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[Applause] who here would like to live better for
who here would like to live better for
who here would like to live better for longer raise your hand if you’d like to
longer raise your hand if you’d like to
longer raise your hand if you’d like to live better for longer just about
live better for longer just about
live better for longer just about everyone so let’s rethink stairs because
everyone so let’s rethink stairs because
everyone so let’s rethink stairs because there is empirical evidence that if we
there is empirical evidence that if we
there is empirical evidence that if we change our approach to stairs we will
change our approach to stairs we will
change our approach to stairs we will reduce our thright ‘us and reduce stair
reduce our thright ‘us and reduce stair
reduce our thright ‘us and reduce stair accidents well
accidents well
accidents well the issue with stairs is not so much in
the issue with stairs is not so much in
the issue with stairs is not so much in the climbing but is more in the
the climbing but is more in the
the climbing but is more in the descending right as we get older our
descending right as we get older our
descending right as we get older our knees go bad stairs turn from an
knees go bad stairs turn from an
knees go bad stairs turn from an obstacle daily obstacle to a wall to a
obstacle daily obstacle to a wall to a
obstacle daily obstacle to a wall to a cliff right people fall get seriously
cliff right people fall get seriously
cliff right people fall get seriously injured this might relate to you and
injured this might relate to you and
injured this might relate to you and might relate to your family and if any
might relate to your family and if any
might relate to your family and if any of us live long enough it will relate to
of us live long enough it will relate to
of us live long enough it will relate to us if we climb stairs on a daily basis
us if we climb stairs on a daily basis
us if we climb stairs on a daily basis so if you climb stairs on a daily basis
so if you climb stairs on a daily basis
so if you climb stairs on a daily basis can you please stand up just for a
can you please stand up just for a
can you please stand up just for a moment take a look around see who this
moment take a look around see who this
moment take a look around see who this relates to just about everyone okay if
relates to just about everyone okay if
relates to just about everyone okay if you if you climb down stairs you can sit
you if you climb down stairs you can sit
you if you climb down stairs you can sit climb back in your stair ok thanks you
just did something really interesting
just did something really interesting you stood up and you sat down backwards
you stood up and you sat down backwards
you stood up and you sat down backwards you stood up and you sat down facing the
you stood up and you sat down facing the
you stood up and you sat down facing the same direction you’ve stood up you
same direction you’ve stood up you
same direction you’ve stood up you didn’t stand up and turn around and sit
didn’t stand up and turn around and sit
didn’t stand up and turn around and sit down knee first just like we don’t turn
down knee first just like we don’t turn
down knee first just like we don’t turn around and climb down the ladder is me
around and climb down the ladder is me
around and climb down the ladder is me first we climb down ladders backwards so
first we climb down ladders backwards so
first we climb down ladders backwards so if stairs are anything like chairs or
if stairs are anything like chairs or
if stairs are anything like chairs or ladders then why do we go down them knee
ladders then why do we go down them knee
ladders then why do we go down them knee first it’s a good question
first it’s a good question
first it’s a good question I think so I’m interested in this
I think so I’m interested in this
I think so I’m interested in this started from loving to jumped my
started from loving to jumped my
started from loving to jumped my earliest memory is jumping and falling I
earliest memory is jumping and falling I
earliest memory is jumping and falling I became obsessed with jumping became
became obsessed with jumping became
became obsessed with jumping became obsessed with dunking a basketball but
obsessed with dunking a basketball but
obsessed with dunking a basketball but by the time I was 20 I started to have
by the time I was 20 I started to have
by the time I was 20 I started to have chronic knee pain not just on the
chronic knee pain not just on the
chronic knee pain not just on the basketball court but all the time going
basketball court but all the time going
basketball court but all the time going down stairs meanwhile my dad is having
down stairs meanwhile my dad is having
down stairs meanwhile my dad is having as arthritic hip replaced so I can see
as arthritic hip replaced so I can see
as arthritic hip replaced so I can see the future it’s scary and it relates to
the future it’s scary and it relates to
the future it’s scary and it relates to young people too so I could either give
young people too so I could either give
young people too so I could either give up or try something different I decided
up or try something different I decided
up or try something different I decided to try something different
to try something different
to try something different got a tip from physical therapist that
got a tip from physical therapist that
got a tip from physical therapist that if i sat down into my landings I’d be
if i sat down into my landings I’d be
if i sat down into my landings I’d be able to take the pressure off my knees
and got that same tip that if I sat down
and got that same tip that if I sat down the stairs I’d be able to take the
the stairs I’d be able to take the
the stairs I’d be able to take the pressures off my knees so I started
pressures off my knees so I started
pressures off my knees so I started doing it and it worked I’ve been going
doing it and it worked I’ve been going
doing it and it worked I’ve been going down stairs backwards for six years
down stairs backwards for six years
down stairs backwards for six years jumping and landing no knee pain it’s
jumping and landing no knee pain it’s
jumping and landing no knee pain it’s amazing I want to share it with everyone
the cool thing about this is I didn’t
the cool thing about this is I didn’t come up with it there’s actually science
come up with it there’s actually science
come up with it there’s actually science behind it we have studies one study in
behind it we have studies one study in
behind it we have studies one study in particular 2010 Japanese sports medicine
particular 2010 Japanese sports medicine
particular 2010 Japanese sports medicine looked at women with osteoarthritic
looked at women with osteoarthritic
looked at women with osteoarthritic knees and used measurements to look at
knees and used measurements to look at
knees and used measurements to look at the knees going down stairs forwards
the knees going down stairs forwards
the knees going down stairs forwards versus backwards and what the study
versus backwards and what the study
versus backwards and what the study found is that when these women went down
found is that when these women went down
found is that when these women went down stairs backwards there was less knee
stairs backwards there was less knee
stairs backwards there was less knee force less any stress wess impact of the
force less any stress wess impact of the
force less any stress wess impact of the lead leg so these women for
lead leg so these women for
lead leg so these women for participating in it may live better for
participating in it may live better for
participating in it may live better for longer
longer
longer there’s empirical evidence that if we
there’s empirical evidence that if we
there’s empirical evidence that if we change our approach we will reduce
change our approach we will reduce
change our approach we will reduce arthritis so why did the study find this
arthritis so why did the study find this
arthritis so why did the study find this two main reasons first reason is knee
two main reasons first reason is knee
two main reasons first reason is knee angle when we go downstairs
angle when we go downstairs
angle when we go downstairs four words we have to bend our knee no
four words we have to bend our knee no
four words we have to bend our knee no amount of hinging at the hip gets us any
amount of hinging at the hip gets us any
amount of hinging at the hip gets us any closer or the ankle really so we tend to
closer or the ankle really so we tend to
closer or the ankle really so we tend to go knee first and this knee angle puts a
go knee first and this knee angle puts a
go knee first and this knee angle puts a lot of pressure on the knee anyone elses
lot of pressure on the knee anyone elses
lot of pressure on the knee anyone elses knee hurt doing this you’re looking at
knee hurt doing this you’re looking at
knee hurt doing this you’re looking at it but if we go down backwards it’s
it but if we go down backwards it’s
it but if we go down backwards it’s possible to do it without bending the
possible to do it without bending the
possible to do it without bending the knee at all
knee at all
knee at all we have longer reach back you can use
we have longer reach back you can use
we have longer reach back you can use either the hip or the ankle take all the
either the hip or the ankle take all the
either the hip or the ankle take all the pressure off the knee second reason they
pressure off the knee second reason they
pressure off the knee second reason they found it’s better it’s because you can
found it’s better it’s because you can
found it’s better it’s because you can take all the impact out of it so since
take all the impact out of it so since
take all the impact out of it so since we have less reach even if we go on our
we have less reach even if we go on our
we have less reach even if we go on our knees we tend to clunk downstairs pretty
knees we tend to clunk downstairs pretty
knees we tend to clunk downstairs pretty common way to going downstairs right but
common way to going downstairs right but
common way to going downstairs right but when we’re clunking that in that sound
when we’re clunking that in that sound
when we’re clunking that in that sound is impact impact is associated with
is impact impact is associated with
is impact impact is associated with arthritis and if we’re going down say
arthritis and if we’re going down say
arthritis and if we’re going down say ten flights of stairs a day ten stairs a
ten flights of stairs a day ten stairs a
ten flights of stairs a day ten stairs a day 365 days a year
day 365 days a year
day 365 days a year that’s a million impacts every 30 year 2
that’s a million impacts every 30 year 2
that’s a million impacts every 30 year 2 million impacts every 60 years knees
million impacts every 60 years knees
million impacts every 60 years knees start to go bad who wants arthritis
start to go bad who wants arthritis
start to go bad who wants arthritis raise your hand anyone okay so it makes
raise your hand anyone okay so it makes
raise your hand anyone okay so it makes sense except you might be wondering
sense except you might be wondering
sense except you might be wondering alright how can I see right well did any
alright how can I see right well did any
alright how can I see right well did any of you miss your seat when you sat down
of you miss your seat when you sat down
of you miss your seat when you sat down earlier how could you see you look you
earlier how could you see you look you
earlier how could you see you look you looked over your shoulder or between
looked over your shoulder or between
looked over your shoulder or between your legs or you use the railings and
your legs or you use the railings and
your legs or you use the railings and you don’t have to see objection – what
you don’t have to see objection – what
you don’t have to see objection – what if I fall backwards that seems really
if I fall backwards that seems really
if I fall backwards that seems really dangerous what we already covered
dangerous what we already covered
dangerous what we already covered falling forwards where you tumble down
falling forwards where you tumble down
falling forwards where you tumble down the stairs it tends to be if you fall
the stairs it tends to be if you fall
the stairs it tends to be if you fall when you’re going backwards
when you’re going backwards
when you’re going backwards if you fall up the stairs less distance
if you fall up the stairs less distance
if you fall up the stairs less distance less force makes a lot of sense but why
less force makes a lot of sense but why
less force makes a lot of sense but why then why aren’t we doing it right if it
then why aren’t we doing it right if it
then why aren’t we doing it right if it makes so much sense why aren’t we doing
makes so much sense why aren’t we doing
makes so much sense why aren’t we doing it well the really interesting thing is
it well the really interesting thing is
it well the really interesting thing is we all started out doing it little kids
we all started out doing it little kids
we all started out doing it little kids if you live with little ones if you have
if you live with little ones if you have
if you live with little ones if you have little ones if you can remember being –
little ones if you can remember being –
little ones if you can remember being – going down stairs backwards in all four
going down stairs backwards in all four
going down stairs backwards in all four us are going down sideways but we grow
us are going down sideways but we grow
us are going down sideways but we grow up and we join the herd of adults social
up and we join the herd of adults social
up and we join the herd of adults social proof is a really powerful thing for the
proof is a really powerful thing for the
proof is a really powerful thing for the same reason just about everyone raised
same reason just about everyone raised
same reason just about everyone raised their hand and everyone stood up and
their hand and everyone stood up and
their hand and everyone stood up and everyone sat down it’s hard to be
everyone sat down it’s hard to be
everyone sat down it’s hard to be different which is why I went downstairs
different which is why I went downstairs
different which is why I went downstairs backwards only in private for four years
backwards only in private for four years
backwards only in private for four years it’s hard to be that one guy but what I
it’s hard to be that one guy but what I
it’s hard to be that one guy but what I what I found is just because everyone
what I found is just because everyone
what I found is just because everyone thinks something is a way does not mean
thinks something is a way does not mean
thinks something is a way does not mean it is a way the best example of this is
it is a way the best example of this is
it is a way the best example of this is Galileo Galileo said the science
Galileo Galileo said the science
Galileo Galileo said the science suggests that the Earth orbits the Sun
suggests that the Earth orbits the Sun
suggests that the Earth orbits the Sun it was unpopular idea at the time but
it was unpopular idea at the time but
it was unpopular idea at the time but over time the science won out
over time the science won out
over time the science won out perhaps this is a similar situation it’s
perhaps this is a similar situation it’s
perhaps this is a similar situation it’s not as big as the Sun but it’s more
not as big as the Sun but it’s more
not as big as the Sun but it’s more relevant to our movement here on earth
relevant to our movement here on earth
relevant to our movement here on earth every day of living better for longer so
every day of living better for longer so
every day of living better for longer so I am poor you to try it in private to
I am poor you to try it in private to
I am poor you to try it in private to start think about the worst-case
start think about the worst-case
start think about the worst-case scenario I tried it I didn’t like it
scenario I tried it I didn’t like it
scenario I tried it I didn’t like it right
right
right best case scenario you’ll live better
best case scenario you’ll live better
best case scenario you’ll live better for longer humans live better for longer
for longer humans live better for longer
for longer humans live better for longer humans think better it’s so imbalanced
humans think better it’s so imbalanced
humans think better it’s so imbalanced towards us all trying it in private to
towards us all trying it in private to
towards us all trying it in private to start about two years ago I was out in
start about two years ago I was out in
start about two years ago I was out in public conquering some stairs decided to
public conquering some stairs decided to
public conquering some stairs decided to fit in I would go down them forwards and
fit in I would go down them forwards and
fit in I would go down them forwards and when I got to the bottom there was a man
when I got to the bottom there was a man
when I got to the bottom there was a man about 10 feet away and he says to me I’m
about 10 feet away and he says to me I’m
about 10 feet away and he says to me I’m deaf and I could feel your impact
deaf and I could feel your impact
deaf and I could feel your impact through the concrete and into my body
through the concrete and into my body
through the concrete and into my body really said that at that moment decided
really said that at that moment decided
really said that at that moment decided why am i trying to fit in don’t I care
why am i trying to fit in don’t I care
why am i trying to fit in don’t I care more about my body don’t I care more
more about my body don’t I care more
more about my body don’t I care more about helping my friends family loved
about helping my friends family loved
about helping my friends family loved one’s humanity live better for longer so
one’s humanity live better for longer so
one’s humanity live better for longer so it became my mission to spread this idea
it became my mission to spread this idea
it became my mission to spread this idea an idea worth spreading an idea that
an idea worth spreading an idea that
an idea worth spreading an idea that spreads just by doing it now after
spreads just by doing it now after
spreads just by doing it now after thinking about this you might try
thinking about this you might try
thinking about this you might try it in private it might make sense and
it in private it might make sense and
it in private it might make sense and you might join me in public and that’s
you might join me in public and that’s
you might join me in public and that’s how this idea goes viral because by
how this idea goes viral because by
how this idea goes viral because by doing it people want to know what you’re
doing it people want to know what you’re
doing it people want to know what you’re doing and every time you go downstairs
doing and every time you go downstairs
doing and every time you go downstairs backwards and someone asks it’s an
backwards and someone asks it’s an
backwards and someone asks it’s an opportunity to help someone live better
opportunity to help someone live better
opportunity to help someone live better for longer by inviting them to rethink
for longer by inviting them to rethink
for longer by inviting them to rethink stairs so let’s rethink stairs thank you
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