Walking Asymmetry

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I was checking metrics in my Health app yesterday out of curiosity. I hadn't paid much attention to Walking Asymmetry before because it wasn't accurate for daily, weekly, monthly, or even 6 months trends. Then I checked the yearly trend and compared it to my health journal notes. I realized that in October 2025, my right knee and hip started hurting, and within days, I couldn't walk.

According to the app, I'd had walking issues for 8 months before that, culminating in inability to walk. The chart shows recovery from October 2025 onward - that's when I started Knee-Over-Toes exercises and vitamin D3. It took months to regain 80-90% of my lower-body strength.

When I can run without issues, I'll know I'm fully recovered. I run for 60 seconds max now, just to be careful.

What do you think of this tool? Is it completely useless or should be taken seriously?

I can't speak about the tool at all, but when I worked in a factory I often noticed that if I hurt one knee or ankle or hip that I'd end up with pains in the other leg (and my back) not long after because of how the body tries to compensate and protect the sore side.

It sounds like your app is detecting that same compensation/asymmetry.

I started working out three years ago, and I'm learning the hard way about proper technique.

I struggle with Asymmetry anyway and I have bad posture.

I was recently diagnosed with hip dysplasia and I can't go for longer than 10 minutes without my stick

When I was struggling without it, my walking was so wonky but with my stick I can go like Billyo and my posture has improved as well