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Walking Slower? Why Your Ears, Not Your Knees, Might Be the Problem

https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/hearing-loss-walking-speed-iphone-study-c53c482a
24•marc__1•1d ago

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j4cobgarby•1h ago
Are problems with the ear the cause of this (i.e., the Problem), or just another symptom of a broader problem? My impression from the article is the latter.
kennywinker•1h ago
https://xkcd.com/552/ Seems appropriate
Ylpertnodi•23m ago
> appropriate

Fair play for not using the word 'obligatory '.

AnthonBerg•1h ago
Exactly.

Oxidative stress is my unrelenting hunch.

(Frankly, it is ridiculous to me that doctors go around saying that fixing your hearing will free up your brain will fix your life. Fix the thing that's dragging down an expensive system that's wired straight into the sensorium and yep, you'll fix your other expensive systems like the brain.)

erelong•1h ago
https://archive.ph/m4P4K
m463•38m ago
proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter.

(from "younger next year")

AnimalMuppet•35m ago
Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?
m463•23m ago
made me wonder too, found: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4477923/

> Key Points

> - Improvements in joint position sense can be attained via standard strength-training exercises.

> - Performing resistance exercises at consistent intensity rather than varying intensity resulted in better proprioception performance.

lc9er•17m ago
I'm a big fan of strength training, but think it too often gets suggested as the solution to every problem, when really, we need some mix of strength training, cardio (anything from walking, to martial arts or team sports, whatever you'll actually do), mobility, and balance training. Your cardio/activity, depending on your choice could, account for a lot of this.
djmips•12m ago
I am convinced that ultimate frisbee and pickleball also work. Another one is running or walking in nature, for example a beach - basically moving through an environment where the ground isn't flat.
ordersofmag•12m ago
Strength training can be done carefully with correct motions. Team sports with unpredictable dynamic movement not so much. Not to say you shouldn't engage in these, at any age, and that they have positive health benefits. They just aren't as safe as strength training for folks at the age where this is all relevant.
pnut•35m ago
I walk slower and talk slower than I used to, and do both way slower than people I interact with.

I can appreciate things better by moving slowly, with more intention, conserving my concentration and energy for matters of substance.

Why must moving slowly be stigmatised?

I am surrounded by people talking at such a high rate, they start responding before the other person's sentence or thought is completely expressed.

My value at work has become disentangling messes made by people failing to communicate effectively, and the first step in addressing that problem is always, slow down.

You will not get 10% further in life by going 10% faster. People moving quickly, failed at planning. The entire mystery of the universe is accessible to you in your current location.

jgalt212•17m ago
> Why must moving slowly be stigmatized?

Because, irrespective of your individual case, slowing down correlates strongly with ageing and diminished faculties.

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