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Balance training (standing on a ball type thing) also is supposed to help ADHD.

unshavedyak 2y ago
Can you link anything on the subject? Sounds like a simple device you could own at home and spend 10m a day on balancing.
- vitaflo 2y ago
  Really don't even need a device. I practice balancing on one leg with my eyes closed while brushing my teeth every morning (I've progressively made it harder over time). I mostly do this to keep up my balance skills for mountain biking and it's helped quite a bit, especially during winter when I ride less.
  - username44 2y ago
    You mentioned progressively making it harder, I’ve seen the following strategies to make balancing more difficult. Combining them all can be challenging: 1. Arms crossed on your chest 2. Eyes closed 3. Swinging your head left and right, like an exaggerated “no”
- svilen_dobrev 2y ago
  on the opposite end of simple-or-cheap, e-foiling Does train your balance. esp. in windy "cabbage-salad" waves with medusas and rubbish floating around :/
changing1999 2y ago
This (intuitively) makes sense, since standing on a ball requires full focus, can't really get distracted.
- marginalia_nu 2y ago
  Does it though? Balancing doesn't seem like an active cognitive process, like I don't have to think about not falling over to stay upright on a bicycle. All the little shifts of body weight needed to not tip over seem to be done automatically.
  - changing1999 2y ago
    Not on a balancing ball. It's far far harder than staying upright on a bicycle. You have to stay focused and control several muscle groups. Not falling even for a minute is a very challenging task. Being able to balance for 10 minutes is basically elite level.
  - userbinator 2y ago
    Once it's moving, a bicycle basically balances itself. That's why the hardest part of learning to ride one is starting and stopping.
    - marginalia_nu 2y ago
      You still need to adjust your balance. If you send a bicycle off without a rider, it will tip over after a while. Same with standing up. Needs constant small adjustments.
      - HPsquared 2y ago
        A bicycle without a rider will keep going straight (maybe on a slight curve if the frame is misaligned) so long as it has enough speed.
        marginalia_nu 2y ago
        On a mathematical plane in vacuum it will. On uneven ground and turbulent air, it will not.
        HPsquared 2y ago

Can you link anything on the subject? Sounds like a simple device you could own at home and spend 10m a day on balancing.

vitaflo 2y ago
Really don't even need a device. I practice balancing on one leg with my eyes closed while brushing my teeth every morning (I've progressively made it harder over time). I mostly do this to keep up my balance skills for mountain biking and it's helped quite a bit, especially during winter when I ride less.
- username44 2y ago
  You mentioned progressively making it harder, I’ve seen the following strategies to make balancing more difficult. Combining them all can be challenging: 1. Arms crossed on your chest 2. Eyes closed 3. Swinging your head left and right, like an exaggerated “no”
svilen_dobrev 2y ago
on the opposite end of simple-or-cheap, e-foiling Does train your balance. esp. in windy "cabbage-salad" waves with medusas and rubbish floating around :/

changing1999 2y ago

This (intuitively) makes sense, since standing on a ball requires full focus, can't really get distracted.

marginalia_nu 2y ago
Does it though? Balancing doesn't seem like an active cognitive process, like I don't have to think about not falling over to stay upright on a bicycle. All the little shifts of body weight needed to not tip over seem to be done automatically.
- changing1999 2y ago
  Not on a balancing ball. It's far far harder than staying upright on a bicycle. You have to stay focused and control several muscle groups. Not falling even for a minute is a very challenging task. Being able to balance for 10 minutes is basically elite level.
- userbinator 2y ago
  Once it's moving, a bicycle basically balances itself. That's why the hardest part of learning to ride one is starting and stopping.
  - marginalia_nu 2y ago
    You still need to adjust your balance. If you send a bicycle off without a rider, it will tip over after a while. Same with standing up. Needs constant small adjustments.
    - HPsquared 2y ago
      A bicycle without a rider will keep going straight (maybe on a slight curve if the frame is misaligned) so long as it has enough speed.
      - marginalia_nu 2y ago
        On a mathematical plane in vacuum it will. On uneven ground and turbulent air, it will not.
        HPsquared 2y ago