is somehow unnatural. I mean, advocates of midfoot walking helped me realize I was striking my heel down too hard but that doesn't mean heel striking is always bad. Regardless, it's nice to see actual doctors and physical therapists approach this issue with a sober mentality and focus on pain reduction.
It is interesting. My guess is it is a very small number of people but getting an outsized representation on RUclips. Some may have had bad walking technique themselves so have an issue with heel striking because they were personally doing it incorrectly.There is certainly no scientific literature supporting the idea that midfoot or forefoot walking is the way to go.
ocassionaly I don't pick up my foot high enough to put my heel down and my foot just skims the top of the path at times causing me to stumble. Hopefully these exercises will stop that. Thank you greatly
The exercises should help. If it is only occasionally then it may be an attention thing. I thin everyone does it sometimes if you aren’t paying attention and you don’t engage your core correctly. The more conscious you are about what you are doing the less issue you should have
When you were showing the right and left core, you could see the body movement, but when you were walking, you looked straight. You mentioned that, that's great, you're great, man. So it's normal for the core to look like it's not going left and right?
Yes, it's normal when you are moving because the axis of rotation (the spine) is moving forward at the same speed as the rotation, so there is no visible turn.
Sir thanks for the video I want to improve posture but some moment of leg not going proper can you please help me in correcting that ,I can send you video so that please rectify and tell me I am unable to find how to correct that movement.
Hi Reaz. You can contact me at Toddsmartin@hotmail.com and let me know your situation. You may also wish to sign up for the Walking Code Course which is linked in the video. It has many more videos than I have posted on RUclips and I can provide direct feedback through that course which I don't do on RUclips. I hope I can assist you.
2:19 Is it good to swing our arms without the core when practicing the arm swing? I mean only in practice. For example; In the continuation of the video, you say do not swing the arms, move the core area, the arms will swing anyway, I agree 100%; but is it good to swing the arm instead of the core when taking a single step in arm swing practice? (To familiarize the brain)
I don't think there is much point in swinging the arms by themselves because most likely you aren't going to synch them correctly with the core movement. If they are not synched, then it will simply throw off your rhythm.
Hi. All of the course videos are now available on RUclips. They are divided into playlists. If you want to subscribe to the actual course you can go to ToddMartinMD.com. You can also find a link to the ebook in the video detail portion of this video or by clicking the info button in the video. The ebook would help you know the order in which the videos on RUclips should be watched. The Online Course is more organized than the videos on RUclips but I wanted to provide the information with a no cost option.
Thank you for sharing that. It means a lot to me to know that I am helping. I know walking after a stroke can be very tough, and many times it isn't possible to get back to a normal walk after having one. I am glad to hear you are able to walk okay.
I’ll put it this way. Walking improperly will certainly make bulging disc issues worse and may be the cause of them in some cases. Walking properly can help with pre-existing back pain, but it can’t correct an already bulging disc.
I’ll have to say that it depends. The way I am recommending to walk I believe is simply a description of what normal walking in healthy people should always be. However, people who have arthritis I presume may have been doing it incorrectly their whole lives, which is why they have arthritis. So I would have to hedge and say for some people it may be too late if the joint is already worn out. I say this only because there are some early studies seeing if people who have arthritis in the knee can reduce pain by turning their feet out, and there seem to be some positive results, but nothing conclusive. I would suggest speaking to a physical therapist for a personal recommendation. I hesitate to make recommendations to people who already have a medical problem.
I have had anterior pelvic tilt, high arches and a knock kneed gate my whole life (I'm a 48-year-old woman). For the past 20 years I've made a point to walk with my toes pointed foward instead of out. I am currently working on the APT and forward head posture with noticeable improvement, as well as hip alignment. My questions are about heel strike, it's always been very heavy, downstairs neighbors have always been able to hear me. What causes the heavy heel strike? Will it naturally clear as my body gets into alignment? Could it be be because I don't see in 3D and therefore don't have appropriate depth perception or proprioception, so I can't judge how close the floor is? Is heavy heel strike something your course specifically addresses? Thank you!
Hi, if you have an APT, I believe the very heavy heel strike is most likely because you are pushing off your standing leg after your weight shifts to it, essentially making each step into a lunge. This slams the heel into the ground at the same time it tilts the pelvis (and body) forward. Some people compensate for the tilt by then pulling back with the shoulder blades to get the upper body vertical. This causes a very exaggerated arch in the lower back. If you are looking down when you walk, you may not be doing that compensation. Instead of pushing your knee back to complete your step, you should be lifting your standing knee up to begin and complete the swing through of the step. This causes the the body to float forward, not lunge forward. The heel should be hovering just of the ground at the completion of the swing through (not crashing into the ground), and then you change weight in a controlled fashion using your core. More information and videos are available at my website. www.toddmartinmd.com
I have several videos on the different mechanics of going uphill or downhill or up and down stairs. Walking on uneven ground is just a combination of the other techniques depending on what you are about to step on.
I don't think it really matters, however I probably have a subconscious preference for turning clockwise if I think back on my instructional videos on turning. I have a natural tendency to teach clockwise first.
@@ToddMartinMD i know when u walk clockwise the pace should be left foot right foot. But what about when you walk anti clockwise? Thank u and God bless u
Your weight needs to be transferred fully over the leg that will be the standing leg during the first phase of the step, before initiating forward movement of the swing leg. If you rotate your core correctly, the arm on the side of the standing leg should start to shift forward as you collect and sink the full weight into the standing leg. The swing leg should release from the ground completely and rest by the side of the standing leg, if you are doing it slowly. Both knees should point in the same direction, forward. Then you initiate the swing through by lifting the weight forward with the hip energy from the standing leg.
Todd Martin hello thank you very much for advice/videos. I think I may need some in person physical therapy. Do you know of physicians you could recommend in the Long Beach, CA area. I tried to message you but I do not see the option. Thank you.
@@blueblood8754 I don't know any specific physicians in the Long Beach area, but I think the idea of seeing someone to get a referral to a physical therapist is a very good one. A personalized evaluation by a therapist can be very beneficial.
You will notice they make virtually no reference to the involvement of the core. I think this is the problem with scientists analyzing walking technique by observing people walk and reporting what is visible, not what is actually controlling the movement.
In that old video I was focusing on very basics of getting your arm swinging opposite the swing leg. I didn’t focus on the phase after that to place the heel. So as you place the heel, you are at the same time beginning the process of changing which arm is swinging forward . The arm will not move noticeably forward until after the foot hits the flat position.
Thank you for your fantastic video(s)! I have the issue that when walking on a relatively soft surface (lino, carpet, sand) I feel pain in my jaw and pressure in my neck. Any suggestions why that may be the case? Your time is greatly appreciated as it can cause a lot of discomfort. Thanks! Background: I wear orthotics for flat feet and because my right hip is 1.8cm higher than the left one, and am currently doing Foundation Training from Dr Eric Goodman to fix alignment issues which involves daily exercises.
That sounds unusual. I would definitely recommend seeing a doctor about it in person to have it fully assessed. I would not want to venture a guess without personally assessing you.
@@ToddMartinMD Ho i meant i discover your video 2 years after realease, all this week i listen to the advice you give on your channel, for now it start to feel good but i have more work to do, thanks you for all your video !
@@ToddMartinMD Haha sorry for my poor english sentences, i am not a english native speaker. I have been trying to fix my walking, standing and sitting stance, i watched a lot of different youtuber, but your advice work the best for me
Hi, so what causes your legs to be bending so much when walking? Or when standing people are like “stand up straight, stop bending your knees” even though feel like i am standing up straight... Are my hamstrings too tight or something? Or is my stride too short..?
The knee should should be extended but not locked when standing up. The knee flexes as soon as the heel hits the ground when walking forward and then extends again when the rear foot leaves the ground.
i've been walking and moving duck footed by default since i was very young and it became the norm for me since everyone moves that way but lately i've been tryna walk straight forward but it's really difficult and it's giving me pain
I think that is a challenging situation if you have been doing it so long. Connective tissues can get fixed in position over long periods. I would not try to suddenly change the way you walk. It mY be a better approach to work on the exercises to mobilize your joints and connective tissues so over time you can make gradual changes.
Doctor could U show how a person that walks with a wobble / limp 2 right side do to a collapsed arthritis hip ! How could i conversate without a crane ? Thank U for your time .
Hi. For people who have an actual medical issue, I recommend being evaluated in person by a therapist. I try to focus on correcting gait issues before a medical problem develops. If you already have a collapsed hip, you may actually be best served using a cane, so I cannot really assess that.
@@ToddMartinMD Yes thank u Doctor ! i have been diagnosed by my doctor I was recommended for a hip replacement ! But @ 68 yrs young !😊 im trying not to ! i agree with you my pimp stick aka cane might be my New Norm ! LOL again Thank U & stay safe !
This is one of over 60 videos on my course which is very complete. I could not disagree more with the idea of pushing off with the big toe. When you move with your core properly there is no need to drive with the forefoot, which is actually actively dorsiflexing from the beginning of the swing through (onset of single leg stance) phase of the step until it’s completion. I believe the idea of pushing off with the toe is what is outdated and ignores the contribution of abdominal core rotation to forward progression.
Thanks for the question. When I mentioned pulling up on the ankle, I was describing the specific action of dorsiflexion. Dorsiflexion of the ankle is the act of decreasing the distance between the foot and the lower leg. This can be accomplished by either pulling the foot up or pulling the lower leg down. It is easier to visualize pulling the foot (ankle) up which is why I used that description. Since your body weight is fully over the foot at this point, the act of pulling up on the ankle will have the effect of pulling the leg forward and down. On the other hand, if you push the ankle down, that will prevent the lower leg from moving forward. You don't need to consciously pull up on the ankle when you are walking. It happens automatically when you use the core correctly.
Are you asking what is the benefit of walking? If that is the question, then clearly it is a necessity for getting around anywhere, it is one of the best, low impact forms of exercise, and exercising more helps to improve the overall quality of life. If I missed the point of the question, let me know.
Thank you for clarifying the question. Walking is important to keep fit and healthy. It can be helpful to lose weight, but 90 percent of weight loss is diet related and only about 10 percent exercise related. If you are trying to lose weight, diet is the most important part. Then exercise like walking helps to support that. Let me put it another way. You can lose weight with a very good diet and little exercise. You can't lose weight with good exercise and a poor diet. Try walking 1 hour per day, 5 days per week, and that can support weight loss in addition to a good diet.
Avoid locking the knees and the spine when walking. To facilitate walking, keep hips and knees engaged and unlocked. It means walking a little like an ape. This also brings the chest forward and the foot is a little flatter than shown here on impact. Push yourself up with the forefoot and you're there. This gait engages the glutes and thigh muscles instead of the joints. Much healthier.
Hi, I do respond to general questions or comments on RUclips which you are welcome to ask but I otherwise don’t give out direct personal medical advice
You read my mind. I already have a whole series of dance related videos of just this sort I was planing to start shooting next week to teach how to really lead dancing with the core. The Walking Code applies to all of the basic social dances. You just need to learn the sequencing of the Core Techniques.
@@ToddMartinMDI I bought the paper book & appreciate your effort in writing such and have learn a lot. I am a student of Esther Gorhale too. See ruclips.net/video/PEEYCu0fTZk/видео.html - Oliver Wessel Therhorn start about 2:17 Balance . 8:23 Footwork and Leg Action16:40 Movement in the Room Direction /// ruclips.net/video/0ofU-fyzPD4/видео.html Chapter 1 Posture Stand Straight ; the Ballroom community use the term "CMB" Contra Body Movement for what you for what you discuss as "Rotation" and Counter Rotation"
@@ToddMartinMD I suggest using Walter Laird's Book "Technique Of Latin Dancing" and Alex Moore's"Ballroom Dancing" to be your prime reference and expand on what these two wrote. these Two men are the "Godfathers" of International Ballroom Dancing. Each of the Books are referenced for testing today.
Hi. If your back is hurting, and it isn't related to an injury, that is a good sign that their is a functional problem with the way you are moving. Based on your comment, my guess is that you are arching your back by pulling your shoulder blades back and tilting your pelvis forward (sticking out your butt). If that is the case, that posture will put significant stress on your lower back. The good news is that you can change your posture and the way you function with a little work and focus.
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anyone who has had total hip replacement needs to learn this. Great help. thank you. I find , at the age of 80, that I am relearning my walking techniques!
Glad it was helpful! That is a very common need after hip or knee surgery. It's because we never learned how to do it consciously. Almost all of us move our whole lives on remote control.
Excellent explanation of walking biomechanics. Thank you!!!
Already learned 3 mistakes from one video. Hopefully by the end of the course I'll have a normal walk. Thank you for the free content.
Thanks todd. It was a
Really a good topic. I am 40 now but no one teached me how to walk till now? I was feeling under confident always because of people comments. I will try to improve now my duck feet movement & lean forward posture.
Great. No one is taught how to walk, so you are not alone.
Great to go to basics thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Very helpful content, very well done. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! An I really appreciate the support.
I just came across this video. I've researched some about a proper walking gait to make sure that I was doing it properly. Thank you for your detailed description.
After a nearly fatal auto accident in 1990 that crushed my left hip, I went 8 years with a fake swinging walk because there was an unknown bone growth that went from my pelvic bone to my Greater Trochanter. That was removed but my muscle memory was difficult to overcome. Then I had a total hip replacement in 2003. Once again the muscle memory made it difficult. Then in December 2021, I had a total ankle replacement on my left side.
NOW I can finally walk normal. I stay very conscious of my walk so that I can correct it. It was extremely painful for a few months to retrain the muscles and strengthen them, but I feel so much better... and have no more arthritis pain. I will continue to watch your videos to guide me through this process.
Thanks for the comment. I am happy to hear about your progress. Keep walking.
This is a great video Doc. I’ve been landing to hard on my heals. I’ve switched to minimalist shoes and this technique makes my feet happy. Thanks
You are very welcome. I am glad this helped.
Best video. Everyone should listen up. Things you never knew or took for granted. Thank you for posting. Xxx
My pleasure. Glad you liked it.
Todd, thank you for posting these video's. I had a little stroke, got checked out as not to bad am now doing the rehab. After a while I found: yeah I can walk but it's a random mess and maybe that's why knees, hip etc are complaining.
I feel like you have given me everything I need to make a substantial improvement in my health, from the goodness of your heart, and I'm deeply grateful.
You are so very welcome and thank you for sharing that.
I love you Todd
So thorough and helpful and generous
Thank you.
Thank you for the clear explanation on walking smoothly and systematically. God bless.
You are welcome!
Best physical therapist I ever found
Glad you enjoyed the video.
I am glad I find your video. Recently I had a fall and lost confidence in walking. Watching your video I got back my confidence and I will practise and correct my walking from now on. Thank you Dr.Martin.
That is great to hear.
Thank you. Just off back surgery and walking is my PT. I listened to the top 10 tips video. Tremendous. Thx.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.
Thank you Dr. it was the best class I've ever had! Brazil 2021
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you very much for your video! Your depth description help me much. It give me hope that in future I could learn how to walk normally without pain and being laughted.
Very good tips.Thank you so much .
My pleasure.
Hi you gave a good message to all and it is very appreciated. Thank you very much.😊
My pleasure.
I could write a book about my relationship to my feet and the way I walk (...of course no one would read it...). The more of the mechanics of walking that I learn, the more blessed I feel when I do it. Thanks doc. Yours is important work.😷😊😆
My pleasure.
Great! The directions are very clear. Thank you so much!
Thank you
Thank you for posting this content! I had a total hip replacement 1 month ago, and I'm doing extremely well. I just didn't realize that due to the pain in my hip, my walking had become completely dysfunctional. I am learning how to walk properly again, so your efforts are very much appreciated!
Thanks so much. Good luck with your recovery.
With this teachin today i walk comfortably and ease! Thank you!👏
Wonderful!
Thank you Dr! I gotta improve my walking as my hip and lower back are hurting. Your explanation is the most informative and detailed that i have ever seen. I learned the way to walk from some youtube video after achilles tendon rupture surgery, those videos are focusing on using glute muscle to push, and swinging the arms. While using glute muscle to push, I found that my left feet toes are also pushing, and left feet also pointed out a bit amid walking (not straight to the front). It led to stress on my hip and lower back i guess. I hope i can learn properly and practise what you said well enough. Thanks.
You’re welcome. I am glad you found my content
thank you so much , I will put into practice your method .
Excellent
Thsnks for great tips. God bless
My pleasure.
you are amazing!
sir I had my both hip joints replaced about 3 months back. during the physiotherapy the therapist was always asking me to walk properly . After seeing this walking code I started to adopt this guidelines now about 50 percent of my walking has improved and iam still practicing sir thank you
I am glad to hear you are on the right path.
Helped me so much thank you
You're welcome!
Very nice video
very helpful. I also started rucking and that has forced me to analyze my walking as it often feels inefficient. Thx!
Excellent. Thanks.
Thank you that was awesome
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks . I do have back pain from ddd and was told to walk to ease the pain but I never realised I was walking wrong for so many years. Will try to practise them techniques when walking thanks again
Wow! How fascinating.
Thanks
1. Arm swing as a pointer for correct movement. You should not actively try to arm swing, it occurs with correct core rotation.
2. Core rotation, perpendicular to shoulder rotation.
3. Feet should be in a comfortable distance between each other. First step starts with the heel. Then, the rotation creates a natural momentum to roll through your step.
4. Ankle action. Refer clip.
5. Beware of duck walk.
you deserve a second statue, thx again!
My pleasure. I am glad you are enjoying the videos.
I had bunion surgery on both feet 13 years ago. Since then my feet kind of flare out when I'm walking I try to keep them straight but I lose my balance should I wear some kind of ankle braces when I walk I do walk every day regardless of my positioning of my feet I try to keep them in line straight but every time I do my one left knee starts hurting and I wear a knee brace but I just have a hard time since that surgery where my right foot will stick out more where I can't keep them both straight just train myself still and I like your channel just found it
It’s easy how we take for granted something as basic as walking. Until an injury occurs which causes you to develop a bad gait and consequently result in achy knees.
Right you are. I would add that it is very common for people to begin with a bad gait just due to development of bad habits and lack understanding or attention and the gait itself becomes the cause of the injury.
Or a disease such as multiple sclerosis
Of course, many medical conditions affect gait as well.
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Will your tips and advice help with such medical conditions as well?
Thank you so much for getting back to me. Really appreciate it.😊
Thanks from France !
Namasthe. Your advice is very clear. I am 84yrs male. I had my left thigh bone fracture due to a fall about 12yrs back. I have a rod inserted in my thigh bone can I walk freely without a walking stick which is I am used to so far.i am trying to adopt your advice .thanks very much
You're very welcome.
Awesome!!! Thank you!!!
You are welcome.
Thank you docter please!lwant see practice to do!
I have a lot of different walking exercises on the channel. Just search for exercises on the channel.
Man, you are great
Thank you🙏
Your welcome
Guess another thing I’ve been doing this wrong ...explains knee pain, going to have to practice until I get it right
It can definitely be fixed with practice
Thank you so much Sir 🤗😊
You are welcome
Todd, you’re the man! All those other walking “experts” online should take a lesson from you, I’m seeing all kinds of craziness out there: landing on a ball of the foot, pushing up off the rear foot to the point when it looks like a kangaroo jumping lmao, static and tight lower abdominals or “engaged core” as they call it and so much more it’s getting ridiculous. Your explanation is the most accurate anatomically, I’m glad I found your channel 🙌🏻👍🏻
Glad you found me Nick. You are right. There is some real lunacy out there. I had to start this channel after watching so much junk about leaning forward like a ruler tipping over and letting gravity pull you forward to walk. People were eating it up and it drove my nuts. Enjoy.
Thanks!
Much appreciated. Thanks.
Not sure Tod., video I think. All I know is I couldn’t see your feet. Perhaps it’s me ! I’m 90 next week and I find this helpful for my walking.
I am glad you found it helpful. There are many videos on my channel with more close up views of the feet if you need that.
What is the possibility of changing 54 years of improper walking? Shoulders sloped forward, head down leaning forward, and atrocious balance. Can it be done so it all comes naturally or does it require 100% effort a 100% percent of the time? When your bones, spine, etc change because of bad walking, can they be changed back permanently? I've already put a lot of your suggestions into practice, and I noticed a huge difference, even with confidence, but I find myself constantly reverting back to the "Bad Ways" On a side note, Improper walking has ruined my life, because I always thought there was something wrong with me physically. My whole life people have made negative comments or sounds about the way I walk. To my face. I stumbled across your video on the 10 Tips for Walking Better and you made me realize that it wasn't me, it was just bad walking technique!!! I always thought movement and walking were something that was supposed to come naturally to you, I had no idea that it was something that needed to be learned. You have opened my eyes!! Coming across your video was serendipitous, because I was actually watching videos on how to walk like James Bond and look cool, but they don't cover any of the real mechanics of the why and how you're doing. Your info was revelatory to me! Thank you for putting this info out there!!
I am glad you found the channel. I am very sorry to hear how you were treated, based on your walk. I have heard from so many people who have been mistreated based on something that is simple technique issue. People make personality assumptions based on the way people walk. I do believe it can be fixed for most people and become natural. Think of it like learning a dance. If could be easier for some than for others. There are also some challenges if there have been specific degenerative changes which cannot be corrected. If joints have worn out, they don’t come back. If bone structure has changed, like severe bow leggedness, that would be very difficult to fix. I hope you find yourself in a position where you can correct it.
@@ToddMartinMD Thanks for your response and understanding! I'm now committed to fixing my movement, and thanks to you, I now know it's not a personal flaw, but just bad habits, because I never learned anything different. I will continue watching more of your videos for those little nuggets of gold to help me in my journey!!
@@ToddMartinMD Sorry, another quick question. Does bad balance also come from the poor posture derived from poor walking techniques? Or is balance something completely different?
@@gregagee4328 I believe it is all related to how you coordinate your core muscle movement. Poor control of the core leads to poor balance, poor walking, and poor posture.
Hey I have a problem. Everytime I walk I do everything right but I look "stiff". Even when I look in the mirror and try to be relaxed as possible I still look like a roboy
What part of your movement appears stiff to you? Are your arms swinging forward along with the opposite leg?
Good Morning Dr. Thank you very Much for the free content. Do you provide any training facilities to improve the speed of the walk for reducing the time i.e 5km from 55 minutes to 50 minutes. Thank you I am learning a lot from your videos. If you offer any schedule for the improvement, please let me know. I am from India, only online classes is possible for me. Thank you once again. Have a Good Day.
No don't offer any regular classes. I do have a video on how to walk faster that you can check out.
Good Morning dr. Sir. Now is the time for a walk. Sure will see the video. Thankyou. Good day. 🌹🙏🌹
Beautiful
Thank you
I'm impressed with your videos. I had figured out that you do taiji--in fact I thought maybe baguazhang as well. I do taiji as well. I might also have the "equivalent of a brown belt" if there was such a thing. Anyway, I have a question.
When I don't do glute activation exercises, I have no ass and I can't walk fast. When I do them, I grow a butt and I can walk fast. This seems to contradict scientific sources that say gluteus maximus is strongly activated in running, but hardly at all in walking. Can you explain this apparent contradiction? Thanks!
I'm glad you are enjoying the video. The glute max activation depends on how you are walking, especially if you are trying to walk fast for exercise. In a normal strolling gait, when done properly, the glute max only serves to bring the decelerate flexion of the forward hip between the time the heel touches down and the forefoot hits the flat position. Then it deactivates while the hip flexors power the swing through. Many people over-stride when walking fast by powering the swing through by using the glute max in combination with leaning forward. This creates a very heavy heel strike. The other way people power with the glutes max is by simultaneously actively flexing the swing leg hip while pushing with the standing leg hip. This leads to even bigger over-striding. I suspect when you are focused on your glutes when walking, you are doing one of these variations that leads to over-striding instead of speeding up by speeding up your rotation. Speeding up rotation I believe is the healthier way to walk fast.
Sir you're just handing all these in formation for free can't believe it people are charging huge sums for that
I think the information is too valuable to keep to myself or to the very small number of people that would be willing to pay.
Beautiful Strong Man
Thank you.
It's interesting how so many people take something like midfoot/forefoot walking that may be beneficial to some and insist it's the only "correct" way to walk. As if a soft heel strike that almost everyone naturally does is somehow unnatural. I mean, advocates of midfoot walking helped me realize I was striking my heel down too hard but that doesn't mean heel striking is always bad.
Regardless, it's nice to see actual doctors and physical therapists approach this issue with a sober mentality and focus on pain reduction.
It is interesting. My guess is it is a very small number of people but getting an outsized representation on RUclips. Some may have had bad walking technique themselves so have an issue with heel striking because they were personally doing it incorrectly.There is certainly no scientific literature supporting the idea that midfoot or forefoot walking is the way to go.
You helping me match thank you
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ocassionaly I don't pick up my foot high enough to put my heel down and my foot just skims the top of the path at times causing me to stumble. Hopefully these exercises will stop that. Thank you greatly
The exercises should help. If it is only occasionally then it may be an attention thing. I thin everyone does it sometimes if you aren’t paying attention and you don’t engage your core correctly. The more conscious you are about what you are doing the less issue you should have
When you were showing the right and left core, you could see the body movement, but when you were walking, you looked straight. You mentioned that, that's great, you're great, man. So it's normal for the core to look like it's not going left and right?
Yes, it's normal when you are moving because the axis of rotation (the spine) is moving forward at the same speed as the rotation, so there is no visible turn.
Sir thanks for the video
I want to improve posture but some moment of leg not going proper can you please help me in correcting that ,I can send you video so that please rectify and tell me I am unable to find how to correct that movement.
You can message me on Facebook and I can take a look
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Sir your email id so that I will upload file on email and send it you?
@@vaibhavproperties4543 You can find me on facebook an @toddmartinmd and message me.
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@@vaibhavproperties4543 I just replied on facebook. Thanks for sharing.
You are amazing, sir!
Much appreciated. Thank you.
@@ToddMartinMD is there any way I can contact you for help? I have a huge problem wiyh my gait.
Hi Reaz. You can contact me at Toddsmartin@hotmail.com and let me know your situation. You may also wish to sign up for the Walking Code Course which is linked in the video. It has many more videos than I have posted on RUclips and I can provide direct feedback through that course which I don't do on RUclips. I hope I can assist you.
@@ToddMartinMD thank you, sir. Now I saw your comment. Will signup ASAP.
@@ToddMartinMD I just signed up, sir!
2:19 Is it good to swing our arms without the core when practicing the arm swing? I mean only in practice.
For example; In the continuation of the video, you say do not swing the arms, move the core area, the arms will swing anyway, I agree 100%; but is it good to swing the arm instead of the core when taking a single step in arm swing practice? (To familiarize the brain)
I don't think there is much point in swinging the arms by themselves because most likely you aren't going to synch them correctly with the core movement. If they are not synched, then it will simply throw off your rhythm.
So when practicing 5 steps right and left, one step, should we swing with the core again?
Where do I find the course, Doctor I'm new in this channel, and have hope in improving my unhealthy walking habits. Thank you.
Hi. All of the course videos are now available on RUclips. They are divided into playlists. If you want to subscribe to the actual course you can go to ToddMartinMD.com. You can also find a link to the ebook in the video detail portion of this video or by clicking the info button in the video. The ebook would help you know the order in which the videos on RUclips should be watched. The Online Course is more organized than the videos on RUclips but I wanted to provide the information with a no cost option.
Thanks for helping me with wolk I have stroke nui wolk after your video was ezy
Thank you for sharing that. It means a lot to me to know that I am helping. I know walking after a stroke can be very tough, and many times it isn't possible to get back to a normal walk after having one. I am glad to hear you are able to walk okay.
Can walking properly like in the video help with bulging discs let me know thanks
I’ll put it this way. Walking improperly will certainly make bulging disc issues worse and may be the cause of them in some cases. Walking properly can help with pre-existing back pain, but it can’t correct an already bulging disc.
@@ToddMartinMD ok thank u
Do you think that you suggested walking method is also suitable for people with arthosis?
I’ll have to say that it depends. The way I am recommending to walk I believe is simply a description of what normal walking in healthy people should always be. However, people who have arthritis I presume may have been doing it incorrectly their whole lives, which is why they have arthritis. So I would have to hedge and say for some people it may be too late if the joint is already worn out. I say this only because there are some early studies seeing if people who have arthritis in the knee can reduce pain by turning their feet out, and there seem to be some positive results, but nothing conclusive. I would suggest speaking to a physical therapist for a personal recommendation. I hesitate to make recommendations to people who already have a medical problem.
@@ToddMartinMD thank you very much for the explanation. I will ask to my orthopedic. I think that your method is very interesting
I have had anterior pelvic tilt, high arches and a knock kneed gate my whole life (I'm a 48-year-old woman). For the past 20 years I've made a point to walk with my toes pointed foward instead of out. I am currently working on the APT and forward head posture with noticeable improvement, as well as hip alignment. My questions are about heel strike, it's always been very heavy, downstairs neighbors have always been able to hear me. What causes the heavy heel strike? Will it naturally clear as my body gets into alignment? Could it be be because I don't see in 3D and therefore don't have appropriate depth perception or proprioception, so I can't judge how close the floor is? Is heavy heel strike something your course specifically addresses? Thank you!
Hi, if you have an APT, I believe the very heavy heel strike is most likely because you are pushing off your standing leg after your weight shifts to it, essentially making each step into a lunge. This slams the heel into the ground at the same time it tilts the pelvis (and body) forward. Some people compensate for the tilt by then pulling back with the shoulder blades to get the upper body vertical. This causes a very exaggerated arch in the lower back. If you are looking down when you walk, you may not be doing that compensation. Instead of pushing your knee back to complete your step, you should be lifting your standing knee up to begin and complete the swing through of the step. This causes the the body to float forward, not lunge forward. The heel should be hovering just of the ground at the completion of the swing through (not crashing into the ground), and then you change weight in a controlled fashion using your core. More information and videos are available at my website. www.toddmartinmd.com
What about going up hills or uneven roads
I have several videos on the different mechanics of going uphill or downhill or up and down stairs. Walking on uneven ground is just a combination of the other techniques depending on what you are about to step on.
I am a man of 74 years old, If i suffer of a spinal stenosis, does the walk would be a good exercice for me.
Walking would be great exercise.
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Doctor, if u had to walk or run clockwise and anti clockwise on a track which one would u do first?
I don't think it really matters, however I probably have a subconscious preference for turning clockwise if I think back on my instructional videos on turning. I have a natural tendency to teach clockwise first.
@@ToddMartinMD Thanks 🙏🏻. God bless
@@ToddMartinMD i know when u walk clockwise the pace should be left foot right foot. But what about when you walk anti clockwise? Thank u and God bless u
@@ToddMartinMD i subscribed to your channel
@@ToddMartinMD and i have another question. Why do some sprinters use the 3 step technique for their start? Thanks 🙏🏻
Any advice how you are distributing your weight as you take your first step.
Your weight needs to be transferred fully over the leg that will be the standing leg during the first phase of the step, before initiating forward movement of the swing leg. If you rotate your core correctly, the arm on the side of the standing leg should start to shift forward as you collect and sink the full weight into the standing leg. The swing leg should release from the ground completely and rest by the side of the standing leg, if you are doing it slowly. Both knees should point in the same direction, forward. Then you initiate the swing through by lifting the weight forward with the hip energy from the standing leg.
Todd Martin hello thank you very much for advice/videos. I think I may need some in person physical therapy. Do you know of physicians you could recommend in the Long Beach, CA area. I tried to message you but I do not see the option. Thank you.
@@blueblood8754 I don't know any specific physicians in the Long Beach area, but I think the idea of seeing someone to get a referral to a physical therapist is a very good one. A personalized evaluation by a therapist can be very beneficial.
Picked up the book " Gait Analysis" by Perry that was referenced in Doc Martin's book.
You will notice they make virtually no reference to the involvement of the core. I think this is the problem with scientists analyzing walking technique by observing people walk and reporting what is visible, not what is actually controlling the movement.
In other videos u told that use upper core to bring the heel down , isn't it gonna look like this? 1:50
In that old video I was focusing on very basics of getting your arm swinging opposite the swing leg. I didn’t focus on the phase after that to place the heel. So as you place the heel, you are at the same time beginning the process of changing which arm is swinging forward . The arm will not move noticeably forward until after the foot hits the flat position.
@@ToddMartinMD thanks for explaining
Man I had a shifted patella and my gait suffered a lot I didn’t know what I was doing wrong.
Great
Thanks
Thank you for your fantastic video(s)!
I have the issue that when walking on a relatively soft surface (lino, carpet, sand) I feel pain in my jaw and pressure in my neck. Any suggestions why that may be the case?
Your time is greatly appreciated as it can cause a lot of discomfort. Thanks!
Background: I wear orthotics for flat feet and because my right hip is 1.8cm higher than the left one, and am currently doing Foundation Training from Dr Eric Goodman to fix alignment issues which involves daily exercises.
That sounds unusual. I would definitely recommend seeing a doctor about it in person to have it fully assessed. I would not want to venture a guess without personally assessing you.
@@ToddMartinMD Understood, thank you for your quick reply. What kind of specialist would you recommend? Chiropractor, osteopath or physiotherapist?
What is the song in the intro ? So soothing
The song is called The Simplest of Things. It is music made for licensing for stuff like this.
2 years later, thanks you !
Did my videos help you?
@@ToddMartinMD Ho i meant i discover your video 2 years after realease, all this week i listen to the advice you give on your channel, for now it start to feel good but i have more work to do, thanks you for all your video !
@@mcp9683 You're welcome. I thought you had been practicing for two years and it finally worked.
@@ToddMartinMD Haha sorry for my poor english sentences, i am not a english native speaker.
I have been trying to fix my walking, standing and sitting stance, i watched a lot of different youtuber, but your advice work the best for me
Hi, so what causes your legs to be bending so much when walking? Or when standing people are like “stand up straight, stop bending your knees” even though feel like i am standing up straight... Are my hamstrings too tight or something? Or is my stride too short..?
The knee should should be extended but not locked when standing up. The knee flexes as soon as the heel hits the ground when walking forward and then extends again when the rear foot leaves the ground.
may i ask what shoes u using? different shoes caused me in different gaits
I use a variety of different shoes, generally with minimal arch and heel. A bigger heel will definitely alter the way you walk.
i've been walking and moving duck footed by default since i was very young and it became the norm for me since everyone moves that way but lately i've been tryna walk straight forward but it's really difficult and it's giving me pain
I think that is a challenging situation if you have been doing it so long. Connective tissues can get fixed in position over long periods. I would not try to suddenly change the way you walk. It mY be a better approach to work on the exercises to mobilize your joints and connective tissues so over time you can make gradual changes.
Doctor could U show how a person that walks with a wobble / limp 2 right side do to a collapsed arthritis hip ! How could i conversate without a crane ? Thank U for your time .
Hi. For people who have an actual medical issue, I recommend being evaluated in person by a therapist. I try to focus on correcting gait issues before a medical problem develops. If you already have a collapsed hip, you may actually be best served using a cane, so I cannot really assess that.
@@ToddMartinMD Yes thank u Doctor ! i have been diagnosed by my doctor I was recommended for a hip replacement ! But @ 68 yrs young !😊 im trying not to ! i agree with you my pimp stick aka cane might be my New Norm ! LOL again Thank U & stay safe !
I am 11 month and I learning to walk for the first time.
Best of luck to you.
Your missing a few important pieces like driving through off the back foot specifically the forefoot with big toe extension.
This is one of over 60 videos on my course which is very complete. I could not disagree more with the idea of pushing off with the big toe. When you move with your core properly there is no need to drive with the forefoot, which is actually actively dorsiflexing from the beginning of the swing through (onset of single leg stance) phase of the step until it’s completion. I believe the idea of pushing off with the toe is what is outdated and ignores the contribution of abdominal core rotation to forward progression.
@@ToddMartinMDyou keep saying core by which I hope you mean DFL.
Very useful.
Very informative but I do not understand the ankle pills up method
Thanks for the question. When I mentioned pulling up on the ankle, I was describing the specific action of dorsiflexion. Dorsiflexion of the ankle is the act of decreasing the distance between the foot and the lower leg. This can be accomplished by either pulling the foot up or pulling the lower leg down. It is easier to visualize pulling the foot (ankle) up which is why I used that description. Since your body weight is fully over the foot at this point, the act of pulling up on the ankle will have the effect of pulling the leg forward and down. On the other hand, if you push the ankle down, that will prevent the lower leg from moving forward. You don't need to consciously pull up on the ankle when you are walking. It happens automatically when you use the core correctly.
Todd Martin thank you I will begin practicing!
Whats is benift walking?
Are you asking what is the benefit of walking? If that is the question, then clearly it is a necessity for getting around anywhere, it is one of the best, low impact forms of exercise, and exercising more helps to improve the overall quality of life. If I missed the point of the question, let me know.
@@ToddMartinMD i am sri lankan & i cant english correctly yet.. thearfore i am sry..i need to know can i loss my weight & tummy from walking
Thank you for clarifying the question. Walking is important to keep fit and healthy. It can be helpful to lose weight, but 90 percent of weight loss is diet related and only about 10 percent exercise related. If you are trying to lose weight, diet is the most important part. Then exercise like walking helps to support that. Let me put it another way. You can lose weight with a very good diet and little exercise. You can't lose weight with good exercise and a poor diet. Try walking 1 hour per day, 5 days per week, and that can support weight loss in addition to a good diet.
@@ToddMartinMD thk u very much for ur explain❤️❤️❤️.. i am walking 1.30 hour every day
@@rashmikaushalya9813 That will definitely help.
I would like to see a person who has had a brain injury to walk properly as suggested
It would depend on the type of injury. Many don’t affect walking.
Avoid locking the knees and the spine when walking. To facilitate walking, keep hips and knees engaged and unlocked. It means walking a little like an ape. This also brings the chest forward and the foot is a little flatter than shown here on impact. Push yourself up with the forefoot and you're there. This gait engages the glutes and thigh muscles instead of the joints. Much healthier.
With the exception of not locking your knees, what you are describing is not correct or healthier.
How can I communicate with you?
Hi, I do respond to general questions or comments on RUclips which you are welcome to ask but I otherwise don’t give out direct personal medical advice
I never think intentionally which arm goes with which foot.
Trying to move with conscious awareness of the way you move can be very helpful.
@@ToddMartinMD I'm doing right after all because it matched perfectly with what you said.
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A Video: The "Walking Code" as applied to American ChaChaCha (side basic) and American Rumba (box step) basic pattern.
You read my mind. I already have a whole series of dance related videos of just this sort I was planing to start shooting next week to teach how to really lead dancing with the core. The Walking Code applies to all of the basic social dances. You just need to learn the sequencing of the Core Techniques.
@@ToddMartinMDI I bought the paper book & appreciate your effort in writing such and have learn a lot. I am a student of Esther Gorhale too. See ruclips.net/video/PEEYCu0fTZk/видео.html - Oliver Wessel Therhorn start about 2:17 Balance . 8:23 Footwork and Leg Action16:40 Movement in the Room Direction /// ruclips.net/video/0ofU-fyzPD4/видео.html Chapter 1 Posture Stand Straight ; the Ballroom community use the term "CMB" Contra Body Movement for what you for what you discuss as "Rotation" and Counter Rotation"
@@ToddMartinMD I suggest using Walter Laird's Book "Technique Of Latin Dancing" and Alex Moore's"Ballroom Dancing" to be your prime reference and expand on what these two wrote. these Two men are the "Godfathers" of International Ballroom Dancing. Each of the Books are referenced for testing today.
See Chiropractic Training In Walking Properly Cross Crawl Neurological Integration confirms what Dr. Todd Martin is discussing
A term is Cross Crawl @1:34
I think cross crawl exercises can be a good way of helping to train this type of mind body connection that is needed to walk with good form
Agree with u
Ppl think im gay because the way i walk but my lower back is hurting so badly and im only 23
Hi. If your back is hurting, and it isn't related to an injury, that is a good sign that their is a functional problem with the way you are moving. Based on your comment, my guess is that you are arching your back by pulling your shoulder blades back and tilting your pelvis forward (sticking out your butt). If that is the case, that posture will put significant stress on your lower back. The good news is that you can change your posture and the way you function with a little work and focus.
I went through the same thing bro but don't give up until you get it right.
You're Gay......lol....all kidding aside
Can’t see your feet because of the text. It is vital that we can.
Are you talking about the video? You can see the feet fine in the video. Are you trying to learn from the thumbnail?