Well, ladies
Been blowing up the group chat since Thursday about something that happened at the studio and I still have more to say.
She is 52. Desk job, eight or nine hours a day. Came in feeling decent but tight. Said her balance was fine, just wanted to work on her shoulders.
Started her on a single-leg stand with eyes open. She held it for thirty seconds. Looked at me like she was waiting for the hard part.
Close your eyes. Same leg. Same spot.
Three seconds. Maybe four. She went sideways, caught the wall, and said something I cannot print here. 😂
Not scared. Offended. Like her body had been keeping a secret from her for years. She walks every morning. Does yoga twice a week. She could not believe she lasted three seconds.
Walking and yoga are great. And both train the parts of your balance that work when you can see.
Your balance runs on three things. Your eyes, the sensors in your inner ear, and position sensors in your muscles and joints. Close your eyes and you knock out two-thirds of it.
Vision is the easy one. Your brain leaned on it years ago and let the other two get lazy.
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It happens slowly. The inner ear and the joint sensors get less input, less practice. Your eyes pick up the slack and you never notice.
Most people have no idea how much until they close their eyes and the ground moves.
In your forties you can hold about forty seconds with eyes open. Close them and it drops to maybe thirteen. By your fifties, under ten.
That works until you step off a curb at dusk or walk to the bathroom at two in the morning. Feet cold, brain half asleep. You are running on whatever is left.
Many people do not fall just because of one bad step. They fall because their balance was already thin and they did not know it.
Think of it less like a switch and more like a savings account. You do not notice it is low until you reach for it.
For the record, I showed up Thursday without my water bottle. Third time this week. There is also a dead succulent on my kitchen counter I keep pretending is not dead.
Texted Clare about the eyes-closed thing from a bar Friday night. She said she would be fine. 🙄 Then nothing for twenty minutes.
Pretty sure she tried it, wobbled, and chose not to share her number.
Sonia said she tried it in her kitchen and grabbed the counter in two seconds.
Try it yourself. Stand near a wall or counter, pick up one foot, close your eyes, and see how long you last. Do not do this without something to grab.
It is not a diagnosis. It is a snapshot of how much your balance leans on your eyes (sorry). And it gets better. Doing it is how you train it.
If you are dealing with falls or dizziness, skip this and see your doctor.
She tried it three more times before she left. 🙌 Last round she held five seconds. Not long. But she walked out different.
