PhilMay 14, 2023

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)

Show threadCharlotte Walker
@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
May 14, 2023 at 10:47amWeb
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