Walking in Circles

Another interesting article from a study that found that people naturally walk in circles.

Again, another thing that I learned and teach in my survival classes. Each one of us is either right or left dominant. And that usually translates to our dominant foot being just slightly bigger/longer than our non-dominant foot. (There are ambidextrous folks out there as well but usually one foot is still bigger/longer than the other).

The other thing that happens is that when we walk, we have what's called a punch step with our dominant foot and a feeler step with our non-dominant foot. Punch step means that we strike the surface harder than a feeler step. Feeler step is that cautionary step that never wants to entirely commit and the stride ends up being shorter.

For example, I am a right dominant ambidextrous walker. When I walk I can feel my right foot hit the earth harder than my left foot does. When I'm on unsure terrain, I often use my left foot to scan the ground to feel for a place to put my foot while my right foot supports my weight.

This means that we have a slightly longer stride on our dominant side.

Translation: we will walk in a circle naturally without thinking about it.

Again, don't believe me? Try it for yourself.