Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Walking is one of the most common and recommended physical activity for older adults. It is meaningful to the individual and easy to perform. However, with advancing age and age related changes in body, walking can become a difficult task. Walking difficulties are common among older adults specifically absence of heel-to-toe stepping. Heel is the first point of contact while stepping. With age related changes there is loss of heel-to-gait pattern. Older adults tend to walk with flat foot. This prevents them from walking faster and walking for longer time.