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pfitz59

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1. I roll on my side

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 08:08 PM

13 hrs ago

curl my knees. then roll halfway over. enough to get one knee and a hand down. then push upright. no more springing up.

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When did getting up off the floor become such a freaking problem? [View all] LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago OP

I roll on my side pfitz59 13 hrs ago #1

I do something like that. LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #6

The body, sometimes, does not listen to the brain. OAITW r.2.0 13 hrs ago #2

Now that I think of it... LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #5

Aging is not a binary thing NewLarry 10 hrs ago #61

Oh, I hear you, my dear LuckyCharms! CaliforniaPeggy 13 hrs ago #3

Yes! Please make sure you have someone with you Peg! LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #14

Sounds familiar! some_of_us_are_sane 13 hrs ago #4

Even when I get up out of a chair... LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #12

LOL! Yes, and even some_of_us_are_sane 13 hrs ago #17

My knees sound like bubble wrap. Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #30

If I bend over (or fall over), I try to take care of anything at the ground level while I'm there. erronis 12 hrs ago #24

Lol. Yup. May as well make the best use of my time down there... AloeVera 12 hrs ago #27

😃 BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #53

Practice Luman 13 hrs ago #7

My problems started at 57... LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #15

Welcome to DU! Ziggysmom 11 hrs ago #45

Movement is medicine!!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #52

Just don't tell us True Dough 13 hrs ago #8

Was that wrong to do? LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #10

Urine your own home, Lucky True Dough 12 hrs ago #33

Can I do it in your own home? LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #34

I'd be willing to compromise True Dough 12 hrs ago #38

In this weather? LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #39

How long True Dough 12 hrs ago #41

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #42

You do True Dough 11 hrs ago #47

hey Skittles 13 hrs ago #9

Skittles... LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #11

STOP SCREAMING OR I'LL STOP!!! Skittles 13 hrs ago #13

73 and chainsaw day cleaning up dead ash tree mess. Will update getting out of bed tomorrow..... IA8IT 13 hrs ago #18

I do daily exercise that sometimes includes pilates Skittles 12 hrs ago #19

Daily is my problem. Slacked off exercise after Thanksgiving. Now my jeans are too tight. IA8IT 12 hrs ago #32

OK I am challenging you Skittles 12 hrs ago #37

Deal!! IA8IT 11 hrs ago #54

outstanding! Skittles 11 hrs ago #55

I'm 76 and care for my baby granddaughter The Blue Flower 13 hrs ago #16

The kids in my neighborhood kneel/lie directly on the sidewalk to chalk it BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #50

As I got older (79), I noticed that the floor is farther away than it used to be. patphil 12 hrs ago #20

Planks! GreenWave 12 hrs ago #21

Time is a bitch NotHardly 12 hrs ago #22

I watch this and marvel. "Sit To Rise". Only in my dreams. erronis 12 hrs ago #23

The first time it happened to me PatSeg 12 hrs ago #25

I know, right? reACTIONary 12 hrs ago #26

I'm 81 AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #28

I always make sure I'm near something i can use Figarosmom 12 hrs ago #29

Yep, you've got to crawl to a straight-backed chair and grab the seat to help pull yourself up. LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #65

A few months ago, I was thinking of putting a block and tackle lift thing, attached to the ceiling. chouchou 12 hrs ago #31

Your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill.... pbmus 12 hrs ago #35

I've loved this song for years. LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #36

When I saw my father at 85 dance like this, I almost lost it pbmus 12 hrs ago #44

Stretchs for hip flexible help a lot with that--and yoga squat poses. xuplate 12 hrs ago #40

I make a point of getting down on the floor at least once a day dflprincess 12 hrs ago #43

Good plan. I do floor exercises, lying on my back, kicking legs in the air BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #51

Getting out of the bathtub is quite a dance too. IcyPeas 11 hrs ago #46

NEVER get down on the ground/floor..... lastlib 11 hrs ago #48

Highly recommend better bones and balance Tree Lady 11 hrs ago #49

Since forever buzzycrumbhunger 11 hrs ago #56

When it is cold I have to get down on HappyH 11 hrs ago #57

Books! Dear_Prudence 11 hrs ago #58

Do squats. A lot and often. Maybe 10 reps 3 times a day. phxjurist 11 hrs ago #59

Gotta get up the 'old folks' way... Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #60

76 with balance issues plus lousy feet Golden Raisin 10 hrs ago #62

Just Got My First Cane! 👩‍🦳👩‍🦯 Well, At Least I've Lived ... ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #63

We all need to practice getting up. Laffy Kat 10 hrs ago #64

Ah, that was the day I officially became Old Grokenstein 9 hrs ago #66