Specific Benefits:

• Providing exercise variation and progression to reduce the likelihood of sustaining an injury to the knee and ankle ligaments and thigh muscle strains through lower-limb joint loading and reduction of repetitive strain injuries
• Increased sprint speed
• Backward running occurs in various sports such as rugby, rugby league, touch rugby, soccer, and American football is an appealing method for lower-limb rehabilitation
• Backward resisted sprinting is regarded as effective stressor for multiple systems (i.e., cardiorespiratory, strength endurance, and hormonal). It has the ability to use less elastically stored energy, implying that force generation is mainly concentric, which is capable of reducing muscle soreness, damage, fatigue, and inflammation compared with eccentric exercise.

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In this article we look at how in our pursuit of fitness and longevity, we often seek out innovative methods to enhance our well-being. While traditional exercises like jogging and cycling have their merits, there’s one activity that’s often overlooked yet holds immense potential: walking backwards.