I just tried walking in the office for the first time and it was a little bit hair raising! I decided to start off with ankle supports and my trainers on so that I would have grip on the laminate floor but still protect my ankles, and as soon as I got in the walker I felt like I was on skates. The thing wanted to go flying! Obviously with the walker having wheels and not as much friction as it did on the carpet I found it very difficult to control the pace and the weight balance. I found myself trying to keep up with the walker instead of the other way round. However there were a few runs where I felt more in control, right up to the point where the walker decided to try and tip to the right.
As my trainers are quite bouncy and quite have a good grip I went to put my left foot down but, instead of putting it down gently, it went down with force and as I my right foot was already down the walker decided to go into "ski mode" (Knight Rider reference). I don't think it would have actually tipped over but I am glad my helper was there. It did knock my confidence though a little bit so I tried taking my trainers off but in the end the excitement had already taken its toll.
I think I will try putting some weights on the walker to hopefully give me some piece of mind.
Onwards and upwards.
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