This information is probably 1 of the best videos you have provided. If you can't walk and walk well your life will change significantly! Please produce more videos to help and keep people walking. We love y'all. Thank you
I have developed terrible neuropathy during my treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma. Climbing stairs has become a tremendous challenge despite having been an active 47-year-old prior to this. I noticed a few months into treatment that my feet were not lifting as much as I walked and that I would trip over cracks in the sidewalk. I have been so frustrated that I have developed drop foot as well. Today I received trekking poles that I ordered to give me more support so I can walk with some more confidence. My husband found your video on trekking poles to teach me how to use them. I have now gone down the rabbit hole of watching many of your videos. Thank you for sharing this information on TH-cam to help others like me.
My kid’s dad had the same issue during treatment for a brain tumor. We never figured out if it was a neurological thing or from treatment. For about a month he could only slide but after treatment it did improve, where no other neurological symptoms did. He walked almost normally for a while after, so there is some hope. Good luck
Pls becarefull to bump your toes or cut your nails wrong I had a toe amputation due to the circulation periferal can cause damage I now have arthritis in my feet all my trouble started with failed back dundrim due to sceptacimia after back op
About 90% of my geriatric patients have a difficult time with a heel to toe gait pattern . This is an excellent exercise to help prevent a shuffling, flat-foot gait pattern that almost always leads to falls.
Wish I had seen this last month. I had a bad fall last week. 100% because of the way I walk. I also now know why I have an ache at the front of my right leg. I do love you guys but I am 65 and everytime I watch you I have to add another few exercises to my day😂
Nice pic at the end Brad, hay what's up with guys no longer wanting to be guys and then competing with chicks at the pools? Who changed the rules? So nothing which belongs to women is sacred then...,. Hhhmmm, doesn't Lia know what she looks like in a bathing suit and it wasn't even a bikini 👙!
@@BobandBrad I understand. I think we all just miss him and being that he is a co-founder of the channel, we all want to honor his work by your cute jingle.
I am 89 Doc call it Jacksonian March. Excessive uncontrollabe body vibes/passed out 1 hour woke up on urine pool difficult arising/ optical visions revisions Hospital saw nothing occurred several times Balance reported ??. Tested NO help upper neck
Another tip I would give is to walk slower. The times I fell, I was rushing to get somewhere and didn’t pay attention to what was in front of me. I stepped in a hole at the park. I tripped over a wagon handle when doing home repairs. I rushed and fell when the dog wrapped her leash around my legs. Look down.
I was involved in a severe car accident in 1993. I had a TBI on the left side of my body. This affected my right side. I had drop foot because of it. I went through therapy and got better at walking. As the years passed I struggled with depression and weight gain. This caused me to go back to old habits. I have lost 50 pounds leaving me 25 more to reach my goal. I have been falling and tripping so I am going to use your advice to help me stop falling. Thanks.
Thanks, guys! I needed this! I’m 66 and for many years the joke about me is that I can trip on air. I did a face- first splat on smooth tile floor (no injuries other than my dignity) and FINALLY realized that I have a little bit of foot drop in my left foot! Now, when I walk, I recite “heel, toe, heel, toe”to myself.
I had a TKR in January and prior to that had been on crutches. I have not heard of this but took a nasty fall a couple of days ago. Face planted on the sidewalk. I will start doing these as I have noticed that I felt like I was stumbling over my own feet. I’m very sure this is why I fell. Thank you for sharing this information with all of us! AMEN for special people like you! You really do care about your patients! Thanks!
Wow: You guys nailed it! Years before recent hip replacement, I’ve been asking physical therapists to help me understand and correct my perception of uneven gait. Since surgery and walking for exercise I have realized that the toes of foot opposite surgical leg are profoundly weak and cannot bear my weight as I step forward with it. This week I brought this fact to PT and was given standing heel raises. I’m sure this will help too, but am amazed and thankful that you have presented this video. I’m on it❣️
Thanks . I am 72 and have recently developed what I only now know is drop foot . I will start this therapy today . I am confident it will be very beneficial. Thanks again for this video which has been so timely .
This is fantastic advice for seniors to improve walking and minimize falls. 3 - 4 days a week I would walk at least 2 miles in my neighborhood for exercise. One afternoon I tripped while power walking and was injured. Luckily I did not break any bones, but the fear of another dalk kept me from walking for exercise again. I became acutely aware of my walking and determined I was not picking up my right foot enough and causing me to trip. I will do the recommended exercise and post again after a month to report if my walking has improved. Great video.
If you are looking for additional ways to improve your gait and reduce your risk of falls, check out these videos too. Be happy, be healthy, be safe! Physical Therapist Shows How to Walk Correctly: th-cam.com/video/2BfbiyIKnK4/w-d-xo.html Fastest & Easiest Way To Walk Properly: th-cam.com/video/BxBk2CYmR1M/w-d-xo.html 3 BEST Beginner/Senior Leg Exercises Using A Kitchen Chair, Improve Balance & Walking: th-cam.com/video/7kKhE2sgCag/w-d-xo.html
Hi guys ,thank you so much for all the great tips. Question pls,I have MS and foot drop is impossible for me to keep the foot up without assistance even in seating. Will using a resistance band to bring it up then pushing down with the band still under the foot (adding more resistance) work the same muscle? Thanks x
I had muscle weakness /drop foot due to trapped nerves, spinal issues & I kept falling/tripping over. I was given loads of PT exercises but not this one. I’ll try this thanks guys!🙌🏼
A lot of seniors need to walk barefooted sometimes to rebalance your feet. You lose the balance after you tran your selfs to have shoes on. Sterch and use your toe muscles as well .Thank you Bob and Brad. Love you guys ❤❤️❤️❤️
I have foot drop as the result of a hip replacement. The good news is that it's coming back so these exercises are just what I have been looking for to get my strenght back. Thank you!
This is such a needed exercise, one that I have never seen. I depend on all of your videos as they absolutely have helped me with the quality of my life. They allow me to see how really strong I am. Thank you and God Bless all of you.
I recently watched another video on this very topic/exercise(s). I was not uncomfortable doing all the way to advanced (thank you snowshoeing I think) BUT I had noticed that walking on game trails on my rural property I was "stubbing my toes" more. Just being aware helped me to adjust to picking up my toes and what a difference. I am nearly 68 but walk on game trails (uneven ground, rocks, roots, downfall) 2 plus miles daily and this past winter with excellent snow (NW Montana), I snowshoed the same distance. At any rate, I think both muscle strength AND in my case awareness are crucial - thank you!!
Excellent exercise for this muscle, guys. I've been walking 10Ks a day for 20+ years (I'm 57) and have never paid attention to this muscle, and now that I think of it I do have occasional pain there, in one leg mostly. So I think my gait is off too. I will start doing these and work on my gait. Thanks for making me aware. You guys are amazing. Lots of love to you guys, and Bob, of course!
Thank you so much guys 😊 . This exercise is exactly what I needed to do to strengthen my gait. I had a knee injury a few months ago and I’m still working on my walking normally . I was doing calf exercises, now I’m adding these ones as well 😅.
I never heard of this muscle and its importance in walking but sure enough I slap my foot down with little work using the heel. The 1st time I tried your exercise standing, my upper foot was only able to go up less than an inch! Thank you so much for this incredibly important info! I'm 69 & spend a lot of time lying down because of serious back pain. My legs are really weak.
I am so glad to have found this exercise, and your channel. I teach a Balance Class at a Seniors’ Centre where I volunteer. Most of my class are sort of in between when it comes to this exercise: the standing version would be a bit too challenging for many of them, but few of them will have a walking stick at home just yet. So, I’m suggesting that they loop a leather belt or an resistance band around their foot to lift it instead. I’ve tried that out myself and it seems to work well.
❤❤❤thank you. I have this issue at 58. Im so thankful for all that ya'll do to help people. I will be doing this to improve my walking it has changed drastically. How is Bob? Sending love and healing vibes to him and his family. ❤❤❤🎉🎉
Thank you so much for this info I started limping about 5 years ago now I can not use my left leg for walking thinking this might be one of the reasons for my leg weakness sending some love to Bob ❤❤❤
@@enigma_-_79 ha ha yes I was just showing that you can get over foot drop. I was told to have my ankle fixed via surgery but managed to get my nerves stimulated and once I gained movement I exercised the heck out of my ankle, using exercises similar to Bob and Brad. I'm sitting here presently looking at my mountain planned for tomorrow. 🤣
As a person with MS who tends to have a little drop foot on the right when I've walked too much or my heat sensitivity (like the 100 degree days we've had lately), I needed to see this now. Thank you guys!
I wish walking with lifting the foot upwards, had been demonstrated at the end. At what point in a stride do I lift the front of my foot up. I am starting to “ foot drag” my left foot. These videos help me so much. The modifications shown, are always super helpful!
My mother-in-law always dragged her feet when she walked. I first met her when she was 53, and I thought it was odd at that time to see someone at her young age dragging her heals. My husband said that’s the way she always walked. Flash forward to her at age 83, when she moved into a retiree residential living facility after my father-in-law died. She represented a great ‘trip and fall hazard’ to the facility, so she was immediately paired with a physical therapist who taught her how to properly walk. It took more than 2 weeks of dedicated effort, but it worked. We also changed out all of her shoes to practical, yet stylish, supportive shoes so that she would not hook her shoe heels on rugs, carpeting, or stairs anymore. Yes, she was one of those ‘ladies’ who wore high heals, then low heal slip-ons most of her adult life, as she told us “the heels accentuate my legs so much better than flats or athletic shoes”. Yeah, bunions were a big issue, too.
Ya my mom's in a nursing home and bunions too, their physio therapist got her to chuck her much loved wrap around soft slippers and bought her proper orthotic shoes, mom's almost 85!
Wow, great info here. As an older individual who has started to trip a bit , I found an exercise a while back that did the tibialis anterior and the hip flexor (two-part exercise). This stuff you're showing looks like the next step (no pun intended) for me. Thanks for the video!
Everyone please remember to always wear shoes appropriate for what you're doing and any medical conditions you might have. The right shoes make a big difference in avoiding tripping, falling and injuring your feet.
This is wonderful! I have neuropathy (no pain, just numbness), and I can walk ok indoors, but outdoors I need a walker as I have awful balance. I have gone to PT and that has done wonders, but my motor nerves in my left leg are affected too, which makes walking a little more difficult. I'm hoping this exercise will make things a little better for me!
I have Grave's disease. Among the many other problems is muscle weakness. I had noticed that I was slapping my feet when walking, but didn't know there was anything I could do about it. Thank you so much for showing this!
I have sciatic nerve damage that has affected both my legs, though predominantly my right leg. I have had pain in the tibias anterior muscle mentioned for years, and I do, indeed, have difficulty lifting my right foot at times. I have tripped more times than I care to count. Thank you for this video.
I had three back surgeries in the 80s. At one point, my left leg dragged. After intense PT, I recovered nicely. But I noticed if I'm walking at the gym, I sometimes catch my toe as I walk. I'm thinking I'm not lifting my leg enough. Also, if I'm tired, that left leg tends to drag. These exercises seem to be something I need to do. My husband is 78 and suffers from stenosis/scoliosis of the spine. He tends to shuffle. He has also had total replacement knee surgery on both knees this past year. I do believe the exercises you shared about using the cane will help him. Thank you for making this video.
10 years ago I hurt my back and ended up with a herniated disc. I had surgery to correct it because it resulted in drop foot. my husband called me "thumper" because he could hear the "slap" of my foot on the floor. I also had my walk videoed at a shoe store as part of buying goood walking shoes. I was shocked to see my right foot swing out to the right as I walked. No wonder I was developing a callus on the left of my big toe.!! After PT and surgery I am MUCH better but there is still weakness in lifting my toes up as I walk and find myself tripping at times. Thank you soooooo much for this exercise!! I will add it to my list of strength training exercises.
Im 60 years old and I renently fell. Thank The Most High, I only scrapped my knee and hand. I shutter to think it i had fallen on my hip😱 I started doing the legs against the wall stretch everday for 15 to 20 minutes a day. The sciatica pain in my lower back and legs are gone. My gait has improved tremendously.
Ten months ago I did the “ trip over my own feet and fall “ thing. Slammed my shoulder into a door frame, then fell onto bare hardwood floor. Total reverse shoulder replacement. Wish I had seen this a year ago….maybe this exercise might have saved me!
Me too; had a fall on hardwood floor; tripped over my own feet and a broomstick. Hit my shoulder and knees hard. Ended up with rotator cuff and bicep tear. 6 mos after that successful surgery,had to have lumbar fusion surgery, so now my formerly active walking life is back to zero and I appreciate the advice on getting back in shape. I’m at nearly at week 6, post back surgery. This is hard
OMG!! I cant believe the perfect timing of this video. My mom definitely has the senior shuffle. She has had many falls in the last 10 year. But sadly more so in the last yr. 5 falls since Nov, 3 in the last 30 days. She is seeing PT for lymphedema but also balance and vertigo. She has a shuffle but also can not navigate well around small obstacles such thresholds or carpet to flooring or vice versa. It's like her brain can quickly accept a flooring difference or small bumps in the sidewalk. It's so hard to figure out what to address first
Thanks!! I've been exercising for my knees for a year with moderate results. A couple days of doing this and feeling a lot better!! Will put them all together and think on the road to recovery. Again thank you so much for all that you do.
Thanks as always guys! Ive noticed this year when Im out for my walks, at least once or twice I notice a scuff, this could be why. Is this the shin splint muscle? I got those when younger & then in my 49's I'd strainn my calf once in a while. Im turning 50 this summer, Ive battled hashimotos & multiple spinal injuries for most my life. So that phrase a body in motion stays in motion has never applied more than now to me 🙃 We're blessed to have you guys along side us as we get on in years!! 😃
This does really work. I found myself tripping over things that I couldn’t believe I did and stubbing my toes (yeah, IK, I’m a southerner and walk barefoot a lot). The 3rd day of managing 20 on the wall, already huuuuge difference. That’s what I like to see, quick results. IK it’s not always possible but it’s certainly a motivator to keep doing it. Great tutorial gents!
Thx so much for this video! I have been catching my toe on my right foot. I will start these & get strength back!! 😊 I just want to walk better!!❤ you're great video's really are encouraging!! 😊
I use to run marathons and had a very bad case of shin splints for awhile. I learned this trick from Runners World back in the 80s. While sitting I would put the heel of one foot on the toes of the other foot and move the foot under the heel up and down with pressure from the heel. This exercised that muscle next to and behind the shin. Never had shin splints again. Of course I had to stretch the Achilles tendon to compliment the strengthening muscles. Worked like a charm!
Thank you for this message! As a result of a brain tumor and radiation, I drag my left leg when I’m tired. Thanks for the tips on strengthening my leg.
Going to try this. My wife is always yelling at me, "Pick your feet up when you walk". The other day I caught my heel on the threshold between the hall and bathroom floors. Luckily, the vanity was there for me to crash into before I hit the wall.
Simple exercise. We have awful sidewalks but my step has gotten too low. Tripped and broke hand 2 years ago. Could have been so much worse. I walk with a hiking pole for sidewalk focus. This exercise could help me if I keep at it.
Hiking poles are an excellent idea. I use a custom made wading staff. Fly fishermen sometimes use these for stability when boulder hopping along a stream. Mine are Oregon myrtle saplings. Great wood. For tips and stability they have a carbide tip epoxied on the end.
Thank you. This is exactly what I needed. I was aware that I’m not lifting my left foot and yes, it has caused me to stumble. Will start these exercises today
As a fencer, I was taught to lift my forward toe and kick the foot forward then bring the rear foot up and repeat. I recently noticed myself tripping as I walk. Watching this I thought back and it is always my left toe (rear foot). I checked the muscle left vs right tib. and the left is not very well developed. I will now work on strengthening my left side. Thanks for this video.
This is soooooooooo good!!!!! Thank you!!!! Edit: I was shocked to experience how hard this was for me!!! I trip all of the time!!!! No wonder!!!! No strength in the tibialis anterior muscles on both legs!!!
I notice that when I walk slowly like in a store shopping, my back starts to hurt. I'd like to see a video to strengthen the muscles which would help my back. Thanks.
Great advice, easy to follow and very useful for me at a slightly younger age with too much siting and my mum who needs a place to start. We miss Bob though. Sending love.
At 64, I still run some and my running style is mid-fore foot. But I do notice I the front of my shoes grind against the pavement as I bring my feet forward sometimes, especially as I get more tired. Thanks for the muscle strengthening exercises.
Hi, I just came across your wonderful video and I think it is great. Would you happen to have any additional advice for those with MS & Foot Drop? Thank you so much.
I trip occasionally with my right foot while walking and nearly face plant every time it happens. I always thought it was because of my shoes or I wasn't lifting my right foot high enough when I was walking; I never thought it could be a muscle by my shin. I'm going to try these exercises and see if they help.
I have left foot drop due to a crushing injury of my left leg and have had to work on this leg because of catching my toes while walking. I had severed my right Achilles then 18 months later was in a motor vehicle accident and had the crushing injury to my left leg. I will have to incorporate these exercises into my vibration plate which has helped immensely ( it has made me feel so much better).
I'm 34 yo now but had my right big toe fused together at age 27 because the joint had become so damaged from a super rare metabolic bone disease .. I don't think I really had much of a choice at the time (they offered a joint replacement but joint replacements in the big toe very often fail every few years because of all the load being placed on them). But I feel like that fused toe is going to affect my body for the rest of my life :/ every day so many muscles in my forefoot and leg get so tight and sore from compensating for that toe but I am now excited to try these exercises, thank you
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This information is probably 1 of the best videos you have provided. If you can't walk and walk well your life will change significantly! Please produce more videos to help and keep people walking. We love y'all. Thank you
Glad to hear that, we are happy we can help!
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@BobandBrad I like this video. Thank you for all you've done to help people live better.
Welcome to this weeks episode "walking for stupids!"
Sending Bob so many blessings and healing energy 💜💜💜miss you !
Thanks!
Sir! Walking is troubling for me! Again! You are right on time!
My prayers for Bob are a daily thing!
Thank you!
My Stanford doctor of 37 years told me that “Bob and Brad” is the BEST!!
I have developed terrible neuropathy during my treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma. Climbing stairs has become a tremendous challenge despite having been an active 47-year-old prior to this. I noticed a few months into treatment that my feet were not lifting as much as I walked and that I would trip over cracks in the sidewalk. I have been so frustrated that I have developed drop foot as well. Today I received trekking poles that I ordered to give me more support so I can walk with some more confidence. My husband found your video on trekking poles to teach me how to use them. I have now gone down the rabbit hole of watching many of your videos. Thank you for sharing this information on TH-cam to help others like me.
My kid’s dad had the same issue during treatment for a brain tumor. We never figured out if it was a neurological thing or from treatment. For about a month he could only slide but after treatment it did improve, where no other neurological symptoms did. He walked almost normally for a while after, so there is some hope. Good luck
Glad we could help!
Possibly a peripheral neuropathy from treatment with vincristine.
Pls becarefull to bump your toes or cut your nails wrong I had a toe amputation due to the circulation periferal can cause damage I now have arthritis in my feet all my trouble started with failed back dundrim due to sceptacimia after back op
About 90% of my geriatric patients have a difficult time with a heel to toe gait pattern . This is an excellent exercise to help prevent a shuffling, flat-foot gait pattern that almost always leads to falls.
Wish I had seen this last month. I had a bad fall last week. 100% because of the way I walk. I also now know why I have an ache at the front of my right leg.
I do love you guys but I am 65 and everytime I watch you I have to add another few exercises to my day😂
I miss the ‘Bob and Brad’ song at the beginning
Me too 😢
Nice pic at the end Brad, hay what's up with guys no longer wanting to be guys and then competing with chicks at the pools? Who changed the rules? So nothing which belongs to women is sacred then...,. Hhhmmm, doesn't Lia know what she looks like in a bathing suit and it wasn't even a bikini 👙!
I miss it, too. Please put it back on. 🙏🏼
We thought since Bob was more behind the scenes we should change it
@@BobandBrad I understand. I think we all just miss him and being that he is a co-founder of the channel, we all want to honor his work by your cute jingle.
I'm a 57 yo man with Parkinson's diagnosed in 2017. I'm finding your exercise videos very helpful! Thank you!
Glad we could help!
Ditto I am 90.injury
I am 89 Doc call it Jacksonian March. Excessive uncontrollabe body vibes/passed out 1 hour woke up on urine pool difficult arising/ optical visions revisions Hospital saw nothing occurred several times Balance reported ??. Tested NO help upper neck
Another tip I would give is to walk slower. The times I fell, I was rushing to get somewhere and didn’t pay attention to what was in front of me. I stepped in a hole at the park. I tripped over a wagon handle when doing home repairs. I rushed and fell when the dog wrapped her leash around my legs. Look down.
I was involved in a severe car accident in 1993. I had a TBI on the left side of my body. This affected my right side. I had drop foot because of it. I went through therapy and got better at walking. As the years passed I struggled with depression and weight gain. This caused me to go back to old habits. I have lost 50 pounds leaving me 25 more to reach my goal. I have been falling and tripping so I am going to use your advice to help me stop falling. Thanks.
Thanks, guys! I needed this! I’m 66 and for many years the joke about me is that I can trip on air. I did a face- first splat on smooth tile floor (no injuries other than my dignity) and FINALLY realized that I have a little bit of foot drop in my left foot! Now, when I walk, I recite “heel, toe, heel, toe”to myself.
Thanks for this video. I was born with a disability that causes drop foot & can tell you that these exercises really do help keep me from falling.😊
I had a TKR in January and prior to that had been on crutches. I have not heard of this but took a nasty fall a couple of days ago. Face planted on the sidewalk. I will start doing these as I have noticed that I felt like I was stumbling over my own feet. I’m very sure this is why I fell. Thank you for sharing this information with all of us! AMEN for special people like you! You really do care about your patients! Thanks!
Sorry you had the facevplant! They are a huge shock to the system and the face damage can be bad.
This exercise against the wall also feels great in my low back!
That's good!
Wow: You guys nailed it! Years before recent hip
replacement, I’ve been asking physical therapists to help me understand and correct my perception of uneven gait. Since surgery and walking for exercise I have realized that the toes of foot opposite surgical leg are profoundly weak and cannot bear my weight as I step forward with it. This week I brought this fact to PT and was given standing heel raises. I’m sure this will help too, but am amazed and thankful that you have presented this video. I’m on it❣️
Glad you enjoyed it!
This exercise is better than one. They taught me in the hospital. It’s much more effective by a longshot.
Thanks . I am 72 and have recently developed what I only now know is drop foot . I will start this therapy today . I am confident it will be very beneficial. Thanks again for this video which has been so timely .
Glad to help!
This is fantastic advice for seniors to improve walking and minimize falls. 3 - 4 days a week I would walk at least 2 miles in my neighborhood for exercise. One afternoon I tripped while power walking and was injured. Luckily I did not break any bones, but the fear of another dalk kept me from walking for exercise again. I became acutely aware of my walking and determined I was not picking up my right foot enough and causing me to trip. I will do the recommended exercise and post again after a month to report if my walking has improved. Great video.
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If you are looking for additional ways to improve your gait and reduce your risk of falls, check out these videos too. Be happy, be healthy, be safe!
Physical Therapist Shows How to Walk Correctly: th-cam.com/video/2BfbiyIKnK4/w-d-xo.html
Fastest & Easiest Way To Walk Properly: th-cam.com/video/BxBk2CYmR1M/w-d-xo.html
3 BEST Beginner/Senior Leg Exercises Using A Kitchen Chair, Improve Balance & Walking: th-cam.com/video/7kKhE2sgCag/w-d-xo.html
Thank you both so much.
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Hi guys ,thank you so much for all the great tips.
Question pls,I have MS and foot drop is impossible for me to keep the foot up without assistance even in seating. Will using a resistance band to bring it up then pushing down with the band still under the foot (adding more resistance) work the same muscle?
Thanks x
Thanks so very much!
Mr.Biden need to see this video😅
My son's a nurse and he didn't know that your calf muscles wrap around your knee and your ankles, good to know!
Good thing to know!
I had muscle weakness /drop foot due to trapped nerves, spinal issues & I kept falling/tripping over. I was given loads of PT exercises but not this one. I’ll try this thanks guys!🙌🏼
Glad to provide a new one!
I also have foot drop issues. Did this exercise work for you?
A lot of seniors need to walk barefooted sometimes to rebalance your feet. You lose the balance after you tran your selfs to have shoes on. Sterch and use your toe muscles as well .Thank you Bob and Brad. Love you guys ❤❤️❤️❤️
I have foot drop as the result of a hip replacement. The good news is that it's coming back so these exercises are just what I have been looking for to get my strenght back. Thank you!
Hope these help!
This is such a needed exercise, one that I have never seen. I depend on all of your videos as they absolutely have helped me with the quality of my life. They allow me to see how really strong I am. Thank you and God Bless all of you.
I recently watched another video on this very topic/exercise(s). I was not uncomfortable doing all the way to advanced (thank you snowshoeing I think) BUT I had noticed that walking on game trails on my rural property I was "stubbing my toes" more. Just being aware helped me to adjust to picking up my toes and what a difference. I am nearly 68 but walk on game trails (uneven ground, rocks, roots, downfall) 2 plus miles daily and this past winter with excellent snow (NW Montana), I snowshoed the same distance. At any rate, I think both muscle strength AND in my case awareness are crucial - thank you!!
You're very welcome!
Tried quite a few exercises to aid my recovery, this exercise is extremely effective and I thoroughly reccomend it, thanks for posting it up.
Excellent exercise for this muscle, guys. I've been walking 10Ks a day for 20+ years (I'm 57) and have never paid attention to this muscle, and now that I think of it I do have occasional pain there, in one leg mostly. So I think my gait is off too. I will start doing these and work on my gait. Thanks for making me aware. You guys are amazing. Lots of love to you guys, and Bob, of course!
Glad we could help, good luck!
Oh my! I’m always tripping & my husband says “ pick up your feet” lol. It’s worse since I had knee replacements. Thank you!
You're welcome!
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Thank you so much guys 😊 . This exercise is exactly what I needed to do to strengthen my gait. I had a knee injury a few months ago and I’m still working on my walking normally . I was doing calf exercises, now I’m adding these ones as well 😅.
Hope this helps!
You can Hear your shuffling. ___😂
Now that’s something I never knew about that muscle! I’ll give it a try and hopefully that will help me on my walking! Thanks guys! 👍🏻
You are very welcome!
Thank you, as ever, for useful information. I, too, miss the Bob and Brad intro. It made me smile.
I never heard of this muscle and its importance in walking but sure enough I slap my foot down with little work using the heel. The 1st time I tried your exercise standing, my upper foot was only able to go up less than an inch! Thank you so much for this incredibly important info! I'm 69 & spend a lot of time lying down because of serious back pain. My legs are really weak.
I am so glad to have found this exercise, and your channel. I teach a Balance Class at a Seniors’ Centre where I volunteer. Most of my class are sort of in between when it comes to this exercise: the standing version would be a bit too challenging for many of them, but few of them will have a walking stick at home just yet. So, I’m suggesting that they loop a leather belt or an resistance band around their foot to lift it instead. I’ve tried that out myself and it seems to work well.
❤❤❤thank you. I have this issue at 58. Im so thankful for all that ya'll do to help people. I will be doing this to improve my walking it has changed drastically. How is Bob? Sending love and healing vibes to him and his family. ❤❤❤🎉🎉
Thank you so much for this info I started limping about 5 years ago now I can not use my left leg for walking thinking this might be one of the reasons for my leg weakness sending some love to Bob ❤❤❤
Good morning,oh we miss Bob so much.Sending him much love .It’s just not the same , you guys had such a unique rapport.
I suffered from footdrop and spent a LOT of energy doing this. I've now climbed 37 mountains over 14,000ft, great exercise.
Oh good Lord. I hope that doesn’t happen to everyone 😂
Congratulations! Well done you.
@@enigma_-_79 ha ha yes I was just showing that you can get over foot drop. I was told to have my ankle fixed via surgery but managed to get my nerves stimulated and once I gained movement I exercised the heck out of my ankle, using exercises similar to Bob and Brad. I'm sitting here presently looking at my mountain planned for tomorrow. 🤣
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As a person with MS who tends to have a little drop foot on the right when I've walked too much or my heat sensitivity (like the 100 degree days we've had lately), I needed to see this now. Thank you guys!
I wish walking with lifting the foot upwards, had been demonstrated at the end. At what point in a stride do I lift the front of my foot up. I am starting to “ foot drag” my left foot. These videos help me so much. The modifications shown, are always super helpful!
I love these videos they have helped me so much
I pray for Bob and Brad as a team ❤
Super excited to learn this today. Stopped video and did exercise right away and felt the weakness. Really needed this help. Thank you so much!
You're so welcome!
My mother-in-law always dragged her feet when she walked. I first met her when she was 53, and I thought it was odd at that time to see someone at her young age dragging her heals. My husband said that’s the way she always walked. Flash forward to her at age 83, when she moved into a retiree residential living facility after my father-in-law died. She represented a great ‘trip and fall hazard’ to the facility, so she was immediately paired with a physical therapist who taught her how to properly walk. It took more than 2 weeks of dedicated effort, but it worked. We also changed out all of her shoes to practical, yet stylish, supportive shoes so that she would not hook her shoe heels on rugs, carpeting, or stairs anymore. Yes, she was one of those ‘ladies’ who wore high heals, then low heal slip-ons most of her adult life, as she told us “the heels accentuate my legs so much better than flats or athletic shoes”. Yeah, bunions were a big issue, too.
Ya my mom's in a nursing home and bunions too, their physio therapist got her to chuck her much loved wrap around soft slippers and bought her proper orthotic shoes, mom's almost 85!
Thanks for sharing!
Wow, great info here. As an older individual who has started to trip a bit , I found an exercise a while back that did the tibialis anterior and the hip flexor (two-part exercise). This stuff you're showing looks like the next step (no pun intended) for me. Thanks for the video!
Our pleasure!
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Ways tripping on my one foot…no one ever talked about this exercise…thanks!
Awesome video! Keep up the good work Brad and Mike! Hi Bob in the background!!!
Will do, thank you for watching!
Everyone please remember to always wear shoes appropriate for what you're doing and any medical conditions you might have. The right shoes make a big difference in avoiding tripping, falling and injuring your feet.
Agreed! I have to wear relatively thin soled shoes.
Brad is very knowledgeable and a good man too.
I try to remember the points you bring up, so whenever I walk or sit or go up and down stairs or do yardwork I'm very careful!!!!
Still love the channel but I miss Bob too. Thanks for all you do guys. I have used so many of your exercises to improve my life.
Thanks for this. I've been dragging my left toe walking. This helps.
This is wonderful! I have neuropathy (no pain, just numbness), and I can walk ok indoors, but outdoors I need a walker as I have awful balance. I have gone to PT and that has done wonders, but my motor nerves in my left leg are affected too, which makes walking a little more difficult. I'm hoping this exercise will make things a little better for me!
I have Grave's disease. Among the many other problems is muscle weakness. I had noticed that I was slapping my feet when walking, but didn't know there was anything I could do about it. Thank you so much for showing this!
Happy to help!
I have sciatic nerve damage that has affected both my legs, though predominantly my right leg. I have had pain in the tibias anterior muscle mentioned for years, and I do, indeed, have difficulty lifting my right foot at times. I have tripped more times than I care to count. Thank you for this video.
Great advice. Thanks. Please convey warm best wishes to Brad. Miss him.
I had three back surgeries in the 80s. At one point, my left leg dragged. After intense PT, I recovered nicely. But I noticed if I'm walking at the gym, I sometimes catch my toe as I walk. I'm thinking I'm not lifting my leg enough. Also, if I'm tired, that left leg tends to drag. These exercises seem to be something I need to do.
My husband is 78 and suffers from stenosis/scoliosis of the spine. He tends to shuffle. He has also had total replacement knee surgery on both knees this past year. I do believe the exercises you shared about using the cane will help him. Thank you for making this video.
Sending Bob lot of positivity nd prayers from India
10 years ago I hurt my back and ended up with a herniated disc. I had surgery to correct it because it resulted in drop foot. my husband called me "thumper" because he could hear the "slap" of my foot on the floor. I also had my walk videoed at a shoe store as part of buying goood walking shoes. I was shocked to see my right foot swing out to the right as I walked. No wonder I was developing a callus on the left of my big toe.!! After PT and surgery I am MUCH better but there is still weakness in lifting my toes up as I walk and find myself tripping at times. Thank you soooooo much for this exercise!! I will add it to my list of strength training exercises.
Im 60 years old and I renently fell. Thank The Most High, I only scrapped my knee and hand. I shutter to think it i had fallen on my hip😱 I started doing the legs against the wall stretch everday for 15 to 20 minutes a day. The sciatica pain in my lower back and legs are gone. My gait has improved tremendously.
Thank you for all you to improve my walk. I need all the help I can get. I look forward to more exercises. 😊
We are happy to help!
Ten months ago I did the “ trip over my own feet and fall “ thing. Slammed my shoulder into a door frame, then fell onto bare hardwood floor. Total reverse shoulder replacement. Wish I had seen this a year ago….maybe this exercise might have saved me!
Me too; had a fall on hardwood floor; tripped over my own feet and a broomstick. Hit my shoulder and knees hard. Ended up with rotator cuff and bicep tear. 6 mos after that successful surgery,had to have lumbar fusion surgery, so now my formerly active walking life is back to zero and I appreciate the advice on getting back in shape. I’m at nearly at week 6, post back surgery. This is hard
Oh, we're so sorry to hear that!
Me too.
Thanks Brad and Mike❤
OMG!! I cant believe the perfect timing of this video. My mom definitely has the senior shuffle. She has had many falls in the last 10 year. But sadly more so in the last yr. 5 falls since Nov, 3 in the last 30 days. She is seeing PT for lymphedema but also balance and vertigo. She has a shuffle but also can not navigate well around small obstacles such thresholds or carpet to flooring or vice versa. It's like her brain can quickly accept a flooring difference or small bumps in the sidewalk. It's so hard to figure out what to address first
Sorry I meant her brain "can't " ...
Excellent demo and teaching. Thank you so much.
I have hyperextended knee with my ms. I hope I can incorporate this into my exercise.
Best of luck!
Thanks!! I've been exercising for my knees for a year with moderate results. A couple days of doing this and feeling a lot better!! Will put them all together and think on the road to recovery. Again thank you so much for all that you do.
Wonderful!
You are very welcome, we are so happy we can help
Thanks as always guys!
Ive noticed this year when Im out for my walks, at least once or twice I notice a scuff, this could be why. Is this the shin splint muscle? I got those when younger & then in my 49's I'd strainn my calf once in a while.
Im turning 50 this summer, Ive battled hashimotos & multiple spinal injuries for most my life. So that phrase a body in motion stays in motion has never applied more than now to me 🙃
We're blessed to have you guys along side us as we get on in years!! 😃
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing such valuable information !! Can't wait to start! Thank you for doing a great job
Your easy tips for leg strengthening is very important for me. Please continue with your daily dose of easy exercises. Thanks.
We will!! Thank you for watching!
This does really work. I found myself tripping over things that I couldn’t believe I did and stubbing my toes (yeah, IK, I’m a southerner and walk barefoot a lot). The 3rd day of managing 20 on the wall, already huuuuge difference. That’s what I like to see, quick results. IK it’s not always possible but it’s certainly a motivator to keep doing it. Great tutorial gents!
Thank you! I have MD2 and I watch your videos for help in improving my walking!
Thx so much for this video! I have been catching my toe on my right foot. I will start these & get strength back!! 😊 I just want to walk better!!❤ you're great video's really are encouraging!! 😊
Hows Bob ? Hope he’s keeping ok . I miss seeing you both together. Used make me laugh and all the help you give I really appreciate you. Thank you
Great video! Thanks guys!👍
Glad you liked it!
I use to run marathons and had a very bad case of shin splints for awhile. I learned this trick from Runners World back in the 80s. While sitting I would put the heel of one foot on the toes of the other foot and move the foot under the heel up and down with pressure from the heel. This exercised that muscle next to and behind the shin. Never had shin splints again. Of course I had to stretch the Achilles tendon to compliment the strengthening muscles. Worked like a charm!
This is helpful gonna try this technique to improve my walking
Yes! Good luck!
That's great! Thank you very much 😊
No problem!
Thank you for this message! As a result of a brain tumor and radiation, I drag my left leg when I’m tired. Thanks for the tips on strengthening my leg.
Love ya Bob !
This happened to me at church. Wehave been chosen to move on a differemt path. Glad for your grace,it inspires me.
Going to try this. My wife is always yelling at me, "Pick your feet up when you walk". The other day I caught my heel on the threshold between the hall and bathroom floors. Luckily, the vanity was there for me to crash into before I hit the wall.
Simple exercise. We have awful sidewalks but my step has gotten too low. Tripped and broke hand 2 years ago. Could have been so much worse. I walk with a hiking pole for sidewalk focus. This exercise could help me if I keep at it.
Happy to be able to help! Be careful on those sidewalks!
Hiking poles are an excellent idea. I use a custom made wading staff. Fly fishermen sometimes use these for stability when boulder hopping along a stream. Mine are Oregon myrtle saplings. Great wood. For tips and stability they have a carbide tip epoxied on the end.
Thank you. This is exactly what I needed. I was aware that I’m not lifting my left foot and yes, it has caused me to stumble. Will start these exercises today
Good luck!
As a fencer, I was taught to lift my forward toe and kick the foot forward then bring the rear foot up and repeat. I recently noticed myself tripping as I walk. Watching this I thought back and it is always my left toe (rear foot). I checked the muscle left vs right tib. and the left is not very well developed. I will now work on strengthening my left side. Thanks for this video.
Excellent advice for people of any age
This is soooooooooo good!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Edit: I was shocked to experience how hard this was for me!!! I trip all of the time!!!! No wonder!!!! No strength in the tibialis anterior muscles on both legs!!!
Thank you for assisting many of us need your help and kindness, 💯
Perfect timing on this, I doing PT for a broken tibia and fibula.
I don’t see another video here. The first one was GREAT!! Thank you SO MUCH❤️
I notice that when I walk slowly like in a store shopping, my back starts to hurt. I'd like to see a video to strengthen the muscles which would help my back. Thanks.
We will add this to our to do list!
Great advice, easy to follow and very useful for me at a slightly younger age with too much siting and my mum who needs a place to start. We miss Bob though. Sending love.
Glad it was helpful!
I really needed this today! I have tendinitis and struggle with my rehab after a surgery and My proprioception was affected. Thank you! 😊
Thanks guys... your videos are always on time.❤
Thanks for watching!
Great teaching and demos! Advanced and modified exercises are great!
Thanks!
At 64, I still run some and my running style is mid-fore foot. But I do notice I the front of my shoes grind against the pavement as I bring my feet forward sometimes, especially as I get more tired. Thanks for the muscle strengthening exercises.
Hi, I just came across your wonderful video and I think it is great. Would you happen to have any additional advice for those with MS & Foot Drop? Thank you so much.
I trip occasionally with my right foot while walking and nearly face plant every time it happens. I always thought it was because of my shoes or I wasn't lifting my right foot high enough when I was walking; I never thought it could be a muscle by my shin. I'm going to try these exercises and see if they help.
I have left foot drop due to a crushing injury of my left leg and have had to work on this leg because of catching my toes while walking.
I had severed my right Achilles then 18 months later was in a motor vehicle accident and had the crushing injury to my left leg.
I will have to incorporate these exercises into my vibration plate which has helped immensely ( it has made me feel so much better).
Hopefully they help you!!
I'm 34 yo now but had my right big toe fused together at age 27 because the joint had become so damaged from a super rare metabolic bone disease .. I don't think I really had much of a choice at the time (they offered a joint replacement but joint replacements in the big toe very often fail every few years because of all the load being placed on them). But I feel like that fused toe is going to affect my body for the rest of my life :/ every day so many muscles in my forefoot and leg get so tight and sore from compensating for that toe but I am now excited to try these exercises, thank you
My problem is that I drag my feet, so that is why I am prone to fall. I use a walking stick to keep me from dragging my feet.
Perfect timing. I have foot drop, gait & balance issues. I'll give this a try