Odds are that you, like me, have days where your legs (and body) simply will not cooperate. Your feet feel stuck to the ground, your knees won't bend, and your legs just won't move. You worry that you'll fall. You visualize yourself getting stuck and needing assistance to get home. What can we do when that happens? Well, rather than staying home and doing nothing, we have to rethink how we approach walking. It's up to us to figure out ways to continue moving.
What do I do? Well, here are four things:
- Bounce a ball on the ground while walking.
- Juggle a ball while walking.
- Skip... yes, follow the yellow brick road!
- Chasse sideways.
I know, it sounds crazy. How can you toss a ball up and down while walking when walking seems like such a challenge? My answer is to simply try it! Get the rhythm of tossing a tennis ball up and down, and then walk as you normally would. You may find that focusing on tossing and catching the ball unlocks you. It may allow you to walk more normally than you have for years.
Watch the video below to see how I use these tricks to keep moving.