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Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. I’ve spent my whole life happily walking in one direction: forward. It was, I believed, the only way to go ...

Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine: try walking backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical benefits: stronger ...

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If you're anything like me, you're obsessed with finding new ways to move your body and improve your overall quality of life. Well over a year ago, I began going to physical therapy because I was ...

The practice of walking backward, which is also known as 'retro-walking' provides various health advantages to individuals. Scientific evidence demonstrates that backward walking activates body ...

This overlooked movement can strengthen muscles, improve balance, and even boost memory. The downside is not seeing where you're going. Emerging research suggests that retro walking, or walking ...

'This type of activity engages different muscles and challenges your coordination, thus enhancing your balance and proprioception [your sense of movement, action and body positioning],' Barr explains.