https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/23/health/balance-one-leg-old-age-wellness/index.html
 

can you hold on to support it doesn’t say

Balance is critical as you age, most fatties can't even touch their toes let alone see them.

 

 

6 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

can you hold on to support it doesn’t say

No, defeats the object.

 

Just tried it, 30 seconds for each leg, not an easy thing for sure

Edited October 28, 20241 yr by scubascuba3

You have to practice and you get better.

Have to feel like you flatten the foot, the flatter the more stabalization.

Then you pick a dot or a fine point on a wall you're looking at and just concentrate on that dot.

Then stand on one leg concentrating on the dot with a flat foot.

 

Nearly 71 y.o. 

2 minutes plus each leg - could have continued but felt that was long enough. Initial wobbles disappeared after 10 secs. or so, then more stable.

I'm a keen 2 wheel rider - human and mechanically powered - so I'm sure that helps improve balance.

Edited October 29, 20241 yr by MartinL

Nothing much new here. Ability to balance declines with age along with everything else. Here it's noted that balance declines faster than some other abilities. The main point is that, no matter your age,

 

 

 

 

Standing on one leg “is a good measure of your overall health system because balance reflects how the body’s systems are working together,” said senior author Dr. Kenton Kaufman, a research scientist and the W. Hall Wendel Jr. Musculoskeletal Research Professor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

 

Not surprisingly, as good balance reflects overall health, those with better balance tend to live longer.

 

First, work on overall health. As you age, give more attention to balance and mobility work because of the greater risk posed by falls. 

 

 

Judging by the comments from Lady Roadrunner, my middle leg is the problem. Can't stand at all.

9 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

No, defeats the object.

 

Just tried it, 30 seconds for each leg, not an easy thing for sure

 i got bored a minute in. didn't bother with a second leg

15 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/23/health/balance-one-leg-old-age-wellness/index.html

Man, some cops in my hometown need to read this. For some reason, they claimed that my inability to stand on one leg indicated excess consumption of alcohol, although maybe it was my toppling over that clued them in mislead them.

30 minutes ago, madone said:

 i got bored a minute in. didn't bother with a second leg

Yeah i only did 30 seconds because that's what the article said, maybe i could of done an hour

I practise standing on one leg and then the other as part of a daily exercise routine. At 82 years old I find it helps my ability to balance generally.

Out of curiosity I tried it and stopped at 2 minutes each leg and could have gone on longer.Wasn't hard but felt it in my knees because of all the squatting I've done all my life.

17 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Judging by the comments from Lady Roadrunner, my middle leg is the problem. Can't stand at all.

you need to get the angle right and then it works iike a kick stand

Standing on one leg is simple for most elderly folk. The important exercise is standing on one leg, the other rasied to waist level (90^o angle) or higher and perforing various arm exercises (to the sides, raised etc.) for 10-15 secs each leg. Not a good idea to go beyond 20 secs as this can put excessive pressure on the standing knee

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

I practise standing on one leg and then the other as part of a daily exercise routine. At 82 years old I find it helps my ability to balance generally.

Can you do it with you eyes closed ?

 

Somehow appears to be getting worse,  say in the shower washing hair and face with eyes closed on 2 legs will lose my balance.

Standing still and thinking about it with eyes open can balance on one leg OK  aged 74

I've never thought that is a problem, as many elderly look like they're standing on their last leg.

I now identify as a crane bird

I have two legs, and I use two legs.

It's like: how long can I perform a handstand? I don't know, I don't need that in my life.

 

 

2 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Out of curiosity I tried it and stopped at 2 minutes each leg and could have gone on longer.Wasn't hard but felt it in my knees because of all the squatting I've done all my life.

Out of curiosity why so much squatting ?

On 10/28/2024 at 10:04 PM, 3NUMBAS said:

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/23/health/balance-one-leg-old-age-wellness/index.html
 

can you hold on to support it doesn’t say

 🥱🥱🥱

17 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Out of curiosity why so much squatting ?

Lifted weights from age 17 to now. Liked heavy training and squats are part of it, although I went overboard with the heaviness.

This article is very short on details and facts, but no surprise there as it is CNN.

 

For example, what should the pose be.... some poses I can do zero seconds others over a minute.

 

Does it have to be done on the first try or second or third is acceptable? Sometimes when you try to stand on a first try it is easy to disbalance yourself. 

Mrs N can do it long time 😀

6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I have two legs, and I use two legs.

It's like: how long can I perform a handstand? I don't know, I don't need that in my life.

 

 

Y oh why oh wai?

 

 

Does it matter whose leg it is?

I read the article one leg.

I re-read the article on the other leg.

On 10/30/2024 at 9:32 AM, fredwiggy said:

Lifted weights from age 17 to now. Liked heavy training and squats are part of it,

Chicken legs then ?

Yeah, I’ve noticed that balancing on one leg gets trickier as you get older! I try to work on my balance with some yoga poses and when I’m out running. 

On 10/29/2024 at 1:46 PM, madone said:

 i got bored a minute in. didn't bother with a second leg

This is with your eyes closed … yes …impressive