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Top 3 Things Most People Do Wrong When Walking (and How to Fix Them)

Creatix / January 31, 2026

Walking feels automatic when we're healthy, but most of us slowly pick bad habits from chairs, phones, shoes, distraction, and stress. The good news: tiny fixes make walking easier, safer, and surprisingly more energizing. 

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Top 3 Things Most People Do Wrong When Walking

1. Slouching or Leaning Forward

What goes wrong:
Head juts forward, shoulders round, upper back collapses. This often comes from phone use and desk time.

Why it matters:

  • Compresses the neck and spine

  • Increases fatigue and back/neck pain

  • Makes walking feel heavier than it should

How to fix it:

  • Imagine a string gently pulling the top of your head upward

  • Keep ears stacked over shoulders, shoulders over hips

  • Relax the shoulders down and back, not stiff or military

Quick cue: “Tall, relaxed, stacked.”

2. Overstriding (Stepping Too Far Forward)

What goes wrong:
Foot lands far ahead of the body, usually with a hard heel strike.

Why it matters:

  • Acts like a braking force with every step

  • Increases stress on knees, hips, and lower back

  • Wastes energy and reduces smoothness

How to fix it:

  • Shorten your step slightly

  • Let your foot land under your center of mass, not in front of it

  • Think rolling forward rather than reaching forward

Quick cue: “Step under you, not ahead of you.”

3. Stiff Arms (or No Arm Swing at All)

What goes wrong:
Arms hang frozen, swing awkwardly across the body, or are locked by tension.

Why it matters:

  • Disrupts natural rhythm and balance

  • Forces legs to work harder

  • Makes walking feel robotic or tiring

How to fix it:

  • Let arms swing naturally from the shoulders

  • Elbows bent ~90°, hands relaxed

  • Arms move forward and back, not across the chest

Quick cue: “Loose arms, natural rhythm.”

Good walking is about smart movement with alignment + rhythm. When posture improves and motion becomes smoother, walking feels like art in motion. You're both the art and the artist in motion. Keep walking. Enjoy it. 

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