Dufek encourages people to partner up: “Two people face each other and hold hands, and one of them walks backward while the other one’s walking forward,” she says. “That person can be the ...

People walking forward – who never seem to notice anything – started looking at me strangely. At first, I thought it was curiosity. But after observing many of their expressions, ...

If you walk backward outside, Holc advises going with a walking buddy. This person walks forward and acts as your eyes, preventing you from running into objects or other people—or entering traffic.

I’ve spent my whole life happily walking in one direction: forward. It was, I believed, the only way to go, so I dutifully logged dozens of miles a month looking like every other person out for ...

For many people, walking is one of the easiest, low-impact forms of exercise. Every step can help increase one’s metabolism and, for some of us, help decrease our guilt about eating all those ...

Research has shown that this activity reduces has numerous benefits, and not just for your physical fitness. Walking backward, or retrowalking, can do a lot for your body and even your brain.

Walking is one of the simplest and most accessible ways to stay fit, but taking a few steps in reverse could unlock even greater benefits. This seemingly unconventional movement, known as retro ...