Re:Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk
by mordechai9000 on Monday February 08, 2021 @03:38PM
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I took a fall on the ice and banged my knee pretty good a few years ago. It was a minor thing, but it really opened my eyes to how fast a fall occur, and how little control I might have when it happens. I am in decent shape, I have good reflexes and range of motion, and I thought I knew how to fall and how to avoid injury. That day I learned that's not always the case. One moment I was moving along at a brisk pace, and in the blink of an eye I was on the ground rolling in agony. It took a moment to even process what happened.
I don't want to overdramatize the fall as I feel better now, but I can see how it could be worse for older / taller people in a slightly less fortunate fall: one might fall in front of a car, bicycle, one could fall and break a leg or arms, roll down a little hill right into a forest, lose a tooth or two, punch or pull someone else as they fall etc...