I googled “walking on heels vs. balls”, and the first several results told me that heel-walking is better than ball-walking, it’s just different for running. Where did you find out that walking is better done on balls, too?
There is a recent study talking about energy expenditure—heel first walking expends less energy. But it is still more impactful on the knees. http://blog.nutribodies.com/53/barefoot-training-part-ii-the-role-of-footwear-on-injury-development
Energy (food) is cheap these days and knee replacements are not, so this suggests that balls first walking is better.
I walk heel-first when I’m barefoot...
I googled “walking on heels vs. balls”, and the first several results told me that heel-walking is better than ball-walking, it’s just different for running. Where did you find out that walking is better done on balls, too?
There is a recent study talking about energy expenditure—heel first walking expends less energy. But it is still more impactful on the knees. http://blog.nutribodies.com/53/barefoot-training-part-ii-the-role-of-footwear-on-injury-development
Energy (food) is cheap these days and knee replacements are not, so this suggests that balls first walking is better.
I walk heel-first when I’m barefoot...