Benefits of walking backward

As usually, I was ahead of the curve. I have been walking BACKWARD UPHILL for years. I wouldn't do it on a flat area, but uphill it is better for your knees and glutes. I don't even like to walk downhill.

Now science finally backs me up:

https://time.com/6975058/backward-walking-health-benefits/

You’ll engage different muscles
Walking backward requires you to stand up straighter than you do when walking forward, Meier says. By reversing your stride, you’ll create a new challenge for the muscles in the abdomen, lower limbs, and back. “You might notice your glute muscles—your big butt muscles—are doing more work,” Meier says. (Author’s note: You’ll definitely notice.) Meanwhile, your calf muscles will need to work opposite of how they usually do. When you walk forward, your calf contracts concentrically, which means the muscle gets shorter, he explains. When you’re going in reverse, your calf muscle contracts the opposite way and gets longer as it bears your body weight. That switch-up can be a valuable way to improve your fitness.

You’ll also be targeting the quad muscles on the front of your thighs. According to one study—yes, scientists have studied this—people who walked backward three times a week for six weeks ended up with improved quadriceps muscle strength, compared to those who walked forward for their exercise. The quads are responsible for knee extension and straightening your leg, Meier explains—so they, too, work differently when you're walking backward. “That’s one of the reasons why people say it helps their knee pain improve,” he says. “You’re essentially strengthening your quads by doing this backward walking trick.”

 

Next human extinction article, please.

Trading and health things are quite similar.

There are tons of professional writers (non professional traders) writing about trading things.
Similarly, there are tons of odd articles about food and health things.

 

A sect of Jains in the 1st Century BCE walked backwards so that they would not knowingly step on insects. So there is that benefit.

 

Unless you have a rear view mirror, be sure to wear a helmet.

 

Those damn EVs are pretty quiet. I wouldn't be surprised if I get hit by one...

Kinda slightly related but people are getting stupider. In a week I had a woman stepping out of a bus in front of my car without even looking up. Then in the dark a man crossing a busy road, looking down/on the phone.

By not hitting them, I encourage their behaviour...

 

Especially the phone-gazing pedestrians crossing the street, notably at a red light.

 

kneesovertoes guy has some great content on this, even has a subreddit for those that want to learn to dunk later in life