Yes, it could happen to anyone! Last time I tripped and fell, I was in my 30s. Friend recently tripped and fell and hurt her head… she’s in her 30s.
I’m now 60 and was just recently in my radiation doc’s office and brought up being concerned about increased risk of pelvic fracture and he said, “just don’t fall!” That wasn’t the most helpful answer, I must say! 
Maybe we fell when younger but could just roll out of it?
I complained of dizziness a lot because I thought I was overmedicated and it got worse with cancer drugs. I complained enough that they cut (over time) my drug dosage in half, and then I eliminated 2 all together (with notice to doctors). That helped a lot. And my blood tests 2 weeks ago show all my numbers better than they have been since I started taking all these drugs. I think that is a combo of the two eliminated drugs and my exercising more. At the dentist last week my BP was 116, and that’s a miracle at the dentist where it is usually MUCH higher.
Exercising is important, but doing balancing exercises is very important.
I do hope you’ll tell someone. 
I know I need to strengthen my legs, badly…..I’ll add the balancing exercises to my regular daily exercises but I’m running out of time to do all my 5 minute exercises!
The online weekly Tai Chi course I’ve been taking for several years is specifically designed to help seniors avoid falls. It’s called Moving for Better Balance. It’s been helpful for me in terms of balance, posture, foot placement, etc. Right now I’m taking a course break because of appointments and travel, but will be back in the summer. The instructors do classes twice a week in Oxnard in addition to their online course; haven’t found any in person near me unfortunately.
I’ll have to find something close to home. We do have a decent community center here but so many of those programs seem like they are for old people 
! There are a number of TaiChi YouTube videos I’ve watched that are the morning wakeup routines that get your blood flowing and I like all the reels on Facebook. I especially like the dance routines on YouTube to get the heart rate up. I will look for some YouTube balance routines to practice as well.
I know four women who have fallen while wearing Skechers, two were from slipping on a wet surface.
Except they are my most comfortable walking shoes!!!
Apparently if you stand on one foot while brushing your teeth it helps with balance.
Oh no! Hope you are ok
I really like my Hokas & AirBirds. I feel both have helped prevent me from falling in our notoriously uneven sidewalks (we have trees that break the pavement and the city does little to nothing about it).
I have Postural Orthostatic Hypotension (which causes low blood pressure), which contributes to falls. I now see a APRN cardiologist that helps me manage it and I’ve been better since. D also sees a POTS cardiologist that helps her with managing her POTS.
Fainting & falling is a known issue for folks with low blood pressure. Dehydration also can contribute to fainting and falling.
H and I also have weekly PT, which also helps with balance.
I have also found that I sometimes tripped over my own toes when wearing sketchers ( I have two pair and it seems to happen specifically with them). I thought it was me, but maybe it’s the shoe?
I loved my Skechers, wore them almost exclusively for a few years. I realized that they have a very flimsy sole, after I wore threw the soles of a couple of pairs in a short period of time. I switched and got myself a pair of Merrells with a very thick sole with deep grooves. Only after wearing the Merrells for a little while did I realize that I was not tripping the way I did in my Skechers. You have no traction in Skechers, the sole is poorly designed.
I googled tripping in sketchers, there was a lot there. Sounds like it’s a thing.
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Every time I see a young person texting, I feel old. It’s frustrating, because I can type about 110 WPM, but I text at about 2 WPM, ha. Is there a way to learn to text with thumbs? What am I missing?? I just can’t get it.
Thank you…I’m fine. Just a bruised ego and sense of “maybe I am getting old!”
Yes, absolutely…I do that sometimes when I remember. However, I honestly don’t think this was a balance thing, possibly a judgement thing in not lifting my foot up high enough during a normal step. It stubbed on the cement floor that sent me reeling forward.
I dictate my texts when I can.
When I was younger I fell A LOT. Rushing, ice, wet surface, and carpet was especially bad for toes tripping me. I multitasked well, or at least I thought I did.
I realized when I fell repeatedly I was in the same shoes. I made myself a rule- if I fell even after the first time, I would donate or throw out the shoes no matter how much I liked them.
I now like hiking Merrills and Saucony and Asics athletic shoes, and Keen sandals.