Walking Fast

[Soundy]

Someone the other day on a post somewhere said something about walking fast ... I can't find the post
or remember who and I am almost thinking I imagined it ...or losing my marbles ... but have a question
regardless

I have been told lately that I walk too fast... at school we will be moving down the hall and my friend will be
huffing and puffing behind me ... in the morning I move at a regular pace ... as the day wears on if I have
been there long enough to get tired , I walk faster...if I slow down I wobble more ... I didn't really notice
I was doing this til it was pointed out to me .... I try to slow down but if tired I walk steadier at a faster pace ...

kinda reminds me of riding a bike ... you know how the slower you go the harder it is to balance that is how
I feel... only issue is I am dizzier when I do stop...I come to a stop and stand in place weaving for 20-30 seconds
getting myself upright and standing still...

thoughts

[texsooner]

Soundy, you're not losing your marbles(at least not from what you posted here ). I can relate. I've mentioned it before that I can walk fast and run a straight line much easier than doing it with a normal or slow walk. Many times after I finish a run or a bike ride...I'll go to a slow walk and look/feel like a stumbling drunk. I never noticed this until after my surgery. Guess that means my balance is not perfect....it's just part of the new normal for me.

Patrick

[wcrimi]

This is pretty amazing because with me it's the opposite.

The more and faster the motion, the dizzier and more wonky-headed I get.  I noticed that I walk much faster outside than in the house and that's why I tend to feel worse outside.

(by the way, it may have been me that posted about walking fast)

[Zanybrainy]

Funny you should say you walk steadier when you walk faster.  When I was trying to breakout of the hospital after surgery (almost 3 week stay), I was trying to impress my doctor so that he would send me home.  He asked me to walk on my own, I proudly took off race walking and the nurses were shouting "you go girl". I was proudly waiting for an early release, when he kind of smuggly said "now go slow". Needles to say the aisles were not quite wide enough, as I kept bouncing from one to the other. Although I am very thankful that he wanted me to have the best recovery possible,  it still makes me mad he was right.  Maybe we should start an Acoustic neuroma race walking club.  As long as we can laugh at ourselves, we are OK!!!!
Blessings, Cath

[wcrimi]

Funny you should say you walk steadier when you walk faster.  When I was trying to breakout of the hospital after surgery (almost 3 week stay), I was trying to impress my doctor so that he would send me home.  He asked me to walk on my own, I proudly took off race walking and the nurses were shouting "you go girl". I was proudly waiting for an early release, when he kind of smuggly said "now go slow". Needles to say the aisles were not quite wide enough, as I kept bouncing from one to the other. Although I am very thankful that he wanted me to have the best recovery possible,  it still makes me mad he was right.  Maybe we should start an Acoustic neuroma race walking club.  As long as we can laugh at ourselves, we are OK!!!!
Blessings, Cath

I see that you had surgery over 4 years ago.  Did your balance eventually recover to a reasonable level?

[Zanybrainy]

My balance is very good.  Really it is better now than before surgery.  I really don't have any problem unless I do something out of the ordinary.  Walking, walking and more walking definitely helps. I also recently got a Total body works 5000 (It is a knockoff of the Chuck Norris Total Body Gym), It was around $100 and it has really increased my leg and core strength which has also helped my balance. Have you had balance therapy.Cath

[wcrimi]

Cath,

I do some physical therapy every day on my own.  My balance is improving very slowly (I had perfect balance pre op).  The major issue for me now is dizziness when I walk. I'm in no danger of falling, but I do have some dizziness 100% of the time when in motion.  I'm hoping that will diminish as time passes. I'm only 4 months post op. AS the weather gets better in NYC, I plan to step up the activity level.

Thanks

Wayne

[Soundy]

I am glad I am not the only one that is steadier at a faster pace ... now if I could get the
wobbling when I stop moving under control...

[nancyann]

Hi Soundy:   I walk faster also to keep my balance, makes sense to me ! . .
Always good thoughts,  Nancy

[Jim Scott]

Soundy ~

I've always walked fast and I didn't slow down much after surgery.  I can assume that walking faster does help stability but because my walking pace has never changed much, I can't prove it, although the theory makes sense. 

Jim