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

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Post by Hoodedcrow »

lc9er wrote: post #12
AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I chose aerial gymnastics because that seems to be a combination of ALL you mentioned.

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

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Post by kspacewalk2 »

cassianoleal wrote: post #24
jgalt212 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

There certainly won't be anything spurious about this correlation, even if there's no causing that can be proven. It's almost axiomatic that one comes along with the other.

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

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Post by kspacewalk2 »

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.…

If you intentionally walk and talk slower than you used to, because of considered reasons, this article isn't about your kind of slowing down. It's about the involuntary kind, which isn't stigmatised any more than the mere act of acknowledging any other physical symptom.

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

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Post by elmomle »

tombert wrote: post #29
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 don't think it should be "stigmatized", but I will say that walking slow actually hurts me. I love museums, but that slow "museum walking" will leave my back feeling extremely sore by the end of the day. I feel like even if I covered the same distance (or longer) walking quickly, it wouldn't be nearly as painful.

I used to get lower back pain standing in concerts. For me, the pain had a lot to do with not properly engaging my glutes and core while standing still or moving slowly.

Yoga was very helpful--it taught me to use my muscles to carry my body rather than letting myself sink into my joints.

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

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Post by Groxx »

tombert wrote: post #29
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 don't think it should be "stigmatized", but I will say that walking slow actually hurts me. I love museums, but that slow "museum walking" will leave my back feeling extremely sore by the end of the day. I feel like even if I covered the same distance (or longer) walking quickly, it wouldn't be nearly as painful.

Yeah, I can walk at a moderate pace literally all day with no problems and be fine the next. Plodding for a couple hours brings pain and a lot of general discomfort, and I'm very patient in general - I would love to take my time with such things, but I can't. Gotta take breaks to walk faster or jog or something to recover.

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Post by sithadmin »

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 stigmatised?

Because some of us have jobs to get to, trains to catch, appointments to make, airplane gates to queue at, and just generally need to get-things-done!

All for slowness, but not amongst pedestrians.

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Post by [deleted] »

sithadmin wrote: post #37
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 stigmatised? Because some of us have jobs to get to, trains to catch, appointments to make, airplane gates to queue at, and just generally need to get-things-done! All for slowness, but not amongst pedestrians.

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

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Post by luqtas »

Hoodedcrow wrote: post #33

I don't have hearing problems, but I have noticed I arrive at places quicker when I don't have headphones on. Sadly this doesn't happen often because I'm low-key addicted.

mom always joke i look like a 100 year old guy when i'm walking around the neighbor. i'm always listening to a podcast about science in a non-native language so a lot of mental workload goes into it

i have quite long legs and i outpace by a far cry everyone when i'm walking around the city without my earbuds or when i'm hiking

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