Yeah, I forgot what the sense was called, awareness of your limbs in relation to your body and balance, the sense that gets all wobbly with alcohol; hence, the close-your-eyes-and-touch-your-nose test. I’m 40 and still walk on curbs like they are balance beams. Favorite was the rings, the closest thing I can get to flying without also becoming motion sick :/
You throw me a ball, I’ll prevent it from hitting me, but forget intercepting the things with any grace or plan. Me trying out for tennis in middle school was basically mini dodge ball.
Hey rings were my favorite too! Followed by pommel horse and anything with a foam pit at the end. Almost made floor work worth it lol.
Totally, I think most people can train motor, reflex, and spatial reasoning skills and learn all kinds of sports, well past 40 since the brain and peripheral nervous system remains remarkably plastic into old age, but it’s pretty cool to have something your body has known since childhood that sticks around and helps you out day-to-day :)
Yeah, I forgot what the sense was called, awareness of your limbs in relation to your body and balance, the sense that gets all wobbly with alcohol; hence, the close-your-eyes-and-touch-your-nose test. I’m 40 and still walk on curbs like they are balance beams. Favorite was the rings, the closest thing I can get to flying without also becoming motion sick :/
You throw me a ball, I’ll prevent it from hitting me, but forget intercepting the things with any grace or plan. Me trying out for tennis in middle school was basically mini dodge ball.
Hey rings were my favorite too! Followed by pommel horse and anything with a foam pit at the end. Almost made floor work worth it lol.
Totally, I think most people can train motor, reflex, and spatial reasoning skills and learn all kinds of sports, well past 40 since the brain and peripheral nervous system remains remarkably plastic into old age, but it’s pretty cool to have something your body has known since childhood that sticks around and helps you out day-to-day :)