So how has he got to this age before I realised he can’t run/jog?
In lock down we’ve all put a bit of padding on and so we have started the couch to 5k programme. We do it mostly out doors but sometimes on a treadmill when it’s rainy.
What I have noticed is that my DS8 nearly 9 doesn’t know how to run properly and I don’t know how to advise him. His feet barely leave the floor so sometimes he trips or scuffs his feet, his arms don’t go in time with his legs and quite often flail around instead of him bending them at the elbow. When he’s on the treadmill he often bumps into the side.
He’s never been sporty, he did rugby for a while but mainly he pootled around the pitch looking at his boots. If I let him he’d be sat on the settee all day so I’m thinking it’s part laziness on his behalf. I just assumed running (at least the posture part) comes naturally, if not the fitness part. He doesn’t moan about it as he knows it’s good to be healthy but if I didn’t encourage him he’d be quite happy to do no exercise at all. Has anyone noticed this type of uncoordination in a child? My DD just gets it and runs better then me.
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My DS8 can’t run
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Doggodogington · 14/07/2020 16:27
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