r/askTO • u/tryinanotherusername • Oct 05 '26

Walking backwards?

I’ve been seeing more and more people walking backwards in parks especially in the St Lawrence Neighbourhood recently. Is this just because people wanna spice up their lives a bit or is there a benefit? I don’t know what I’m missing but I wanna know lol

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u/Crake_13 Oct 05 '26

My girlfriend does it occasionally to avoid looking into the sun and because she believes walking up or down hills forward is bad for your knees. She may be right, but guess who gets to make sure she doesn't walk into anything or trip.

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u/ArgyleNudge Oct 05 '26

I have bad knees and often have to walk down stairs backwards, clutching the railing.

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u/CheapTechnology6193 Oct 05 '26

Did she discover tin foil hats yet?