Are You Getting More Clumsy as You Age?

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Lon

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I always have been proud of my dancing ability, balance and dexterity but now as I continue to age I have become a real Klutz, I can't take two steps with out tripping. I knock things over and spill things. I bump, bang and bruise my head and other body parts. Like they say "GROWING OLD AIN'T FOR SISSIES.

So how about you?
 

​Oh yes. Have had a lot of balance issues in last few years. Have had several falls. Most recent being my fall a couple weeks back that broke my shoulder.
 

Yes. I was just talking about a good exercise for balance and that's what I claim about bike riding.

This winter I am going to try a balance board. They are supposed to work. And you don't have to spend a fortune either. All you need is a length of dowel about one inch in diameter and a piece of 3/4 inch plywood.

But what I keep doing is tripping over everything. The least little obstruction finds my feet. If there is a loose cord from the vacuum cleaner, I am sure to engage it.

What about going into a room and forgetting what you went for.

There is a new theory on that. If you go through a doorway to get to another room you will forget but if you stay in the same room you wont.
 
I'm not too bad yet, I haven't fallen off of anything or broken anything either. I did bump into a pillar at my daughter's house a couple weeks ago and the resulting bruise looked like hurricane Irma at one point.

I tend to not look where I am going, my kids always say I'm going to get hit by car one day and I need to pay attention.
 
Not really "clumsy"...but with a bit of hip arthritis, I have to watch how I move when working outdoors, or climbing some steps. I just go slower and more careful as I age. My wife has a bit of Vertigo, and sometimes she has to be very careful when bending over....she may have to have some work done on her ears if it gets worse.
 
Yes...if I get up to fast, I get real dizzy. Also, my balance is off a bit. Sometimes stumble and have taken a couple falls.
Last year I was trimming this tree, when I fell into the knobby things on the tree. Looks worst then it is but also banged up my hip pretty good.

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Not really. My balance is good and I have a very steady hand. Stamina is what bothers me. I notice it when I'm gardening or housecleaning. Each year it seems to take me just a little bit more time to get things done with more frequent breaks. I'm not on a time schedule but I don't want to slow down so much that I can't do it anymore.
 
Camper6 said:
Yes. I was just talking about a good exercise for balance and that's what I claim about bike riding.

This winter I am going to try a balance board. They are supposed to work. And you don't have to spend a fortune either. All you need is a length of dowel about one inch in diameter and a piece of 3/4 inch plywood.

But what I keep doing is tripping over everything. The least little obstruction finds my feet. If there is a loose cord from the vacuum cleaner, I am sure to engage it.

What about going into a room and forgetting what you went for.

There is a new theory on that. If you go through a doorway to get to another room you will forget but if you stay in the same room you wont.
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And if I go back to the room where I told myself to go get something, I will remember what it was I told myself to get.
 
I have a few issues that could become the death of me, LOL!!!

I try not to get out of a chair or into a chair while holding a cup of coffee, I'm learning to put the cup down or pick the cup up after I'm settled or standing.

I use the handrail on the stairs and mentally count the steps so I don't miss the last one and go flying.

The hardest change for me is trying to learn to slow down, focus on one thing at a time, etc... At this point in my life I have absolutely to reason to hurry.

Here is a scary statistic from the CDC.

Every second of every day in the United States an older adult falls, making falls the number one cause of injuries and deaths from injury among older Americans.
 
Like Falcon, I have trouble holding onto things. Heavier thing aren't as much trouble as lighter things; I tend to hold tight to heavier things, as most people do. It's lighter things that slip through my fingers most; a cup or drinking glass, my shoestrings, the squeeze bottle of mustard. But I don't think it's anything to do with my age (I'm *only* 66). My spine/neuro doctor says nerve conductivity could be the problem. I'm going in for some tests on the 29th.

Still, I don't have as much finesse as I used to.
 
I never actually fell, but I began noticing I had some balance issues a couple of years ago. I began doing tai chi and that has done wonders. I've actually improved in some areas where I didn't realize I had a problem.
 
Today is a good example of my Geriatric Clumsiness. Banged my forehead on the Fridge door while looking to see what was there.
Unloaded my dishwasher and dropped a fork on my exposed foot causing a slight bleed. My poor head seems to take the brunt of much of my clumsy behavior, of course being 6' 4" makes that easy.
 

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