Dyspraxia: where the clumsy kids are

Nope. No dyspraxia that I know of, but I sam very clumsy. Especially dance and aerobics. I have yet to figure out the electric slide. So I tend to gravitate towards walking, stationary bike, and jogging because there’s no tricky moves. However, at age 50 I have also learned to not care what I looke like. I did Oula class last year. I couldn’t get half the moves right ut my heart rate went up so who cares?

I have motor coordination issues. Not enough to be considered disabling, but enough to make my phys. ed. classes instruments of torture and leave with with an aversion to team sports. I'd see myself in the mirror in a dance or fitness class and, well, the phrase "bear lumbering among the sylphs" is a pretty apt descriptor.

So nowadays, I walk; I strength train with dumbbells (don't trust myself with barbells without a spotter and, at this time last year, the heaviest thing I was lifting was a pair of 15s, so whether I could've lifted a bar with no weight plates is debatable), and I got up the nerve to run a 5K last summer and did pretty darn well for a woman in my mid-forties.

But you will have to pay me something in the high five figures to get me in a zumba class.

At any given time, I have at least a half a dozen bruises in various stages of healing. Corners on furniture are my bane.

It had gotten better for while when I used to go figure skating and fencing (you can imagine the amount of bruising when I was starting out), but when I had to stop because of an injury (and slipped into depression and ate myself to a BMI of 40), it's gotten worse again.

So, right now (back down to BMi 30), I only do bodyweight exercises / some weighlifting and walk. It's slowly improving again, but furniture corners are still my bane.

I'll always carry a flashlight in my purse in case I need to walk around after dusk. I'll take a longer path if it's properly lighted (as opposed to the shorter, darker one). I'll be paralyzed if I have to walk over uneven ground in the dark (I have a flashlight stashed in my car now since our drive way is currently unpaved with no improvement in the near future and the light is broken).

yirara wrote: »

ladyreva78 wrote: »

At any given time, I have at least a half a dozen bruises in various stages of healing. Corners on furniture are my bane.

Oh yes! My sofa is so naughty: I walk a huge circle around it but it still jumps into my path to make me trip, and I get yet another bruise for my very extensive collection. Doesn't help that I bruise very easily.

I bought a second hand racebike over the weekend. I'd tested a few ones to see what works for me, and always felt extremely wobbly. This one has a much wider than normal handlebar, because the owner said she finds it difficult to keep the balance. I for once didn't feel wobbly, and bought it I know that person though and know she's as clumsy as me.

My bed frame will jump clear across the room just so I can bump into the sharp corner. :grumble:

I gave up trying to bike. Too dangerous for me and other road participants. Not to mention some little piece of *kitten* stole my bike. It's all good though, the insurance paid up and I invested the money in some sturdy hiking boots for my morning walk to the bus stop (over dirt tracks in one place). Oddly enough, I stumble a lot less, even if they are not particular pretty shoes.