Phil

V 'hello I am in my 40s' toot, but a few months back I started sitting on the floor a lot more and getting up without using my hands and I'm really noticing better flexibility and strength, would recommend

I'm strong in a very specific limited way, but also I'm about 90kg and my body is mostly a dopey hulk which crashes about the place, so working on my functional strength seemed to be a good idea...

(also being able to get up after a fall is an important not-dying skill)

May 14, 2023 at 8:58amWeb
Show threadPhilMay 14, 2023
For real tho, I lift heavy with low reps and after over a year of doing this I"m very strong but entirely unsupple or springy, or fast, almost as if ones body adapts to the specific demands placed on it, groundbreaking
Show threadPhilMay 14, 2023
Just come back from a run (lol, a run walk run, my first attempt in about a month), and wow yeah I really am just a lumbering 90kg slab. Maybe my gym being out of action is a good excuse to mix up my exercise a bit
Show threadPhilMay 14, 2023
Even when I was running it was more of a gentle jog and 5 mins of that last me gasping. I can bench 100kg but can't move faster than a brisk walk without wheezing, excellent work here
Show threadPhilMay 14, 2023
Also, again with the v 40 something toots, but I have bilateral ulnar impingement as well as sciatica and have developed RSI in my right thumb (thankfully, if surprisingly, not my pipetting hand), so cooling it on the 'lifting heavy things in a repetitive motion' habit might also be a good idea
Show threadSte CookMay 14, 2023
@phil Yes, instead focus on repetitively apply a thumping action to your hips, knees and ankles for up to an hour (or even four!) until they turn to powder. Dr Cook Top Tips 👍🏻🥴
Show threadCharlotte WalkerMay 14, 2023
@phil I’m trying really hard to do a good mix of things, I don’t really like strength training but I’m forcing myself to do it… I’d rather just do running and static biking with a bit of yoga. I really should do more core work. There’s not enough days in the week!
Show threadmartinMay 14, 2023
@phil This is why I do jujitsu, which is mostly advanced forms of falling over (with some help) and getting up again.
Show threadCharlotte WalkerMay 14, 2023
@phil I really struggle with getting up off the floor, maybe I should try doing this. I find it hard to get up off my meditation cushion, I have to get onto my knees first #Nearly50
Show threadPhilMay 14, 2023

@purplepadma I swing myself onto my knees then put a foot forward and kinf of 'lunge' up. I wass honestly surprised to find I could do it since my usual method was to get on all fours and push myself up from there

Was inspired by this article

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/07/life-changing-daily-moves-that-will-keep-your-body-happy

Stand on one leg – and 16 other life-changing daily moves that will keep your body happy

Are you sitting comfortably? Well, get up! Stay healthy and supple by adding these basic movements to your daily routine

The Guardian
Show threadPhilMay 14, 2023
@purplepadma I work a lot on my balance, too (ie I stand on one leg a lot, I've got so used to it now that I often talk to people while on one leg and swinging the other about, I must look a sight). My mum is very keen on all this as her mum died after a sudden fall (it took a year, but she was never the same afterwards). Balance just... goes, as age comes on
Show threadCharlotte WalkerMay 14, 2023
@phil Balance is something I have never really had, it was an early indication of my dyspraxia that I could not stand on one leg as a child. It makes a lot of yoga and barre poses very difficult for me. I worry about falling when I’m older
Show threadCharlotte WalkerMay 14, 2023
@phil Ooh thanks