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May 25, 2006
Jogging...backwards?: I'm not a runner so maybe I shouldn't comment, but backwards running? This has got to be more dangerous then they say in this article. I can't imagine not landing on my back every few feet.
posted by commander cody to other at 05:11 PM - 7 comments
I would think they would at least mention you should wear some type of helmet. It's a lot harder to catch yourself falling backwards then forwards so there must be a greater risk of smacking your head on the ground.
posted by commander cody at 06:01 PM on May 25, 2006
In the course of my work (at one of my jobs), I spend a fair amount of time skiing backwards. I'm sure not doing it competitively, though. (and crashing or hitting something/someone is occasion for a Beer Fine, so we don't let it happen)
posted by lil_brown_bat at 06:32 PM on May 25, 2006
Wouldn't your calves look a little like Popeye's forearms after a while?
posted by The_Black_Hand at 07:44 PM on May 25, 2006
Wouldn't your calves look a little like Popeye's forearms after a while? What I never understood is why Popeye and Brutis both had the hots for Olive Oyl. My God that was an ugly women even for a cartoon charcter! Though I did think Shelly Duvall nailed her perfectly in the movie with Robin Williams. Now if they were chasing Betty Boop, that I could understand!
posted by commander cody at 01:03 AM on May 26, 2006
Running makes your muscles smaller and more dense, not bigger...
posted by everett at 01:10 AM on May 26, 2006
They have backstroke in swimming, so why not running backwards in the Olympics? But seriously, I met a guy once who walked the length of Indonesia backwards. For safety reasons, and to reduce neck strain, he rigged up two rear-view mirrors to his belt. I suspect his sanity could have been questioned, but he was famous (in Indonesia) for the allocated 15 minutes.
posted by owlhouse at 05:36 PM on May 27, 2006
Its funny- they never mention Basketball players. I played Basketball in high school- nd we did numerous drills running backward. These excersices really seem like a good idea, except I wouldn't want to land flat on my ass all the time.