Walking to class

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karatheturtle14
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Walking to class

Post by karatheturtle14 »

Hey Everyone,
The university campus that I am on has a bunch of hills and they never seem to get them totally clear or even safe. I've almost fallen several times and I was wondering if anyone had any advice for balancing during these walks.
Thanks,
Kara
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Icarus
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Re: Walking to class

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I watch my feet constantly when I walk. When I first noticed this I thought it was because I was shy and can't look people in the eye. When I tried to stop doing this I found myself tripping over my own feet (proprioception and whatnot) I then realised that if I didn't look at my feet, I had no way of positioning them with their surroundings. I find running very difficult because I have too look at my feet so I can't see what's coming up until I'm right on it.
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Re: Walking to class

Post by Shadwell »

I agree with icarus, even though I am not watching my feet quite litterally, I am still only looking one or two steps ahead of my feet. the worst time I find is around pedestrian crossings because of the unbalanced surfaces, for blind people.
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