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| Do you swing your arms when you walk? |
| Of course! It's how all human beings walk. |
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| Of course! It's how all human beings walk. |
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| Yes, but I have to pay attention to it. |
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| Yes, but I have to pay attention to it. |
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| I manage pretty well in public, but don't bother in private. |
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| I manage pretty well in public, but don't bother in private. |
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| I try, but it doesn't look very natural. |
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| I try, but it doesn't look very natural. |
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| I don't bother trying, unless I absolutely need to. |
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| I don't bother trying, unless I absolutely need to. |
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| What? Why would I need to do that? |
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| What? Why would I need to do that? |
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| Oh, those NTs. They always make up unreasonable rules. |
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| Oh, those NTs. They always make up unreasonable rules. |
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Aspie1
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 Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:20 pm Post subject: Swinging your arms when you walk |
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When you walk, do you swing your arms like NTs do? Until the age of 14, I didn't swing my arms when I walked; I just "carried" them in front of me. My parents, and to a much greater extent, my classmates, gave me a great deal of trouble over this. Eventually, I learned to swing my arms, and it now comes naturally, but in the back of my mind, I still feel like I have to do that.
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los003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:19 am Post subject: |
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i remember when i was in 6th grade this girl told me that i never moved my arms when i walked, and started telling me to swing my arms when I walked. Ever since i have been very consious of this swinging of the arms thing that is supposedly "normal"
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Happeh
Deinonychus
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| los003 wrote: | | i remember when i was in 6th grade this girl told me that i never moved my arms when i walked, and started telling me to swing my arms when I walked. Ever since i have been very consious of this swinging of the arms thing that is supposedly "normal" |
It is normal. Not supposed to be. It is physics. If your body is not healthy and strong, connections inside of your body are not properly made. Your arms will not swing, or the same side arm and leg might swing at the same time.
If you are healthy, you can't help swinging your arms and running. The way the human body is constructed forces you to. |
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DrGonzo
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| I only swing one arm usually, but i also have a noticable limp and im sure it has something to do with that. |
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KingdomOfRats
Phoenix
Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Age: 25
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Bec
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| I swing my arms like most people. I have noticed that one arm swings more than the other one. |
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Who_Am_I
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:12 am Post subject: |
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My arms normally stay pretty still.
When I was in army cadets at school, I would swing the arm on the same side as my leg as I marched. The officers had hours of frustration trying to get me out of the habit.
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bobaloo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:51 am Post subject: |
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This is why I always wear a jacket with pockets when I'm out!
Swinging my arms doesn't feel normal in the slightest, strange really. I remember in some sports day back when I was 7 or something I ran a short length with my arms completely still, heh. |
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WooYayHooplah
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I think I had a problem with this when i was a kid. I faintly recall a conversation with another kid about arm swinging, it made sense to do it at the time so now it comes naturally.
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ajs_line_of_silver
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Why dos it make sense why is it normal. Why would u need to use your arms to walk. Do these people have very bad balance
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:45 am Post subject: |
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| I swing my arms; and also apparently walk 'too fast." Considering how short I am, that's a pretty good feat, too. |
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Prometheus
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I swing just fine.
I am a very slow, meandering walker, despite being 6'2 and quite fit.
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Sophist
ENTIA NON SVNT MVLTIPLICANDA PRAETER NECESSITATEM
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Sometimes I swing both arms. But more often than not, I only swing mostly one or the other. I think sometimes my left swings more than my right. But this in part might be more out of habit because I always carry my bookbag on my right. (But I'm refering to when I'm not carrying a bookbag.)
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Happeh
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| DrGonzo wrote: | | I only swing one arm usually, but i also have a noticable limp and im sure it has something to do with that. |
Yes it probably does. Please tell me which leg limps and which arm swings and which arm does not. |
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Happeh
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| ajs_line_of_silver wrote: | | Why dos it make sense why is it normal. Why would u need to use your arms to walk. Do these people have very bad balance |
It is the way the human body is constructed. The forces within the body balance each other out if the person swings their arms while walking. |
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