Walking backwards aids with neuralplasticity.

[Prairie_Seagull]

I have found this to be true. I use my treadmill and if one is just starting put something to grab onto while turning around. Start very very slowly and move up as skill and balance increases. I no longer have to sit to put on my pants or shorts. Yea me in shorts. funny.

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/walking-backward-may-have-link-increased-cognition

Edit- Check with health care professional if you need to.

[CrispyQ]

1. It's supposed to be good for your knees, too.

Have you noticed?

[Prairie_Seagull]

6. Yes but I have notoriously bad knees

so it's kind of hard to tell. The example I used would indicate that knees too are getting better at least ish.

[Aussie105]

2. Another good one!

Transference of fine motor skills from one brain hemisphere to the other, ie, learning to write with your non-dominant hand.

Grab a pen in each hand, write something, look at what your dominant hand does and get the non-dominant hand to follow each movement without looking.

Takes some practise, and it does funny things inside your head, but it works.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I can write in cursive

backwards and upside down. I used to write letters to people and they could only read them if they held them in front of a mirror. It drove them crazy.

I suppose this skill doesn't help since it seems like it's a "two sides of the brain" skill. I'll have to give this a try. Sounds interesting.

[Prairie_Seagull]

8. Hurts my head just thinking

about trying it. That's a hard no for me.

[BigmanPigman]

9. I'm an artist so I think it's a visual thing in my case.

In art school I knew that Leonardo wrote backwards so no one could rip off his ideas and I tried it myself. It's really not that hard. When I ended up becoming a teacher (artists DO starve) I did it for my students and it was a great way to get them interested in penmanship. They loved it!

[mopinko]

5. a friend of mine, as a kid, cd draw 2 completely different drawings at once.

i think it dried up as she got older, but she did remain ambidextrous. super smart person. rly good artist.

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Yup, brushing your hair or teeth

eating with your non-dominant hand, etc, are all good exercises.

[highplainsdem]

3. Good advice, P_S! Thanks!

[Prairie_Seagull]

7. You are most certainly welcome hpd.