Looking to revitalise your fitness routine? A straightforward yet impactful method could be to start walking backwards. While a brisk forward walk offers myriad benefits – strengthening bones, ...

'This type of activity engages different muscles and challenges your coordination, thus enhancing your balance and proprioception [your sense of movement, action and body positioning],' Barr explains.

It goes by many names, such as retropedalling, retro walking, retro motion and reverse walking. Whatever you call it, backward walking is a world health trend that has been linked to a surprising ...