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Stay active and stretchy. Go join a pilates / yoga club.
Seriously, It's been nuts watching friends / in laws / hubs grumping about farting wrong and throwing their backs out, meanwhile i actually broke my back a few years back and am older and don't have issues.
(I also did gymnastics for years. Can't do a full floor routine no mo but can still very easily roundoff / cartwheel/back arch as i barrel to my fatarsed 50's)
Normally I'm quite active, but recent issues have sidelined me. My current exercise regimen is limited to walk and bike rides. Yoga isn't a bad idea. I was doing it for 3 years (started during lockdowns) and gave up due to lack of time.
Small but fun thing to make you go "fuck" - sit on your couch.
Now get up without using your hands.
It's amazing how our own laze sneaks up on us.
Hahaha...I do that all the time. Thankfully my core is pretty strong so I can usually do it...with a lot of grunting of course.
When picking things up on the floor, keep one leg straight, and lift the other one behind you (also straight) while bending at the waist.
Kids make fun of me, but honestly little challenges like that add up over a long time.
That's a single leg body weight deadlift FWIW.
I knew there was a proper name for it, without the lengthy explanation.
Cheers!!
Thankfully I can still do this! (At least from a chair. Dunno about a couch.) But itβs only because Iβm constantly getting up and down off the floor.
For me lockdown and worsening health issues/medical neglect undid all of the progress Iβd made through physio.
Maybe if I can work out a way to get enough calories in and actually get my blood pressure managed I can go back to physio
do you do the neurodivergent "not sitting in chair as apparently intended"? That helps XD
Currently sidesaddle while his lordship crosslegs
Usually lying on side or deep squat rather than sitting, and mattress is on the floor so Iβm getting up and down from that position.
Itβs to avoid falls for me and so Melbcat doesnβt have to jump but it is good for retaining the ability to get up
One good test of overall fitness/mobility is to sit cross legged on the floor and then get up without using your hands :)
Also a good way to snap ankles if you do it wrong XD
That would probably = a fail of the test :P
Oh g'day steve! Haven't seen you around in a little while!
Life is pretty flat out at the moment but also i go through periods where i forget about Aussie Zone haha and ill remember every now and then and come back and post a bit before i forget again :P
Legit been thinking about Pilates. Just didnt wanna be the only bloke or only 30 something there.
why? No one's gonna focus on you, they're gonna focus on not farting
Hahahaha so true :P