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Skittles

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9. I did a workout yesterday

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 07:29 PM

Oct 2024

which included hopping on one foot for a full minute, then hopping on the other foot for a full minute

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How Old Are You? Stand on One Leg and I'll Tell You [View all] erronis Oct 2024 OP

huh? Skittles Oct 2024 #1

Good for you. If I raise one leg off the floor, I'm likely to collapse. erronis Oct 2024 #5

wow Skittles Oct 2024 #8

Mine too, but I've taken a few hard blows to the head over the years Walleye Oct 2024 #26

My family went through some stuff that lasted up to about a year ago. For about 3 Scrivener7 Oct 2024 #32

Thank you - that gives me hope. I'll work on it slowly. erronis Oct 2024 #33

I should add that I also started walking, building from 1 mile a day 5x a week up to 3 miles now. Scrivener7 Oct 2024 #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 Oct 2024 #2

I was just telling my brother that it's hard to limp on both legs at once Walleye Oct 2024 #28

I'm almost 77 and made it 7 seconds. sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #3

I'm 77 and can do at least a full minute, sometimes more. I usually stop at 90 seconds. Lonestarblue Oct 2024 #30

I have severe vertigo and can't walk a straight line. Seeing my sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #35

I hope everything turns out okay. Getting older is tough! Lonestarblue Oct 2024 #36

I'm 77 and just did 15 seconds. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #4

Early 60s and can do 30 secs+ on each leg for 3 different poses, no wobble, after two knee replacements chia Oct 2024 #6

68 Here ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #7

I did a workout yesterday Skittles Oct 2024 #9

I Could Hop Longer Than I Could Stand Still ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #14

heh Skittles Oct 2024 #22

For Me, It's Been No Big Deal ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #23

oh I'll never forget that day Skittles Oct 2024 #25

I'm 63 and I wish I was 60. Iggo Oct 2024 #10

i can stand on one leg and imitate a crane bird wo falling. AllaN01Bear Oct 2024 #11

Well that's just goofy Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2024 #12

Huh? Either your math skills are better than mine, erronis Oct 2024 #16

Oops Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2024 #21

I'm 52 True Dough Oct 2024 #13

Isn't the sample size really small (20 each group) for the conclusions? quaint Oct 2024 #15

I'm 57 and was able to do 10 seconds on my left leg. Xavier Breath Oct 2024 #17

I made 18 seconds standing on one leg, albeit with wobbling. This N1 "study" is certainly not statistically valid. NNadir Oct 2024 #18

Had ballance issues for a while now and noticed Prairie_Seagull Oct 2024 #19

Thank you! I need to work on some exercises to increase stability and mobility. erronis Oct 2024 #20

Arnold Palmer cheated JoseBalow Oct 2024 #24

Almost 76 and I just did 30 seconds. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #27

And then we do the Karate Kid thing? keithbvadu2 Oct 2024 #29

2 minutes at age 65 ShepKat Oct 2024 #31