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How long can you stand on 1 leg reflects your age


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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. 

 

 

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Standing on one leg is simple for most elderly folk. The important exercise is standing on one leg, the other rasied to waist level (90o 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

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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

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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 ?

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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. 

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