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

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 04:27 PM

3 hrs ago

years, I was busy taking care of others and massively neglecting my own health. When I got back around to paying attention to myself, I found I had deteriorated a lot. One thing that had gone very bad was my balance.

I started working on it beginning the day after Christmas, 2023. At the start, I could just about balance 5 or 6 seconds on either foot. The skill returned slowly, but it has returned. I can do the yoga pose where you hold one leg bent and stretch the other hand over your head and balance on one foot for 1 minute now.

I just worked on it each morning while the coffee was percolating. A couple of minutes. I also do a series of stretches and some planks, just about 10 minutes in total. It's made a huge difference.

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

huh? Skittles Yesterday #1

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

wow Skittles 23 hrs ago #8

Mine too, but I've taken a few hard blows to the head over the years Walleye 4 hrs ago #26

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

Thank you - that gives me hope. I'll work on it slowly. erronis 3 hrs 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 2 hrs 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 Yesterday #2

I was just telling my brother that it's hard to limp on both legs at once Walleye 4 hrs ago #28

I'm almost 77 and made it 7 seconds. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #3

I'm 77 and can do at least a full minute, sometimes more. I usually stop at 90 seconds. Lonestarblue 4 hrs ago #30

I have severe vertigo and can't walk a straight line. Seeing my sinkingfeeling 1 hr ago #35

I hope everything turns out okay. Getting older is tough! Lonestarblue 1 hr ago #36

I'm 77 and just did 15 seconds. PoindexterOglethorpe Yesterday #4

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

68 Here ProfessorGAC 23 hrs ago #7

I did a workout yesterday Skittles 23 hrs ago #9

I Could Hop Longer Than I Could Stand Still ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #14

heh Skittles 4 hrs ago #22

For Me, It's Been No Big Deal ProfessorGAC 4 hrs ago #23

oh I'll never forget that day Skittles 4 hrs ago #25

I'm 63 and I wish I was 60. Iggo 19 hrs ago #10

i can stand on one leg and imitate a crane bird wo falling. AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #11

Well that's just goofy Hermit-The-Prog 17 hrs ago #12

Huh? Either your math skills are better than mine, erronis 11 hrs ago #16

Oops Hermit-The-Prog 5 hrs ago #21

I'm 52 True Dough 16 hrs ago #13

Isn't the sample size really small (20 each group) for the conclusions? quaint 11 hrs ago #15

I'm 57 and was able to do 10 seconds on my left leg. Xavier Breath 9 hrs ago #17

I made 18 seconds standing on one leg, albeit with wobbling. This N1 "study" is certainly not statistically valid. NNadir 8 hrs ago #18

Had ballance issues for a while now and noticed Prairie_Seagull 8 hrs ago #19

Thank you! I need to work on some exercises to increase stability and mobility. erronis 8 hrs ago #20

Arnold Palmer cheated JoseBalow 4 hrs ago #24

Almost 76 and I just did 30 seconds. Ocelot II 4 hrs ago #27

And then we do the Karate Kid thing? keithbvadu2 4 hrs ago #29

2 minutes at age 65 ShepKat 3 hrs ago #31