You can clearly tell when my eight year old is walking through the house. He sounds like the cliche: a herd of elephants. He’s not the only one I’ve noticed either. When my sister was his age she walked heavily. Why are kids so heavy?
What’s up with that?
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Lighter people can get away with stepping heavily for longer, since there’s less weight on their joints. Heavier older people learn that abrupt changes in momentum hurt their joints.
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