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Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #39)

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 10:41 PM

Dec 2025

can you hold it?

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When did getting up off the floor become such a freaking problem? [View all] LuckyCharms Dec 2025 OP

I roll on my side pfitz59 Dec 2025 #1

I do something like that. LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #6

The body, sometimes, does not listen to the brain. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #2

Now that I think of it... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #5

Aging is not a binary thing NewLarry Dec 2025 #61

Oh, I hear you, my dear LuckyCharms! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2025 #3

Yes! Please make sure you have someone with you Peg! LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #14

Sounds familiar! some_of_us_are_sane Dec 2025 #4

Even when I get up out of a chair... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #12

LOL! Yes, and even some_of_us_are_sane Dec 2025 #17

My knees sound like bubble wrap. Ocelot II Dec 2025 #30

If I bend over (or fall over), I try to take care of anything at the ground level while I'm there. erronis Dec 2025 #24

Lol. Yup. May as well make the best use of my time down there... AloeVera Dec 2025 #27

😃 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #53

Practice Luman Dec 2025 #7

My problems started at 57... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #15

Welcome to DU! Ziggysmom Dec 2025 #45

Movement is medicine!!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #52

Just don't tell us True Dough Dec 2025 #8

Was that wrong to do? LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #10

Urine your own home, Lucky True Dough Dec 2025 #33

Can I do it in your own home? LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #34

I'd be willing to compromise True Dough Dec 2025 #38

In this weather? LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #39

How long True Dough Dec 2025 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #42

You do True Dough Dec 2025 #47

hey Skittles Dec 2025 #9

Skittles... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #11

STOP SCREAMING OR I'LL STOP!!! Skittles Dec 2025 #13

73 and chainsaw day cleaning up dead ash tree mess. Will update getting out of bed tomorrow..... IA8IT Dec 2025 #18

I do daily exercise that sometimes includes pilates Skittles Dec 2025 #19

Daily is my problem. Slacked off exercise after Thanksgiving. Now my jeans are too tight. IA8IT Dec 2025 #32

OK I am challenging you Skittles Dec 2025 #37

Deal!! IA8IT Dec 2025 #54

outstanding! Skittles Dec 2025 #55

I'm 76 and care for my baby granddaughter The Blue Flower Dec 2025 #16

The kids in my neighborhood kneel/lie directly on the sidewalk to chalk it BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #50

As I got older (79), I noticed that the floor is farther away than it used to be. patphil Dec 2025 #20

Planks! GreenWave Dec 2025 #21

Time is a bitch NotHardly Dec 2025 #22

I watch this and marvel. "Sit To Rise". Only in my dreams. erronis Dec 2025 #23

This from some kid who's probably in his 40's. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2026 #70

The first time it happened to me PatSeg Dec 2025 #25

I know, right? reACTIONary Dec 2025 #26

I'm 81 AverageOldGuy Dec 2025 #28

I always make sure I'm near something i can use Figarosmom Dec 2025 #29

Yep, you've got to crawl to a straight-backed chair and grab the seat to help pull yourself up. LudwigPastorius Dec 2025 #65

A few months ago, I was thinking of putting a block and tackle lift thing, attached to the ceiling. chouchou Dec 2025 #31

Your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill.... pbmus Dec 2025 #35

I've loved this song for years. LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #36

When I saw my father at 85 dance like this, I almost lost it pbmus Dec 2025 #44

Stretchs for hip flexible help a lot with that--and yoga squat poses. xuplate Dec 2025 #40

I make a point of getting down on the floor at least once a day dflprincess Dec 2025 #43

Good plan. I do floor exercises, lying on my back, kicking legs in the air BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #51

Getting out of the bathtub is quite a dance too. IcyPeas Dec 2025 #46

NEVER get down on the ground/floor..... lastlib Dec 2025 #48

Highly recommend better bones and balance Tree Lady Dec 2025 #49

Since forever buzzycrumbhunger Dec 2025 #56

When it is cold I have to get down on HappyH Dec 2025 #57

Books! Dear_Prudence Dec 2025 #58

Do squats. A lot and often. Maybe 10 reps 3 times a day. phxjurist Dec 2025 #59

Gotta get up the 'old folks' way... Joinfortmill Dec 2025 #60

76 with balance issues plus lousy feet Golden Raisin Dec 2025 #62

Just Got My First Cane! 👩‍🦳👩‍🦯 Well, At Least I've Lived ... ColoringFool Dec 2025 #63

We all need to practice getting up. Laffy Kat Dec 2025 #64

Ah, that was the day I officially became Old Grokenstein Dec 2025 #66

Should I include my bar hopping days in my answer? n/t Yonnie3 Dec 2025 #67

Tell me about it. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2025 #68

I just don't get on the floor any more Faux pas Dec 2025 #69