I Will Never Be Out of Pain, but Walking Helps

When I walk, my body loosens and my posture improves

Antonia Malchik
Elemental
Published in
4 min readJun 19, 2021

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Person in black jacket and beige shorts walking under a grey sky
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When I was in my mid-twenties, I developed back problems. They’d started in my early teens, but after years of managing with yoga (and massage when I could afford it), I found that regular strategies for keeping the pain at bay were suddenly ineffective.

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Antonia Malchik
Elemental

Antonia Malchik is the author of A Walking Life: Reclaiming Our Health and Our Freedom One Step at a Time; walking, tech, community, and embodiment.