Do you swing your arms back and forth while walking?

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Do you swing your arms back and forth when you walk?
yes 36%  36%  [ 38 ]
no 64%  64%  [ 69 ]
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17 Aug 2008, 1:27 am

Tracker wrote:
Do your arms naturally swing back and forth when you walk/run, or do they generally stay in one position with little to no swinging?


not naturally. it took a lot of practice and prompting from good friends who wanted to help me walk less unusually. i'm still not sure if i do it right.


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17 Aug 2008, 4:05 am

i dont move my arms until I am using them for something



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17 Aug 2008, 1:35 pm

I don’t. (I fear the yes figure may be inflated by people who do not swing their arms naturally, but have learnt the habit.)



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17 Aug 2008, 1:57 pm

On tv they brought up how Obama swings his arms when walking and McCain doesn't.



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17 Aug 2008, 6:51 pm

Swinging along the road topic

Like many here, I had to learn to do this, but it does help me to walk faster. :D


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18 Aug 2008, 6:53 am

I don't swing my arms when I walk.



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18 Aug 2008, 9:01 am

Usually no but when I feel like it yes (usually when stimming & I need relaxation).



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18 Aug 2008, 11:15 am

Yeah, it looks funny if you don't swing your arms while walking. Incidentaly, I am a lifelong arm-swinger. :)



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18 Aug 2008, 11:18 am

Woodpeace wrote:
I don't swing my arms when I walk.


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18 Aug 2008, 12:47 pm

mine don't naturally swing back and forth unless I take notice and feel wierd about it...then they do. my mom used to tell me I walk like a robot, which is why sometimes I feel wierd about it...little did (or does) she know that she does the same thing :lol: ...leans forward a bit too..

when i was younger I held my arms up in front of me like I was a little bunny rabbit...I'm not sure why....if I put them down they would gravitate back to the bunny position...seemingly on their own :duh: :albino:


if I am running my arms swing because I want them too...but I'm not found running too often.



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18 Aug 2008, 1:00 pm

my hands are either in my pockets or fiddling with my cellphone or MP3 player most of the time. I havent bothered noticing wether i swing my arms or not while walking or running. I do know that sometimes i do it sometimes i dont though, but i dunno what i do most of the time.


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17 Sep 2018, 1:24 am

Reading these replies felt like when Marty goes over the valley and finds a whole load of zebras in Madagascar when he thought he was the only one! If I may ask, anyone who used to not but now does, how did you get over it?
I'm 14 and I really struggle with this. I've never swung my arms and I'm always being told I'm wierd. I have to hold something or I just clasp them in front of me (kind of like how the royals do, just all the time!). I recently had to join CCF, and that meant I have to learn to march... It's the hardest thing I've ever done. I have amazing sense of rhythm, but I just can't physically coordinate the arms because I'm not used to doing it when I walk!
I desperately want to walk 'normally'. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :D



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17 Sep 2018, 5:05 pm

When I was in elementary school, I was trained to walk with my arms folded. I tend to do that. Sometimes in front, more often behind since there's a sort of shelf for them.
But I normally bike. If I'm walking, it's probably because I'm carrying something that I couldn't take on my bike, so arms aren't going to be swinging.

Running is different. When I was a kid, I swung my arms hard when I ran. Then I saw that my [autistic] older brother just let his dangle behind him, and I considered how that was a more efficient use of energy and tried to imitate him.
Now I again swing my arms when I run, but at like half the speed my legs are moving. And I think it gives my body the impression that it's actually working less hard than it is, so I don't get tired as fast.


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20 Sep 2018, 9:13 pm

I never swing my arms.



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21 Sep 2018, 12:06 am

Yes I do


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23 Sep 2018, 3:40 pm

I swing my arms


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