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Prairie_Seagull

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19. Had ballance issues for a while now and noticed

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 10:35 AM

Oct 24

That using a 4x4 post laid horizontally as a balance beam has helped me. I use a 2x4 or 4x4 to raise it on the ends to make it tougher.

Works great for me and good balance will definitely help to avoid injury.

Please check with your HCP to see if this would help you.

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

huh? Skittles Oct 23 #1

Good for you. If I raise one leg off the floor, I'm likely to collapse. erronis Oct 23 #5

wow Skittles Oct 23 #8

Mine too, but I've taken a few hard blows to the head over the years Walleye Oct 24 #26

My family went through some stuff that lasted up to about a year ago. For about 3 Scrivener7 Oct 24 #32

Thank you - that gives me hope. I'll work on it slowly. erronis Oct 24 #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 24 #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 23 #2

I was just telling my brother that it's hard to limp on both legs at once Walleye Oct 24 #28

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

I'm 77 and can do at least a full minute, sometimes more. I usually stop at 90 seconds. Lonestarblue Oct 24 #30

I have severe vertigo and can't walk a straight line. Seeing my sinkingfeeling Oct 24 #35

I hope everything turns out okay. Getting older is tough! Lonestarblue Oct 24 #36

I'm 77 and just did 15 seconds. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 23 #4

Early 60s and can do 30 secs+ on each leg for 3 different poses, no wobble, after two knee replacements chia Oct 23 #6

68 Here ProfessorGAC Oct 23 #7

I did a workout yesterday Skittles Oct 23 #9

I Could Hop Longer Than I Could Stand Still ProfessorGAC Oct 24 #14

heh Skittles Oct 24 #22

For Me, It's Been No Big Deal ProfessorGAC Oct 24 #23

oh I'll never forget that day Skittles Oct 24 #25

I'm 63 and I wish I was 60. Iggo Oct 23 #10

i can stand on one leg and imitate a crane bird wo falling. AllaN01Bear Oct 23 #11

Well that's just goofy Hermit-The-Prog Oct 24 #12

Huh? Either your math skills are better than mine, erronis Oct 24 #16

Oops Hermit-The-Prog Oct 24 #21

I'm 52 True Dough Oct 24 #13

Isn't the sample size really small (20 each group) for the conclusions? quaint Oct 24 #15

I'm 57 and was able to do 10 seconds on my left leg. Xavier Breath Oct 24 #17

I made 18 seconds standing on one leg, albeit with wobbling. This N1 "study" is certainly not statistically valid. NNadir Oct 24 #18

Had ballance issues for a while now and noticed Prairie_Seagull Oct 24 #19

Thank you! I need to work on some exercises to increase stability and mobility. erronis Oct 24 #20

Arnold Palmer cheated JoseBalow Oct 24 #24

Almost 76 and I just did 30 seconds. Ocelot II Oct 24 #27

And then we do the Karate Kid thing? keithbvadu2 Oct 24 #29

2 minutes at age 65 ShepKat Oct 24 #31