Every now and then a fitness trend emerges that tries to reinvent the wheel. Most fade out of view, but one that I've seen increasingly take hold across Instagram, TikTok and Co. is walking backward. Often on a treadmill. Occasionally dragging a heavy sled across the gym floor.
The trend can be traced back to trainer and online coach Ben Patrick, aka Knees Over Toes Guy, and his wife Alissa Schneider Patrick, aka (you've guessed it) Knees Over Toes Girl, who have been promoting somewhat unconventional training methods to boost lower-body strength and mobility, while reducing joint pain.
