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I've recently started writing more about the health benefits of proper posture. Its benefits go FAR beyond looks; your posture has a tremendous impact on chronic pain, and in all likelihood contributes a great deal to the biological harm associated with prolonged sitting.

Posture and proper body mechanics is equally important when you're moving about. Simply walking has been found to have significant health benefits, including the reduction of severe attacks associated with lung disease, and a reduced risk of stroke-both of which I'll discuss in a moment.

Walking correctly can only add to such benefits. In the video above, Esther Gokhale teaches several components of her Gokhale Method "glidewalking" technique. She emphasizes the following features:

1. Pelvic anteversion (allowing the pelvis to naturally tip forward, with the belt line slanting down towards the front). This is necessary to put the glutes in a position of mechanical advantage, and to allow the back leg to straighten and propel you forward.