Running

[EmWakie]

hi, I just wanted to ask a question. I have tried loads of times aswell as in different circumstances but I just can’t run-as in I am totally unable to which could cause problems ie running away from danger. Has anyone else experienced this? X

[wobblybee]

I can still walk quickly if I’m pushing a trolley/cart or rollator..otherwise I’m inclined to stagger using my walking stick.

But..there’s absolutely no way I could run..I can’t even hop..I’ve lost the impetus

[EmWakie in reply to wobblybee]

thanks xx

[Staggy1 in reply to wobblybee]

me too! It’s something we have to accept 🫤crossing the road can’t be done quickly either xx

[ddmagee1]

I couldn’t run, if my life depended on it! It’s that simple.

[Brommie]

I lost the ability to run years ago ago and now freeze unless I have got something to push or a person to hold on to.

[PatsyIpswich]

Being unable to run was the first thing I lost. Stay safe x

[Tallguy101]

I haven't run for about 16 years, I can't hardly walk more than a few yards unaided. Unfortunetly if you have Ataxia you just have to accept this as an eventuality in future, as hard as it is....

[chelpet]

I can’t run anymore, but......Every few weeks I force myself to ‘run’ for a bus. It’s more of a tentative jog than running, but it works in the sense that the driver always waits for me, or a passenger on the bus urges him to wait.

It also gives me a huge boost.

If you don’t use it you lose it!!!

Peter

[shepskii]

I can’t run anymore. I used to be able to use a treadmill whilst holding on but haven’t tried it for a while so probably can’t do that now!

[EmWakie]

thanks for your replies everyone 🙂When I could run I didn’t want to do it. It’s just the little things you take for granted isn’t it! X

[penelope2]

The day i tried to skip and teach my grandson, i knew i couldn't run then, was a real reality check for me ☹️

[EmWakie in reply to penelope2]

I once tried to skip with a rope ( thought it would be a really good way of getting fit again) …promptly fell over! 😟😂x

[pinjem]

Something many people can't do- lots of the elderly can't run, neither can some younger people. Try to avoid dangerous places, if you can?

[EmWakie in reply to pinjem]

I didn’t even realise it could even be an issue until it happened to me x

[pinjem in reply to EmWakie]

Yes, I didn't know either, it is interesting and sad as well! I can't do any repetitive physical movement for any length of time, body stops co-operating. Worse or more obvious if I'm tired to start with or there is too much visual input. Arms stopped working when I was swimming once, luckily I dropped my legs down and was just in depth- no more swimming again without an aid! I can't walk any more than a certain amount (with help), I just feel overwhelmed and have to stop or start stumbling dangerously. It might be a 'shutdown' due to more than the brain can cope with? Any ideas?

[Buffergirl]

Absolutely! The realisation came over me about 6 years ago. Previous to that, I'd been regularly running around my village, then all of a sudden, I found difficulty getting into a run and remarked on this to my family. The confusing part for me was that I had broken my lumbar vertebra in 2015 and thought it was related to this. Thereafter, things got worse after a fall on the back of my head. And, yes, the same thought: "What if there was a terrorist around and I had to run." So, I ruled out this exercise and avoided crossing roads or any situation in which I might feel rushed (those latter activities I haven't missed although there is much, I'm afraid, I have).