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

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Post by lotsofpulp »

HerbManic wrote: post #78
sithadmin wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>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.

People walking much slower than everyone else the crowd are called Meanderthals. I am in two minds on that. Firstly, they should be a little more aware if others around them. Second, why are we rushing everywhere? Why can't we just take it slow? I cannot reconcile that other than a middle path between them.

> Second, why are we rushing everywhere? Why can't we just take it slow?

Because the trains and buses don’t run at 5 minute intervals, they run at 20+ min intervals, so missing one can mean a minimum of a 20+ minute delay, if you can fit onto the next one. That is the best case scenario if you do not have a connection to make, where delays can compound even further.

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

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Post by liveoneggs »

elmomle wrote: post #35
tombert wrote: post #29

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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.

I stopped wearing high-heeled shoes

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

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Post by loloquwowndueo »

hattmall wrote: post #71
loloquwowndueo wrote: post #48

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> by people talking at such a high rate, they start responding before the other person's sentence or thought is completely expressed. This is typical of people with ADHD. It also drives me up the wall :)

It's typical of all people, the average human response time for normal conversational flow is -500 ms.

Anyone might do it, for sure. It is not typical of all people though.

https://mypatientadvice.co.uk/knowledge-base/adhd/living-wit...

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

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Post by [deleted] »

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.…

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

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Post by justonceokay »

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.…

When I started talking more slowly I started realizing who actually listens.

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

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Post by justonceokay »

miladyincontrol wrote: post #65

The problem isnt people's walking speed, its people who walk unpredictably specifically with zero spacial awareness.

Seems like an anger issue on your part. People are not obliged to move in ways aligned with your narrative

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

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Post by AnimalMuppet »

kakacik wrote: post #17
AnimalMuppet wrote: post #9

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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.

I play regularly. I'm 64. I've had hamstring pulls, nothing else. One still nags me.

But I'm the oldest one there, and I always cover the slowest person on the other team. I don't do collisions or jousts. I often just kind of hover behind the play on offense because I need to catch my breath.

Now, can I still do that at 80? Probably not. At 90? Almost certainly no. At some point, I'm going to have to hang it up. But today is not that day...

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

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Post by adammarples »

cassianoleal wrote: post #44
fpo wrote: post #41

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Peak HN to link an article about "spurious correlations" (and not even replying with a well thought out point yourself, just the article link) in response to a claim that slowing down is associated with aging and diminished capacity.

> Peak HN I'm really not sure what that means. In any case, you think what I posted is "peak HN", seemingly as a derogative comment. Then, you say I did it "in response to a claim that slowing down is associated with aging and diminished capacity", without noticing that said claim had been done in response to a person saying they intentionally slowed down. Not due to diminished capacity. Not due to aging. With though…

It is not a spurious correlation, the two statistics are causally related. However, individual cases may vary, which is a problem with looking at aggregate statistics in general, and which is not addressed by your spurious correlations accusation.

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

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Post by fellowniusmonk »

m463 wrote: post #7

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

Rollerblading has solved any issues I have, I cross train with about 30 mins of cycling 3-4 days a week too.

When you start skating older you have to pad up, I combined that with a slackboard and just standing on one leg with my eyes closed.

I went from feeling like an old man to now when I am basically impossible to knock over, my nervous system can catch me before I even realize it, at 15mph, when one foot strikes a rock, walking is now no problem, and sometimes I even sit on the floor without any old man groaning when I stand up.

Also, tall box step ups (like 2ft), which is very tall, no back risk like weighted bar workouts.

You have to pad up and go easy, it's a multi year process to get enough low impact reps up to build joint health, when you're older injuries are a real setback.

Rollerblading is like bouldering for your legs and feet at speed, very fun, with an infinite progression curve that you can train at your own pace.

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

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Post by 7bit »

kakacik wrote: post #16
jgalt212 wrote: post #13

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> 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 conti…

Being fast doesn't equaliser to knee jerk anything and inflated egos. You should need to put both on the same level to make your point.
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