Tag: falling

The Art of the Fall

Written by Cheryl on . Posted in Uncategorized.

If you’ve been following me for a while, you already know that I am passionate about helping people learn how to fall. Safely. You know, without getting hurt. Falling in a way that you do not get hurt and can effortlessly pop back up to a standing position, with the only thing that gets injured is your ego. I used to be terrified of falling. Even after 50 years of downhill skiing, I rarely, if ever, fell down. My youngest sister, who was a fantastic skier and on the Penn State ski team in college, used to push me to go faster, take more chances. She actually once asked me “Don’t you want to lose control sometimes?” I looked at her in horror and replied, “Haven’t you met me?” Falling was simply not in my repertoire, nor in my future. However, that...

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The balance challenge continues….

Written by Cheryl on . Posted in Fit Tips.

So, what would happen if you did fall? I remember skiing with my father and my husband about 20 years ago. My father (who was an excellent skier as well as a martial artist) took a very bad tumble.  My husband witnessed the fall, and quickly skied up to him to offer assistance. My Dad was laughing as he got up, and my husband was stunned that he wasn’t hurt. He said, “George, you fell like a 30 year old!”  And he got up again like a 30 year old. At the time, my father was in his early 60’s. My Dad knew how to fall. Most of us do not, which leads us to develop a fear of falling. After all, most of our activities as adults are performed in an upright posture: standing, walking, running, dancing, sitting, etc.  As a result, we lose our connection with the ground, we...

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