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erronis

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20. Thank you! I need to work on some exercises to increase stability and mobility.

Reply to Prairie_Seagull (Reply #19)

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 11:38 AM

6 hrs ago

My ability to move efficiently seemed to occur very quickly - about 3-4 years ago. I blamed it on ankle arthritis but that seems to have gone away. I love walking in the woods and uneven paths might be good - with walking poles.

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How Old Are You? Stand on One Leg and I'll Tell You [View all] erronis 23 hrs ago OP

huh? Skittles 23 hrs ago #1

Good for you. If I raise one leg off the floor, I'm likely to collapse. erronis 22 hrs ago #5

wow Skittles 22 hrs ago #8

Mine too, but I've taken a few hard blows to the head over the years Walleye 2 hrs ago #26

My family went through some stuff that lasted up to about a year ago. For about 3 Scrivener7 2 hrs ago #32

Thank you - that gives me hope. I'll work on it slowly. erronis 1 hr ago #33

I should add that I also started walking, building from 1 mile a day 5x a week up to 3 miles now. Scrivener7 59 min ago #34

I guess if I have to ask if they mean the leg with the bum knee or the one with the bad ankle NotASurfer 23 hrs ago #2

I was just telling my brother that it's hard to limp on both legs at once Walleye 2 hrs ago #28

I'm almost 77 and made it 7 seconds. sinkingfeeling 23 hrs ago #3

I'm 77 and can do at least a full minute, sometimes more. I usually stop at 90 seconds. Lonestarblue 2 hrs ago #30

I have severe vertigo and can't walk a straight line. Seeing my sinkingfeeling 7 min ago #35

I'm 77 and just did 15 seconds. PoindexterOglethorpe 22 hrs ago #4

Early 60s and can do 30 secs+ on each leg for 3 different poses, no wobble, after two knee replacements chia 22 hrs ago #6

68 Here ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #7

I did a workout yesterday Skittles 22 hrs ago #9

I Could Hop Longer Than I Could Stand Still ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #14

heh Skittles 2 hrs ago #22

For Me, It's Been No Big Deal ProfessorGAC 2 hrs ago #23

oh I'll never forget that day Skittles 2 hrs ago #25

I'm 63 and I wish I was 60. Iggo 18 hrs ago #10

i can stand on one leg and imitate a crane bird wo falling. AllaN01Bear 18 hrs ago #11

Well that's just goofy Hermit-The-Prog 15 hrs ago #12

Huh? Either your math skills are better than mine, erronis 9 hrs ago #16

Oops Hermit-The-Prog 3 hrs ago #21

I'm 52 True Dough 14 hrs ago #13

Isn't the sample size really small (20 each group) for the conclusions? quaint 10 hrs ago #15

I'm 57 and was able to do 10 seconds on my left leg. Xavier Breath 7 hrs ago #17

I made 18 seconds standing on one leg, albeit with wobbling. This N1 "study" is certainly not statistically valid. NNadir 7 hrs ago #18

Had ballance issues for a while now and noticed Prairie_Seagull 6 hrs ago #19

Thank you! I need to work on some exercises to increase stability and mobility. erronis 6 hrs ago #20

Arnold Palmer cheated JoseBalow 2 hrs ago #24

Almost 76 and I just did 30 seconds. Ocelot II 2 hrs ago #27

And then we do the Karate Kid thing? keithbvadu2 2 hrs ago #29

2 minutes at age 65 ShepKat 2 hrs ago #31