Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Orthopaedic debunks viral claim on backward walking benefits
Some people on social media say that walking 100 steps backward is like walking 1,000 steps forward.
But a doctor named Dr. Vishal Shinde says this is not true.
He explains that one step is still one step, no matter which way you walk.
Walking backward does use different muscles and can be good for your knees and balance, but it doesn't mean you get 10 times the benefit.
The doctor wants everyone to know that there's no special magic to walking backward when it comes to fitness.
Social media claim that 100 backward steps equal 1,000 forward steps is false.
Dr. Vishal Shinde, an orthopaedic surgeon, debunks the claim.
Backward walking activates quadriceps, reduces knee stress, and improves balance.
No scientific evidence supports the exaggerated step equivalence.
Difficulty in backward walking does not translate to exaggerated fitness benefits.
- Who
- Dr. Vishal Shinde, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon
- What
- Debunked the claim that 100 backward steps equal 1,000 forward steps
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central
- Why
- To clarify the misconception and provide accurate information about the benefits of backward walking
- Claim
- 100 backward steps equal 1,000 forward steps
- Expert
- Dr. Vishal Shinde, orthopaedic surgeon
- Hospital
- Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central
- Backward walking benefits
- Activates quadriceps, reduces knee stress, improves balance
- Expert's stance
- No scientific evidence for step equivalence