One goal, once the contagion slows and courses begin again, is to restart tai chi. Terrifically meditative with the added bonus of improving balance. Loved doing it way back when. Look forward to restarting.
One trick my movement instructor taught back in grad school was an aikido roll. Go with the energy of the momentum, think of yourself round versus angular, and roll through the fall diagonally across the back, leg tucked allowing the momentum to bring you upright. If heading backward, bend one leg with the foot toward the center of your body and roll along one side of the spine toward your shoulders.
Wonder if I can still do that? Use it getting off the floor when exercising, but reversed? Hmmm.
This topic comes up often among those aging who don’t want to be sidelined by injury. A balancing act between comfort level and pushing beyond comfort level works for me. I never want to limit myself, but I may start out conservatively and build from that while building confidence. A recent example is skating, I needed a few times around the rink to build my confidence before I was ready to work on technique and speed. I couldn’t help think that ice is hard and could take me out for a while if I fell hard or flatten one of the kids skating circles around me. It always inspires me to read of people’s adventures at any age and makes me want to do more. Thanks for the inspiration!
One goal, once the contagion slows and courses begin again, is to restart tai chi. Terrifically meditative with the added bonus of improving balance. Loved doing it way back when. Look forward to restarting.
One trick my movement instructor taught back in grad school was an aikido roll. Go with the energy of the momentum, think of yourself round versus angular, and roll through the fall diagonally across the back, leg tucked allowing the momentum to bring you upright. If heading backward, bend one leg with the foot toward the center of your body and roll along one side of the spine toward your shoulders.
Wonder if I can still do that? Use it getting off the floor when exercising, but reversed? Hmmm.
This topic comes up often among those aging who don’t want to be sidelined by injury. A balancing act between comfort level and pushing beyond comfort level works for me. I never want to limit myself, but I may start out conservatively and build from that while building confidence. A recent example is skating, I needed a few times around the rink to build my confidence before I was ready to work on technique and speed. I couldn’t help think that ice is hard and could take me out for a while if I fell hard or flatten one of the kids skating circles around me. It always inspires me to read of people’s adventures at any age and makes me want to do more. Thanks for the inspiration!