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Are you clumsy?
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28 Jan 2009, 2:51 am

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Believe it or not, Badminton is great for this.


I can hit a birdie fine and dandy, it's when the rally starts that I get nowhere.

:lmao: - for reasons I dare not explain, lol...



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28 Jan 2009, 2:59 am

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haha I can't help you with this one. I find I have bruises all over my legs and never remember how I got them. Some of them really hurt too 0_o


Aww, it's annoying isn't it!

Your female. At least you are not socially compelled to do all the social activities that require co-ordination, unlike poor males like me... :(


True true, I do like the fact I can get away with it. However I will eventually become so fat I cannot leave my bed if I carry on at this rate! :)

Hillwalking you can do whilst very clumsy - I do it to keep fit (albeit I don't really have a choice in it)


Alas I haven't really got any hills near me at school.. maybe when i am back home :)



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28 Jan 2009, 3:04 am

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haha I can't help you with this one. I find I have bruises all over my legs and never remember how I got them. Some of them really hurt too 0_o


Aww, it's annoying isn't it!

Your female. At least you are not socially compelled to do all the social activities that require co-ordination, unlike poor males like me... :(


True true, I do like the fact I can get away with it. However I will eventually become so fat I cannot leave my bed if I carry on at this rate! :)

Hillwalking you can do whilst very clumsy - I do it to keep fit (albeit I don't really have a choice in it)


Alas I haven't really got any hills near me at school.. maybe when i am back home :)

There is one advantage of my uni lol, the hillwalking is enforced. Which is a good job too, I doubt I could be bothered to do anything else really.



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28 Jan 2009, 3:12 am

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Believe it or not, Badminton is great for this.


Hmm, they have a badminton team at my school. Maybe I could go to the practices... :D merci!
You could always try kickboxing, or bag training routines. They've got all sorts of pads for your poor legs too. Striking a training bag is a good workout and it teaches you a lot about stance, coordination, balance, I could go on.. It's great though.


Hmm I think I have the same problem in that they don't have the facilities at my boarding school and I don't really have the means to go anywhere else (boarding school in the middle of nowhere)



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28 Jan 2009, 3:16 am

rennabella wrote:
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Believe it or not, Badminton is great for this.


Hmm, they have a badminton team at my school. Maybe I could go to the practices... :D merci!
You could always try kickboxing, or bag training routines. They've got all sorts of pads for your poor legs too. Striking a training bag is a good workout and it teaches you a lot about stance, coordination, balance, I could go on.. It's great though.


Hmm I think I have the same problem in that they don't have the facilities at my boarding school and I don't really have the means to go anywhere else (boarding school in the middle of nowhere)

There is plenty of exercise equipment that you could buy reasonably cheaply for your room, if they let you. Which school is it you go to (dont feel you have to say if you dont want to). Just kind of curious, given the nature of my uni, I probably know someone who went there. Most of the people here are southerners from either grammars or boarding schools.



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28 Jan 2009, 3:21 am

Kangoogle wrote:
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Believe it or not, Badminton is great for this.


Hmm, they have a badminton team at my school. Maybe I could go to the practices... :D merci!
You could always try kickboxing, or bag training routines. They've got all sorts of pads for your poor legs too. Striking a training bag is a good workout and it teaches you a lot about stance, coordination, balance, I could go on.. It's great though.


Hmm I think I have the same problem in that they don't have the facilities at my boarding school and I don't really have the means to go anywhere else (boarding school in the middle of nowhere)

There is plenty of exercise equipment that you could buy reasonably cheaply for your room, if they let you. Which school is it you go to (dont feel you have to say if you dont want to). Just kind of curious, given the nature of my uni, I probably know someone who went there. Most of the people here are southerners from either grammars or boarding schools.


Haha yeah, I'm fair broke and my room is a tad small for that sort of thing. :) I spend most of my money on clothes and the rest on food....
Haha I expect you do, I go to Oakham school? I hate it so darn much, posh people and I don't really get on... :/



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28 Jan 2009, 3:26 am

rennabella wrote:
Kangoogle wrote:
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rennabella wrote:
DNForrest wrote:
Believe it or not, Badminton is great for this.


Hmm, they have a badminton team at my school. Maybe I could go to the practices... :D merci!
You could always try kickboxing, or bag training routines. They've got all sorts of pads for your poor legs too. Striking a training bag is a good workout and it teaches you a lot about stance, coordination, balance, I could go on.. It's great though.


Hmm I think I have the same problem in that they don't have the facilities at my boarding school and I don't really have the means to go anywhere else (boarding school in the middle of nowhere)

There is plenty of exercise equipment that you could buy reasonably cheaply for your room, if they let you. Which school is it you go to (dont feel you have to say if you dont want to). Just kind of curious, given the nature of my uni, I probably know someone who went there. Most of the people here are southerners from either grammars or boarding schools.


Haha yeah, I'm fair broke and my room is a tad small for that sort of thing. :) I spend most of my money on clothes and the rest on food....
Haha I expect you do, I go to Oakham school? I hate it so darn much, posh people and I don't really get on... :/

Thats kind of surprising, Facebook tells me that I don't know anyone who went there. Though it could be that they just have not added it on their profiles.

I loathe all the posh people too, worst still I go to uni with them all :( Its like liking with the aristocracy here...



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28 Jan 2009, 3:58 am

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Thats kind of surprising, Facebook tells me that I don't know anyone who went there. Though it could be that they just have not added it on their profiles.

I loathe all the posh people too, worst still I go to uni with them all :( Its like liking with the aristocracy here...


Haha I am suprised by that one :) I think there are lots of people from my school who apply there. I just decided not to because I know they do, thus aim to avoid them! :) Another reason I really want to go to Imperial, few Oakham-people go there! :D



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28 Jan 2009, 4:36 am

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Thats kind of surprising, Facebook tells me that I don't know anyone who went there. Though it could be that they just have not added it on their profiles.

I loathe all the posh people too, worst still I go to uni with them all :( Its like liking with the aristocracy here...


Haha I am suprised by that one :) I think there are lots of people from my school who apply there. I just decided not to because I know they do, thus aim to avoid them! :) Another reason I really want to go to Imperial, few Oakham-people go there! :D

They probably just have not tagged it on their Facebook status. I doubt Imperial will be massively different with the types of people to be honest. Its the same Oxbridge reject circle :(



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28 Jan 2009, 5:47 am

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Thats kind of surprising, Facebook tells me that I don't know anyone who went there. Though it could be that they just have not added it on their profiles.

I loathe all the posh people too, worst still I go to uni with them all :( Its like liking with the aristocracy here...


Haha I am suprised by that one :) I think there are lots of people from my school who apply there. I just decided not to because I know they do, thus aim to avoid them! :) Another reason I really want to go to Imperial, few Oakham-people go there! :D

They probably just have not tagged it on their Facebook status. I doubt Imperial will be massively different with the types of people to be honest. Its the same Oxbridge reject circle :(


I think it will be better cos it's just sciences, and based on what I have seen, the most annoying posh people usually do something like business or english or history. not science! :)



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28 Jan 2009, 8:21 am

rennabella wrote:
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Thats kind of surprising, Facebook tells me that I don't know anyone who went there. Though it could be that they just have not added it on their profiles.

I loathe all the posh people too, worst still I go to uni with them all :( Its like liking with the aristocracy here...


Haha I am suprised by that one :) I think there are lots of people from my school who apply there. I just decided not to because I know they do, thus aim to avoid them! :) Another reason I really want to go to Imperial, few Oakham-people go there! :D

They probably just have not tagged it on their Facebook status. I doubt Imperial will be massively different with the types of people to be honest. Its the same Oxbridge reject circle :(


I think it will be better cos it's just sciences, and based on what I have seen, the most annoying posh people usually do something like business or english or history. not science! :)

I don't know to be honest whether it being sciences would help much, I still see a good load of rahs etc in my lectures for the sciences, though admittedly not as bad as politics.



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28 Jan 2009, 3:24 pm

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I don't know to be honest whether it being sciences would help much, I still see a good load of rahs etc in my lectures for the sciences, though admittedly not as bad as politics.


Yeah, but I did look around Imperial and I didn't see a single rah!! :)

I hate them sooo much, especially after having to see them so heart-wrenchingly often!



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28 Jan 2009, 4:40 pm

No great advice, but I know what it's like! My legs are a playground for bruises. :lol:

All I can say is heel, toe, heel, toe. I've always had a habit of shuffling a bit and causing myself to stumble.


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28 Jan 2009, 4:50 pm

I am extremely uncoordinated. I barely can serve a volleyball. I have no athletic ability whatsoever. Having people pick on me for sucking at sports in gym class discouraged me from being physically active for a while. I also have no interest in sports whatsoever. Why should I be interested in something that I am harassed for being horrible at? Now I just exercise. I lift weights, run on the bike at the gym. Exercise is the best way to stay fit for people who lack any athletic ability.



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28 Jan 2009, 5:57 pm

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I don't know to be honest whether it being sciences would help much, I still see a good load of rahs etc in my lectures for the sciences, though admittedly not as bad as politics.


Yeah, but I did look around Imperial and I didn't see a single rah!! :)

I hate them sooo much, especially after having to see them so heart-wrenchingly often!

There are nasty people who go to state schools too sadly - top unis are going to be full of them sadly.

I had a load of fun with the rahs in my tutorial today, lets say they were all itching to beat me at my game lol...



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28 Jan 2009, 11:46 pm

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I am extremely uncoordinated. I barely can serve a volleyball. I have no athletic ability whatsoever. Having people pick on me for sucking at sports in gym class discouraged me from being physically active for a while. I also have no interest in sports whatsoever. Why should I be interested in something that I am harassed for being horrible at? Now I just exercise. I lift weights, run on the bike at the gym. Exercise is the best way to stay fit for people who lack any athletic ability.
You could try sports that require less coordination and involve more repetitious movement like rowing, cycling, swimming, etc.. those really only require you to be able to perform a movement over and over again, which could be easier for people without much coordination. they still require technique and the movements performed generally aren't as simple as they appear (as you quickly discover when you're first placed in a boat) but they aren't as dynamic as sports like volleyball, hockey, basketball, etc. so you don't have to perform unrehearsed movements on the fly.