PROBLEM: Walking with poor form. As a physical therapist, I've...
Tyler Van Acker@Tyler_Van_Acker
18 views
Sep 09, 2026
~2 min read
Advertisement
1
PROBLEM: Walking with poor form.
As a physical therapist, I've helped 1,000’s get back to walking without pain.
Here’s the 10 most common mistakes (and an exercise to fix each):
As a physical therapist, I've helped 1,000’s get back to walking without pain.
Here’s the 10 most common mistakes (and an exercise to fix each):
2
1. Not pushing off with toe
When you walk, focus on keeping your toe in contact with the ground.
Keep your toes and knee pointing straight ahead to stretch your calf, achilles, and plantar fascia.
When you walk, focus on keeping your toe in contact with the ground.
Keep your toes and knee pointing straight ahead to stretch your calf, achilles, and plantar fascia.
0:11
3
2. Hip drop
Weak glute med muscles may be the most common deficit on the list.
Work on keeping your hips level as you kick one leg out to the side.
Weak glute med muscles may be the most common deficit on the list.
Work on keeping your hips level as you kick one leg out to the side.
0:15
4
3. Not picking up foot
Pick up your toes as you swing your leg through.
Move your feet further away from the wall to increase the challenge.
Pick up your toes as you swing your leg through.
Move your feet further away from the wall to increase the challenge.
0:06
5
4. Not picking up leg
Lift your knee higher when you swing your leg through.
Strengthen your hip flexors to fix this mistake.
Lift your knee higher when you swing your leg through.
Strengthen your hip flexors to fix this mistake.
0:07
6
5. Forward shoulders
Open up your chest to bring confidence to your stride.
First pull your elbows back then bring your hands up (reverse on the way down).
Open up your chest to bring confidence to your stride.
First pull your elbows back then bring your hands up (reverse on the way down).
0:05
7
6. Stiff spine
Upper spine stretching to decrease low back stress.
Put the knee up that's further from the wall and keep it pointing straight ahead.
Upper spine stretching to decrease low back stress.
Put the knee up that's further from the wall and keep it pointing straight ahead.
0:08
8
7. Forward head
Hold your head high when walking.
Lift your head as you pull your chin in.
Hold your head high when walking.
Lift your head as you pull your chin in.
0:07
9
8. Flat feet
Tighten the muscles in your foot as it contacts the ground.
Tighten the muscles in your foot.
Then relax.
Tighten the muscles in your foot as it contacts the ground.
Tighten the muscles in your foot.
Then relax.
0:06
10
9. Feet turned too far out
On average, your foot points outward 15 degrees.
But tight hips are making people's feet face sideways.
Stretch your glute muscles so you don't walk like a duck.
On average, your foot points outward 15 degrees.
But tight hips are making people's feet face sideways.
Stretch your glute muscles so you don't walk like a duck.
0:04
11
10. Shuffling
Increase your step length.
Build length plus strength with heel raises off a step.
Increase your step length.
Build length plus strength with heel raises off a step.
0:12
12
Are you suffering from persistent back pain?
I’ve helped over 1,000 people cure their back pain for good.
Click the link below to get the best exercise for back pain (takes less 5 minutes and works within 3 days): bestbackpainexercise.tylervanacker.com
I’ve helped over 1,000 people cure their back pain for good.
Click the link below to get the best exercise for back pain (takes less 5 minutes and works within 3 days): bestbackpainexercise.tylervanacker.com
13
If you got value from this thread,
RT the first tweet to share it with others.
RT the first tweet to share it with others.
Tyler Van Acker@Tyler_Van_Acker
PROBLEM: Walking with poor form.
As a physical therapist, I've helped 1,000’s get back to walking without pain.
Here’s the 10 most common mistakes (and an exercise to fix each):
As a physical therapist, I've helped 1,000’s get back to walking without pain.
Here’s the 10 most common mistakes (and an exercise to fix each):
