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Prairie_Seagull

(4,832 posts)
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:58 PM Yesterday

Walking backwards aids with neuralplasticity.

I have found this to be true. I use my treadmill and if one is just starting put something to grab onto while turning around. Start very very slowly and move up as skill and balance increases. I no longer have to sit to put on my pants or shorts. Yea me in shorts. funny.

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/walking-backward-may-have-link-increased-cognition

Edit- Check with health care professional if you need to.

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Walking backwards aids with neuralplasticity. (Original Post) Prairie_Seagull Yesterday OP
It's supposed to be good for your knees, too. CrispyQ 23 hrs ago #1
Yes but I have notoriously bad knees Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #6
Another good one! Aussie105 23 hrs ago #2
I can write in cursive BigmanPigman 22 hrs ago #4
Hurts my head just thinking Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #8
I'm an artist so I think it's a visual thing in my case. BigmanPigman 16 hrs ago #9
a friend of mine, as a kid, cd draw 2 completely different drawings at once. mopinko 20 hrs ago #5
Yup, brushing your hair or teeth TexasBushwhacker 12 hrs ago #10
Good advice, P_S! Thanks! highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #3
You are most certainly welcome hpd. Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #7

Prairie_Seagull

(4,832 posts)
6. Yes but I have notoriously bad knees
Sun May 31, 2026, 01:06 AM
18 hrs ago

so it's kind of hard to tell. The example I used would indicate that knees too are getting better at least ish.

Aussie105

(8,231 posts)
2. Another good one!
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:59 PM
23 hrs ago

Transference of fine motor skills from one brain hemisphere to the other, ie, learning to write with your non-dominant hand.

Grab a pen in each hand, write something, look at what your dominant hand does and get the non-dominant hand to follow each movement without looking.

Takes some practise, and it does funny things inside your head, but it works.

BigmanPigman

(55,641 posts)
4. I can write in cursive
Sat May 30, 2026, 09:03 PM
22 hrs ago

backwards and upside down. I used to write letters to people and they could only read them if they held them in front of a mirror. It drove them crazy.

I suppose this skill doesn't help since it seems like it's a "two sides of the brain" skill. I'll have to give this a try. Sounds interesting.

BigmanPigman

(55,641 posts)
9. I'm an artist so I think it's a visual thing in my case.
Sun May 31, 2026, 02:51 AM
16 hrs ago

In art school I knew that Leonardo wrote backwards so no one could rip off his ideas and I tried it myself. It's really not that hard. When I ended up becoming a teacher (artists DO starve) I did it for my students and it was a great way to get them interested in penmanship. They loved it!

mopinko

(74,049 posts)
5. a friend of mine, as a kid, cd draw 2 completely different drawings at once.
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:06 PM
20 hrs ago

i think it dried up as she got older, but she did remain ambidextrous. super smart person. rly good artist.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,317 posts)
10. Yup, brushing your hair or teeth
Sun May 31, 2026, 06:24 AM
12 hrs ago

eating with your non-dominant hand, etc, are all good exercises.

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