‘I’m a klutz!’
No matter how accident-prone you think you are, you weren’t born that way. Experts at WebMD explain that coordination requires the muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems all working together. A process that complex could hardly be reliant on just one or two genes. The University of Delaware found that injury-prone athletes generally had worse memory skills and slower reaction times and processing speeds. Those are skills anyone can work to improve. But do talk to your doctor if you think your lack of grace is out of the ordinary.
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‘I’m directionally challenged’
Our sense of direction is based on memory, not DNA. There are two types of memory we use to navigate, according to WebMD. One is object memory, such as remembering to turn left at the petrol station. The other is spatial memory, like knowing to go 100 metres north, then turn east. Your brain can find your way using either or both and they are both skills you can improve through practice.
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Source: RD.com
