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Re: Walking slower? Your ears, not your knees, might be the problem

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Post by m463 »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9
m463 wrote: post #7

proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter. (from "younger next year")

Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?

made me wonder too, found: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4477923/

> Key Points

> - Improvements in joint position sense can be attained via standard strength-training exercises.

> - Performing resistance exercises at consistent intensity rather than varying intensity resulted in better proprioception performance.

Re: Walking slower? Your ears, not your knees, might be the problem

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Post by lc9er »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9
m463 wrote: post #7

proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter. (from "younger next year")

Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?

I'm a big fan of strength training, but think it too often gets suggested as the solution to every problem, when really, we need some mix of strength training, cardio (anything from walking, to martial arts or team sports, whatever you'll actually do), mobility, and balance training. Your cardio/activity, depending on your choice could, account for a lot of this.

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Post by jgalt212 »

pnut wrote: post #8

I walk slower and talk slower than I used to, and do both way slower than people I interact with. I can appreciate things better by moving slowly, with more intention, conserving my concentration and energy for matters of substance. Why must moving slowly be stigmatised? I am surrounded by people talking at such a high rate, they start responding before the other person's sentence or thought is completely expressed.…

> Why must moving slowly be stigmatized?

Because, irrespective of your individual case, slowing down correlates strongly with ageing and diminished faculties.

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Post by djmips »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9
m463 wrote: post #7

proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter. (from "younger next year")

Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?

I am convinced that ultimate frisbee and pickleball also work. Another one is running or walking in nature, for example a beach - basically moving through an environment where the ground isn't flat.

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Post by ordersofmag »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9
m463 wrote: post #7

proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter. (from "younger next year")

Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?

Strength training can be done carefully with correct motions. Team sports with unpredictable dynamic movement not so much. Not to say you shouldn't engage in these, at any age, and that they have positive health benefits. They just aren't as safe as strength training for folks at the age where this is all relevant.

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Post by kakacik »

jgalt212 wrote: post #13
pnut wrote: post #8

I walk slower and talk slower than I used to, and do both way slower than people I interact with. I can appreciate things better by moving slowly, with more intention, conserving my concentration and energy for matters of substance. Why must moving slowly be stigmatised? I am surrounded by people talking at such a high rate, they start responding before the other person's sentence or thought is completely expressed.…

> Why must moving slowly be stigmatized? Because, irrespective of your individual case, slowing down correlates strongly with ageing and diminished faculties.

Unless, you do it on purpose for reasons parent described. Stupid teenagerish kneejerk reactions are common, as are ego moves like comparing against each other (frequently done by deeply insecure individuals), that doesn't mean they are a smart long term approach to life, regardless of age.

I am old enough to know they aren't. That doesn't mean I don't like walking fast if situation allows, but thats part of my continuous training, injury recovery, or active rest.

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Post by kakacik »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9
m463 wrote: post #7

proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter. (from "younger next year")

Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?

One can be done in old age, with some care (or bodyweight variant), ultimate frisbee... I can't imagine, unless you mean just frisbee. More like recipe for injured joint.

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Post by CSSer »

pnut wrote: post #8

I walk slower and talk slower than I used to, and do both way slower than people I interact with. I can appreciate things better by moving slowly, with more intention, conserving my concentration and energy for matters of substance. Why must moving slowly be stigmatised? I am surrounded by people talking at such a high rate, they start responding before the other person's sentence or thought is completely expressed.…

I fully agree with you about communicating, but I’m not persuaded that translates to movement or is required for wisdom, which I think you’re broadly describing.

Physical movement can be joy. Dancing, running with children, playing sports with friends, and even just taking care of errands like cleaning so we can get on to enjoying our spaces with our friends and family are all benefits from being able to move and react faster. And I imagine any number of things will slow me down as I age, so I’ll take a +10% wherever I can get it!

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Post by browningstreet »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9
m463 wrote: post #7

proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter. (from "younger next year")

Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?

Resistance training. A thing even professional frisbee or pickleball player usually still supplement with, as well…

Systemic and muscular vitality is optimized when you get cardio, resistance, and bounding/dynamic movement. Heart, slow twitch, and fast twitch.

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