What are the benefits of walking backwards

December 16, 2022
Walking backwards is a more traditional exercise method, small amount of exercise is not laborious, suitable for a wide range of people, and more benefits, let's learn what the benefits of walking backwards.

Correct the hunchback

The main reason for hunchback is the habit of daily life that the amount of forward activities of the torso exceeds the amount of backward activities, coupled with the imbalance of torso pitching activities, back extension activities are less, gradually forming a hunchback. Walking backwards can make the muscles of the waist and back contract and relax regularly, which is conducive to the improvement of the blood circulation of the waist and the metabolism of the waist tissue. And walking backwards can increase the amount of backward movement of the torso, so that people are more in a supine posture, thus correcting the hunchback.

Enhance balance

Because walking backwards to pay attention to the direction of movement, can exercise people's perception of space; to master the balance, can make the competent balance function of the cerebellum also get active training, is conducive to improving balance.

Strengthen the spine and low back muscles

When walking backwards, the waist should be straight or slightly backward, so that the spine and lumbar back muscles will be subjected to greater than usual gravity and movement force, so that the spine and lumbar back muscles get exercise, conducive to the smooth flow of Qi and blood.

Enhance joint toughness

Walking backwards, both legs to stop with force, which increases the knee joint, abdominal muscles to withstand the strength of gravity, so that the muscles around the knee joint, ligaments, femoral muscles to exercise. Because backwards walking toe is false landing, mainly by the ankle joint and heel bone force, and make these corresponding parts of the function to exercise.

The method of walking backwards

Backwards walk the correct posture of preparation, stand upright, chest up, head up, eyes forward flat. Do not bend the knees when walking backwards, step evenly and slowly, both hands clenched fist, both arms gently do back and forth swing, chest up and with regular breathing, adhere to walk 200 ~ 400 steps a day.
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