#373 - Spend a day walking backwards

Okay, so some of you may be asking why would you want to do this.

So lets start off with what the experts have to say:

http://www.pyroenergen.com/articles/backward-running.htm

 http://www.onlinebraingamesblog.com/brain-fitness/walking-backwards-may-be-good-for-your-brain

So there you have it! Apparently there are many physical and mental benefits from walking backwards, that range from an increase in balance, peripheral vision and hearing as well as potentially building new neural connections.

Also people in China and japan do it so... good enough for me!

I manged to do it the entire day despite the people and doors I've run into. I noticed that i get tired more quickly when i walk backwards, So it definitely uses a different group of muscles.

I got a wide range of reactions when people saw or heard that was walking backwards for the day. Some people cheered me on, others thought I was just being stupid. Our unit counselor thought I was striving for attention. I got a surprising number of people who just thought I lost a bet.

I started off the day with my fellow corpsmember and associate Seph walking backwards with me, but alas he stopped after a few hours. people were surprised that i kept with it, but I considered it a test to my mental fortitude to keep going.

It was an interesting day and I'm glad I did it.... if your looking for something different to do, I would recommend trying it and see what happens!