Can Peripheral Neuropathy Cause Problems With Walking?

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What You’ll Learn

In this chapter you’ll discover:

• How peripheral neuropathy can change the way you walk
• Why numb feet can affect gait
• What proprioception is and why it matters
• Why walking may become harder in the dark
• How muscle weakness affects walking
• How foot drop can change your gait
• Why pain may alter the way you step
• Why some patients begin shuffling or taking shorter steps
• How fear of falling can change walking
• Why canes, walkers, braces, and physical therapy are not signs of failure
• What other conditions can cause walking problems
• Which changes deserve prompt medical evaluation
• How protecting your walking ability helps protect your independence

Quick Answer

Yes. Peripheral neuropathy can affect walking in several different ways.

Walking depends on much more than leg strength.

To walk safely, your brain needs continuous information from:

• Your feet
• Your joints
• Your muscles
• Your eyes
• Your inner ears

At the same time, motor nerves must activate muscles at the right time and with enough strength to move and stabilize you.

Peripheral neuropathy may interfere with:

• Sensation
• Position awareness
• Balance
• Muscle strength
• Foot control
• Pain-free movement

As a result, walking may become:

• Slower
• Less steady
• More cautious
• More tiring
• More dependent on vision
• More prone to tripping

Walking is a team effort. Neuropathy can interfere with several members of that team at once.

Walking Is More Complicated Than It Looks

Most of us don’t think about walking until it becomes difficult.

You don’t normally tell yourself:

Lift the foot.

Move it forward.

Place the heel.

Shift the weight.

Maintain balance.

Push off with the toes.

Your nervous system coordinates those movements automatically.

Every step requires communication among:

• Brain
• Spinal cord
• Peripheral nerves
• Muscles
• Joints
• Eyes
• Vestibular system

Walking is an extraordinary neurological and mechanical process.

Your Feet Are Constantly Talking to Your Brain

Every time your foot touches the ground, sensory nerves send information upward.

They help tell your brain:

• Where the foot is
• How much pressure is underneath it
• Whether the surface is level
• Whether your weight is shifting
• Whether the foot is moving

Most of this happens without conscious thought.

When neuropathy reduces that information, the brain has less reliable feedback.

What Is Proprioception?

Proprioception is your body’s ability to know where its parts are in space without constantly looking at them.

Try this simple idea:

You normally know whether your big toe is pointing upward or downward even when you’re not looking at it.

That awareness depends partly on sensory information traveling through your nervous system.

If those pathways are impaired, walking becomes more dependent on other systems—especially vision.

Why Do I Walk Worse in the Dark?

This is a common neuropathy complaint.

Patients may say:

“I’m okay during the day, but when I get up at night, I feel like I’m going to fall.”

Why?

During daylight, your eyes provide information that can partially compensate for reduced sensation from your feet.

Turn off the lights and one of those compensating systems disappears.

Now the brain has to rely more heavily on impaired sensory information.

Sometimes the problem isn’t that your balance suddenly became worse at night. You simply lost the visual information that was helping you compensate.

Why Do Uneven Surfaces Become Difficult?

Grass.

Gravel.

Sand.

Uneven sidewalks.

Slopes.

These surfaces require constant adjustments.

Healthy sensory nerves rapidly tell your brain how the foot is contacting the ground.

When that feedback is reduced, uneven surfaces may feel:

• Unstable
• Unpredictable
• Unsafe

Patients may become much more cautious outdoors even though they walk reasonably well on a smooth indoor floor.

Why Do Numb Feet Change the Way I Walk?

If you can’t accurately feel the floor, you may unconsciously change your gait.

You might:

• Take shorter steps
• Walk more slowly
• Widen your stance
• Watch your feet
• Lift your feet higher
• Walk more stiffly

These may be compensatory strategies.

Your body is trying to create stability when sensory information becomes unreliable.

Why Do Some People Stomp Their Feet?

Some patients with significant sensory loss begin placing their feet down more forcefully.

Why?

A harder step may create more sensory feedback through:

• Pressure
• Vibration
• Joints

It’s almost as though the nervous system is trying to turn up the volume.

This type of gait pattern can occur when position and vibration sensation are significantly impaired.

What Is a Sensory Ataxic Gait?

When loss of sensory feedback significantly affects coordination, a person may develop what clinicians call:

Sensory ataxia

The patient may:

• Walk with a wider base
• Watch the feet closely
• Step more heavily
• Become much less stable when visual input is reduced

This is not the only gait pattern associated with neuropathy.

But it illustrates how important sensory feedback is to walking.

Can Neuropathy Cause Muscle Weakness?

Yes.

If motor nerves become affected, the muscles they control may become weaker.

This can interfere with:

• Lifting the foot
• Pushing off
• Stabilizing the ankle
• Climbing stairs
• Rising from a chair
• Walking longer distances

Weakness deserves careful attention because it may affect both mobility and fall risk.

What Is Foot Drop?

Foot drop means difficulty lifting the front of the foot upward.

Instead of clearing the ground normally, the toes may:

• Drag
• Catch
• Scuff

Some patients compensate by lifting the knee unusually high.

Others develop a:

Foot slap

where the front of the foot drops quickly after the heel touches the ground.

Foot drop can occur with peripheral nerve problems, but it can also result from:

• Peroneal nerve injury or compression
• Lumbar nerve-root problems
• Other neurological conditions

New foot drop should be evaluated rather than automatically blamed on existing neuropathy.

Why Do I Keep Catching My Toes?

Toe catching can occur when:

• Ankle dorsiflexion is weak
• Sensation is reduced
• Foot position awareness is impaired
• The patient doesn’t lift the foot high enough
• Shoes catch the floor
• Fatigue worsens muscle control

Repeated toe catching is important because it may be the warning before the fall.

The trip often begins before the fall ever happens.

Can Neuropathy Cause a Shuffling Gait?

Neuropathy may contribute to shorter, more cautious steps in some people.

But true shuffling has many possible causes.

These include:

• Neurological disorders
• Arthritis
• Weakness
• Pain
• Fear of falling
• Medication effects
• Other movement disorders

Don’t assume every gait change in someone with neuropathy is caused by neuropathy.

Can Pain Change the Way I Walk?

Absolutely.

If stepping hurts, your body naturally tries to avoid the painful movement.

That may change:

• Step length
• Weight distribution
• Push-off
• Walking speed

Neuropathic pain isn’t the only possibility.

Foot pain may also come from:

• Arthritis
• Plantar fasciitis
• Metatarsalgia
• Morton’s neuroma
• Tendon problems
• Joint problems
• Foot deformity
• Injury

Sometimes a patient has neuropathy and a mechanical foot problem at the same time.

Why Does Walking Become More Tiring?

When walking becomes less automatic, it may require more effort.

Think about how exhausting it would be if you had to consciously think about every step.

A patient compensating for sensory loss may:

• Watch the ground constantly
• Tighten muscles unnecessarily
• Take cautious steps
• Use more energy for balance
• Concentrate more intensely

Add weakness, pain, or poor conditioning, and walking may become surprisingly tiring.

Why Do I Feel Like I’m Walking on Foam?

Some neuropathy patients describe:

• Walking on pillows
• Walking on foam
• Walking on cotton
• Walking on thick socks
• Walking on rocks

These aren’t literal objects under the feet.

They are distorted sensory perceptions.

If the brain receives inaccurate information from the feet, the surface underneath you may feel completely different from what is actually there.

Why Do I Keep Looking at My Feet When I Walk?

Your vision may be compensating for lost sensory information.

You may unconsciously look down to confirm:

Where is my foot?

Did I clear that step?

Where is the curb?

Is the ground uneven?

This strategy may help in certain situations, but constantly looking downward can create other problems.

It can reduce awareness of:

• Obstacles ahead
• Traffic
• People
• Changes in the environment

The long-term goal is safer walking—not simply staring at your feet.

Why Is Turning Sometimes Harder Than Walking Straight?

Turning requires:

• Weight shifting
• Coordination
• Foot placement
• Balance

A patient may walk reasonably well in a straight line but become unstable when:

• Turning around
• Changing direction
• Stepping backward
• Navigating a crowded space

Falls often occur during transitions—not simply while walking forward.

Stairs Can Reveal Problems Early

Stairs demand:

• Strength
• Balance
• Foot clearance
• Depth perception
• Position awareness

Patients may notice they:

• Catch toes going up
• Feel unstable going down
• Depend heavily on the railing
• Take one step at a time

These changes are worth reporting.

Using a handrail is not failure.

It’s good judgment.

Why Is Walking While Carrying Something Harder?

Walking becomes more difficult when attention is divided.

Examples include:

• Carrying groceries
• Talking while walking
• Looking at a phone
• Turning your head
• Walking while carrying a grandchild

Your nervous system must process multiple tasks simultaneously.

If balance is already compromised, adding another task may reveal the problem.

Can Fear of Falling Change My Gait?

Yes.

After a fall—or even a near-fall—patients may begin walking differently.

They may:

• Take tiny steps
• Move very slowly
• Avoid uneven surfaces
• Hold onto furniture
• Stop going outside
• Stop exercising

Some caution is appropriate.

But excessive fear can create a cycle:

Fear of falling → less activity → muscle weakness → poorer balance → even greater fear of falling

The answer isn’t reckless activity.

The answer is:

Safer activity.

Should I Stop Walking If I Have Neuropathy?

Usually, no.

Appropriate movement can support:

• Strength
• Endurance
• Balance
• Circulation
• Joint mobility
• Metabolic health
• Confidence

But the right amount and type of activity depend on the individual.

Someone with:

• An open foot wound
• Charcot foot
• Severe balance impairment
• Significant weakness
• Acute injury
• Severe vascular disease

may require modified activity or medical guidance.

The goal is not:

Walk no matter what.

The goal is:

Keep moving as safely and appropriately as you can.

Can Physical Therapy Help?

For many patients, physical therapy can be valuable.

A physical therapist may work on:

• Strength
• Balance
• Gait
• Transfers
• Flexibility
• Assistive-device use
• Fall prevention
• Confidence

The therapist can also identify specific movements or situations that create instability.

What About Balance Exercises?

Balance training may be appropriate for selected patients.

But standing on one leg in your living room because you saw an exercise online isn’t automatically safe.

Exercises should match your current abilities and fall risk.

A patient with significant instability may initially need:

• A stable support surface
• Supervision
• A modified exercise
• Professional guidance

Challenge your balance safely—not recklessly.

Would a Cane Help?

Possibly.

A cane can provide:

• Additional sensory information
• A wider effective base of support
• More confidence
• Assistance with balance

But a cane needs to be:

• Properly sized
• Used on the correct side
• Used correctly

Improper use may provide less benefit than expected.

Does Using a Walker Mean I’ve Lost My Independence?

No.

This is a conversation I wish more patients understood.

Some people resist a walker because they believe:

“If I use that, I’m giving in.”

But consider the alternative.

If a walker allows you to:

• Walk safely
• Go to church
• Shop
• Attend family activities
• Move around your home
• Avoid a serious fall

then the walker may actually be helping preserve independence.

The device isn’t taking away your freedom. It may be helping you keep it.

What About an Ankle-Foot Orthosis?

An ankle-foot orthosis, or AFO, may help selected patients with foot drop or ankle instability.

It can help:

• Improve toe clearance
• Stabilize the ankle
• Reduce tripping

But the brace and shoe must work together.

For someone with neuropathy, skin must also be monitored carefully because reduced sensation can hide pressure from the brace.

Shoes Matter More Than Many People Realize

Footwear can influence:

• Stability
• Traction
• Foot clearance
• Pressure
• Comfort

A shoe that is:

• Loose
• Unstable
• Worn out
• Poorly fitting

may increase walking difficulty.

But excessively heavy or bulky footwear may also make foot clearance more difficult for someone with weakness.

There is no single perfect neuropathy shoe.

Fit the shoe to the patient.

Barefoot Walking Can Be Risky

If sensation is significantly reduced, barefoot walking creates several problems.

You may not adequately feel:

• Sharp objects
• Hot pavement
• Rough surfaces
• Pressure
• Injury

Some patients also feel less stable barefoot.

Protective footwear can be an important part of protecting mobility.

Make Your Home Easier to Walk Through

Simple changes may reduce fall risk.

Look for:

• Loose rugs
• Electrical cords
• Clutter
• Poor lighting
• Slippery bathroom surfaces
• Uneven transitions between rooms
• Pets underfoot

Consider:

• Nightlights
• Handrails
• Grab bars
• Clear walking pathways

Your home shouldn’t be an obstacle course.

Don’t Forget Vision

Vision is particularly important when sensation in the feet is impaired.

Regular eye care matters.

Even a modest visual problem may become more important when your nervous system is relying heavily on vision for balance.

What About the Inner Ear?

Your vestibular system in the inner ear contributes to balance.

If someone has both:

• Neuropathy

and

• Vestibular dysfunction

walking may become substantially more difficult.

Again, one diagnosis doesn’t necessarily explain everything.

Can Blood Pressure Affect Walking?

Yes.

If blood pressure drops when standing, a person may experience:

• Dizziness
• Lightheadedness
• Unsteadiness
• Near-fainting

This may occur for many reasons, including:

• Medications
• Dehydration
• Cardiovascular conditions
• Autonomic dysfunction

If your problem is:

“I get dizzy when I stand and then I can’t walk straight,”

that is different from:

“I can’t feel where my feet are.”

Both affect walking.

But they point toward different mechanisms.

When Should Walking Problems Be Evaluated?

Walking changes deserve evaluation when you notice:

• Increasing instability
• Repeated tripping
• New foot slap
• New foot drop
• Progressive weakness
• Increasing dependence on furniture
• Falls
• Near-falls
• Rapidly worsening balance
• New asymmetry
• Difficulty climbing stairs
• A significant change from your usual gait

Early recognition gives you more opportunity to protect function.

When Is a Walking Problem an Emergency?

Seek emergency medical attention for sudden walking difficulty associated with:

• One-sided weakness
• Facial drooping
• Speech difficulty
• Severe sudden dizziness
• Loss of coordination
• New confusion
• Sudden severe headache

These may indicate a stroke or another acute neurological problem.

Also seek urgent evaluation for rapidly progressive weakness, inability to walk, or new bowel or bladder dysfunction with severe back pain or leg weakness.

How We Evaluate Walking Problems at Advanced Integrated Medical

When a patient tells me:

“I’m not walking like I used to,”

I don’t want to evaluate only the feet.

I want to know:

• Can you feel the ground?
• Is position sense reduced?
• Is there weakness?
• Are you catching your toes?
• Is there foot drop?
• Is there pain?
• Is balance worse in the dark?
• Are you dizzy?
• Have you fallen?
• Are you afraid of falling?
• How is your vision?
• What medications are you taking?
• Are there spinal problems?
• Are there joint problems?
• How are your shoes affecting your gait?

Then I want to watch you walk.

Because gait itself can provide valuable information.

Treatment Depends on Why Walking Has Changed

A patient with walking difficulty may need attention to:

• Peripheral nerve function
• Muscle strength
• Balance
• Foot drop
• Footwear
• Joint mobility
• Pain
• Vision
• Vestibular function
• Blood pressure
• Medications
• Home safety

Treatment may involve:

• Addressing the underlying neuropathy cause when possible
• Strengthening
• Balance training
• Physical therapy
• Gait training
• Appropriate footwear
• AFO bracing
• Cane or walker use
• Fall-prevention strategies
• Treatment of other contributing medical conditions

There is no single “neuropathy walking treatment.”

The treatment should match the reason walking has become difficult.

About Dr. Dee

Dr. D. Scott (“Dee”) Stevens has spent nearly four decades helping patients with peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries, and regenerative medicine.

Throughout his career, he has cared for patients from all walks of life—including professional, collegiate, and Olympic athletes, professional football players, Major League Baseball players, professional boxers, and MMA fighters.

Working with athletes teaches you to watch movement closely.

A small change in:

• Stride
• Foot placement
• Balance
• Push-off
• Coordination

can reveal a problem before the athlete says very much.

The same principle applies to neuropathy patients.

You don’t have to be an athlete for the way you move to tell an important story.

Dr. Dee’s Clinical Pearl

When a patient says:

“I’m not walking right,”

don’t ask only:

“Where does it hurt?”

Ask:

“What has changed about the way you walk?”

Are you:

• Taking shorter steps?
• Watching your feet?
• Catching your toes?
• Walking wider?
• Holding onto furniture?
• Avoiding stairs?
• Feeling worse in the dark?

Those details may tell us which part of the walking system needs attention.

Dr. Dee’s Office Conversation

Patient: “Doctor, I don’t really have that much pain. I just don’t trust my feet anymore.”

Dr. Dee: “Tell me what you mean by that.”

Patient: “I can’t tell where they’re landing. I’m okay if I’m watching them, but in the dark I feel lost.”

Dr. Dee: “That’s very helpful. Your problem may not primarily be pain. Reduced sensory feedback from your feet may be affecting your balance and walking.”

Patient: “So that’s why I keep looking down?”

Dr. Dee: “Exactly. Your eyes may be trying to replace some of the information your feet aren’t giving you.”

Facing One of the Biggest Fears

“Does This Mean I’m Eventually Going to Stop Walking?”

Not necessarily.

Peripheral neuropathy can affect walking, but the future varies tremendously from one person to another.

It depends on:

• Cause
• Severity
• Progression
• Motor involvement
• Balance
• Strength
• Other medical conditions
• Falls
• Activity level
• Rehabilitation
• Safety strategies

Don’t assume today’s walking difficulty automatically determines tomorrow’s mobility.

Instead ask:

What can we protect now?

Patient Success Principle #34

Protect the Ability You Still Have

Patients sometimes wait until walking becomes severely limited before addressing:

• Weakness
• Balance
• Foot clearance
• Falls
• Footwear
• Home safety

Don’t wait for independence to disappear before deciding it’s worth protecting.

If you’re still walking:

Protect walking.

If you’re still climbing stairs:

Protect that ability.

If you’re still getting out of a chair independently:

Protect that strength.

Maintaining function is valuable treatment.

Ask Dr. Dee

“Doctor, should I use a cane or walker, or will that make me weaker?”

An assistive device doesn’t automatically make you weaker.

If it allows you to move more safely and remain appropriately active, it may actually help preserve function.

The right question isn’t:

“Does using a cane mean I’m getting worse?”

The better question is:

“Will this help me move more safely and independently?”

A physical therapist or other qualified professional can help determine which device is appropriate and teach proper use.

Lesson I’ve Learned in Nearly 40 Years

Walking Is Freedom

When you’re young and healthy, walking seems ordinary.

You don’t celebrate:

• Crossing a parking lot
• Walking into church
• Going through a grocery store
• Climbing the stairs
• Walking to the mailbox
• Standing at a grandchild’s event

But when walking becomes difficult, those ordinary things become precious.

After nearly four decades of caring for patients, I’ve learned:

Mobility isn’t just movement. It’s participation in life.

That’s why protecting walking matters so much.

The Hope Principle

Neuropathy can change the way you walk.

It can make you slower.

Less confident.

More cautious.

Sometimes frightened.

But the answer is not automatically to stop moving.

The better questions are:

Why has my walking changed?

What sensory information have I lost?

Is weakness involved?

Can strength be improved?

Would physical therapy help?

Would a brace or assistive device make me safer?

Can my environment be changed?

What can I still do?

Not every nerve completely recovers.

Not every gait returns to exactly what it once was.

But safer walking, greater confidence, improved strength, fewer falls, and preserved independence are meaningful goals.

Hope isn’t pretending nothing has changed. Hope is protecting what still can be protected—and building on what you can still do.

“I believe the best healthcare decisions are made when patients understand their condition. My job isn’t simply to treat symptoms—it’s to help you understand why they’re happening and what your options are.”

— Dr. D. Scott (“Dee”) Stevens

Frequently Asked Questions

Can peripheral neuropathy make it difficult to walk?

Yes. Neuropathy can affect sensation, position awareness, balance, muscle strength, and foot control, all of which contribute to walking.

Why do I walk worse in the dark?

Vision may be compensating for reduced sensory information from your feet. When visual input disappears, balance problems may become more obvious.

Why do I keep watching my feet when I walk?

You may be using vision to compensate for reduced position sense and sensory feedback.

Can neuropathy cause me to drag my toes?

Yes, particularly if motor nerve involvement produces weakness. But toe dragging and foot drop can have other causes and should be evaluated.

Why do I feel less steady on grass or gravel?

Uneven surfaces require constant sensory feedback and balance adjustments. Reduced foot sensation can make those surfaces more difficult.

Can neuropathy make me stomp when I walk?

Significant loss of position and vibration sensation may lead some people to place their feet more forcefully to obtain additional sensory feedback.

Should I stop walking because I’m afraid of falling?

Usually not. The better approach is to make movement safer through evaluation, appropriate exercise, footwear, rehabilitation, environmental changes, or assistive devices when needed.

Can physical therapy help neuropathy-related walking problems?

For many patients, physical therapy can help address strength, balance, gait, transfers, fall prevention, and assistive-device use.

Is using a cane or walker a sign that I’ve lost my independence?

No. An appropriately used assistive device may help preserve mobility and independence by reducing fall risk and allowing safer activity.

When should a walking change worry me?

New foot drop, rapidly progressive weakness, repeated falls, significant asymmetry, or a sudden major change in walking deserves medical evaluation. Sudden walking difficulty with stroke symptoms requires emergency care.

Key Takeaways

• Peripheral neuropathy can affect walking through sensory loss, poor position awareness, weakness, pain, and foot drop.
• Walking depends on information from the feet, eyes, inner ears, muscles, joints, brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.
• Reduced proprioception can make patients increasingly dependent on vision.
• Walking may become harder in darkness or on uneven surfaces.
• Repeated toe catching can be an early warning of weakness or impaired foot control.
• Pain may alter gait, but not every walking problem in a neuropathy patient is caused by neuropathy.
• Fear of falling can lead to inactivity, weakness, and further loss of confidence.
• Physical therapy, appropriate exercise, footwear, braces, canes, and walkers may help selected patients.
• Assistive devices can preserve independence rather than take it away.
• Sudden or rapidly progressive walking problems require prompt evaluation.
• Protect the ability you still have.

Why Patients Choose Advanced Integrated Medical

At Advanced Integrated Medical, when someone says:

“I’m not walking like I used to,”

we don’t simply say:

“That’s neuropathy.”

We ask:

Can you feel the ground?

Can you tell where your feet are?

Are your legs weak?

Are you catching your toes?

Is there foot drop?

Are you dizzy?

Are you afraid of falling?

Are your joints painful?

Could your spine be involved?

What happens when we actually watch you walk?

Walking problems deserve more than a label.

They deserve an explanation.

Continue Exploring the Learning Center

You may also want to read:

• Can Peripheral Neuropathy Affect My Balance?
• Why Do I Keep Tripping? Could Peripheral Neuropathy Be the Cause?
• Can Peripheral Neuropathy Cause Falls?
• Can Peripheral Neuropathy Cause Muscle Weakness?
• Can Peripheral Neuropathy Cause Foot Drop?
• Will Peripheral Neuropathy Eventually Keep Me From Walking?
• Does Exercise Help Peripheral Neuropathy?
• What Shoes Are Best for Peripheral Neuropathy?
• How Do I Know If My Peripheral Neuropathy Is Getting Better?
• I’ve Been Diagnosed With Peripheral Neuropathy—What Should I Do Next?

Medical Disclaimer

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized medical diagnosis or treatment.

Walking difficulty can have many causes, including peripheral neuropathy, muscle weakness, spinal disorders, joint disease, vestibular disorders, vision problems, medication effects, blood-pressure abnormalities, stroke, and other neurological conditions.

Seek prompt medical evaluation for new foot drop, rapidly progressive weakness, repeated falls, major changes in gait, new inability to walk, or significant worsening of balance.

Sudden difficulty walking accompanied by facial drooping, one-sided weakness or numbness, speech difficulty, severe sudden dizziness, loss of coordination, new confusion, or a sudden severe headache requires emergency medical attention.

New bowel or bladder dysfunction, saddle-area numbness, or rapidly worsening leg weakness associated with severe back symptoms also requires urgent medical evaluation.

Ready to Learn More?

If neuropathy has changed the way you walk, don’t stop with:

“I’m getting older.”

And don’t stop with:

“It’s just my neuropathy.”

Ask:

Can I feel the ground?

Do I know where my feet are without looking?

Am I getting weaker?

Am I catching my toes?

Am I more unstable in the dark?

Have I started avoiding activities because I’m afraid of falling?

Would rehabilitation, better footwear, a brace, or an assistive device make me safer?

At Advanced Integrated Medical, we believe protecting mobility means protecting much more than the ability to take steps.

It means protecting your ability to:

Go where you want to go.

Do what you want to do.

Spend time with the people you love.

Remain involved in your own life.

Because walking isn’t just movement. Walking is freedom.