{"id":66515,"date":"2026-07-13T08:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=66515"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:00:35","slug":"walking-backwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=66515","title":{"rendered":"Walking Backwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Walking_Backwards.jpg\" alt=\"Walking Backwards\" width=\"491\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Walking_Backwards.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Walking_Backwards-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most people think all walking is the same.<\/p>\n<p>But the truth is, walking forward on flat surfaces can be harsh on your knees.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a bizarre, potentially dangerous way to shake up your walk that can act like a biological reset for your entire body.<\/p>\n<p>It shifts pressure away from the knees and forces your hamstrings and glutes to become more active.<\/p>\n<p>You might find it hard to believe that such a simple exercise can have a significant impact, but sometimes, the simplest things hold the biggest surprises.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the thing: When it comes to your overall health, understanding what simple adjustments will provide the biggest benefits for you can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is unique, and what your body needs most right now isn\u2019t always obvious.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I created a 2-minute quiz to help uncover your #1 health lever so you can stop guessing and start focusing on what truly matters for YOU.<\/p>\n<p>Click to view the video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=voSJj_tX8ZA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=voSJj_tX8ZA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people think all walking is the same. But the truth is, walking forward on flat surfaces can be harsh on your knees. There&#8217;s a bizarre, potentially dangerous way to shake up your walk that can act like a biological reset for your entire body. It shifts pressure away from the knees and forces your &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=66515\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Walking Backwards&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66515"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66519,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66515\/revisions\/66519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}