Walking up steps

Well, they do say 'best foot forward' but I have now found out that I lead with my worst foot/ankle.

Having developed 'bungalow legs' since retiring, I'm just glad if I can get to the top.

Another vote for ball of foot, but I had to try it just now to find that out.

At the moment with my horrible knee, I go up leading with the left foot using the ball of my foot followed by right leg bringing foot flat down on the same step. The same again and so on. Its taking me ages to get up and down the stairs and driving me crazy as I am always forgetting things. OH is good at running up fo what I have forgot, bless him

I feel that I might overbalance if I were to use the balls of my feet.

I am very careful about coming downstairs now having come flying down with speed on more than one occasion.

When I say 'flat-footed' I mean I don't spring upstairs on the balls of my feet, I tend to put them down flat even if my heel isn't quite on the step iyswim.

Interesting! I will have to find out, as I don’t actually know.

Depends how knackered I'm feeling. Sometimes it's whole foot and hauling myself up with hands on the banister too! Used to bound up and down two at a time.

Just tried it and I use ball of foot.
My size sevens are much too large to be placed fully on a step.

My problem is going down steps/stairs as I do use my full foot at an angle (iyswim).

It is quite ungainly and I think it has probably happened fairly recently.
Possibly due to wearing verifocals and having a dodgy ankle.

Oh for the days of flitting down steps without a thought of breaking ones neck

Me too....no heel?

The thing is if it's your whole foot then your toes will be against the riser, I just tried it and it felt awkward. Each to their own version.

It's not tiptoes though - it's just not the heel, it's as though you are wearing high heels. Well that's what I was taught by my elegant aunt!

Yes, I do it flat footed. I find it hard to go on tip toes anyway.

I do it the way your DH does. I've never heard of/seen anyone doing it flat footed (until now).

um, how can I not know?

I do it the way your DH does it. Just seems the natural way to me.