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dflprincess

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43. I make a point of getting down on the floor at least once a day

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:43 PM

3 hrs ago

to make sure I can get back up. Somedays it seems easier than others.

My favorite scene in the latest "Freaky Friday" movie was when the teenager inhabiting Jamie Lee Curtis' body discovers she can't get up from the floor. Says something like "I want to, this body won't."

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When did getting up off the floor become such a freaking problem? [View all] LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago OP

I roll on my side pfitz59 5 hrs ago #1

I do something like that. LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago #6

The body, sometimes, does not listen to the brain. OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #2

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

Aging is not a binary thing NewLarry 2 hrs ago #61

Oh, I hear you, my dear LuckyCharms! CaliforniaPeggy 5 hrs ago #3

Yes! Please make sure you have someone with you Peg! LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #14

Sounds familiar! some_of_us_are_sane 5 hrs ago #4

Even when I get up out of a chair... LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #12

LOL! Yes, and even some_of_us_are_sane 4 hrs ago #17

My knees sound like bubble wrap. Ocelot II 3 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 4 hrs ago #24

Lol. Yup. May as well make the best use of my time down there... AloeVera 4 hrs ago #27

😃 BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #53

Practice Luman 4 hrs ago #7

My problems started at 57... LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #15

Welcome to DU! Ziggysmom 3 hrs ago #45

Movement is medicine!!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #52

Just don't tell us True Dough 4 hrs ago #8

Was that wrong to do? LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #10

Urine your own home, Lucky True Dough 3 hrs ago #33

Can I do it in your own home? LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #34

I'd be willing to compromise True Dough 3 hrs ago #38

In this weather? LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #39

How long True Dough 3 hrs ago #41

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #42

You do True Dough 3 hrs ago #47

hey Skittles 4 hrs ago #9

Skittles... LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #11

STOP SCREAMING OR I'LL STOP!!! Skittles 4 hrs ago #13

73 and chainsaw day cleaning up dead ash tree mess. Will update getting out of bed tomorrow..... IA8IT 4 hrs ago #18

I do daily exercise that sometimes includes pilates Skittles 4 hrs ago #19

Daily is my problem. Slacked off exercise after Thanksgiving. Now my jeans are too tight. IA8IT 3 hrs ago #32

OK I am challenging you Skittles 3 hrs ago #37

Deal!! IA8IT 3 hrs ago #54

outstanding! Skittles 2 hrs ago #55

I'm 76 and care for my baby granddaughter The Blue Flower 4 hrs ago #16

The kids in my neighborhood kneel/lie directly on the sidewalk to chalk it BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #50

As I got older (79), I noticed that the floor is farther away than it used to be. patphil 4 hrs ago #20

Planks! GreenWave 4 hrs ago #21

Time is a bitch NotHardly 4 hrs ago #22

I watch this and marvel. "Sit To Rise". Only in my dreams. erronis 4 hrs ago #23

The first time it happened to me PatSeg 4 hrs ago #25

I know, right? reACTIONary 4 hrs ago #26

I'm 81 AverageOldGuy 4 hrs ago #28

I always make sure I'm near something i can use Figarosmom 4 hrs ago #29

Yep, you've got to crawl to a straight-backed chair and grab the seat to help pull yourself up. LudwigPastorius 1 hr ago #65

A few months ago, I was thinking of putting a block and tackle lift thing, attached to the ceiling. chouchou 3 hrs ago #31

Your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill.... pbmus 3 hrs ago #35

I've loved this song for years. LuckyCharms 3 hrs ago #36

When I saw my father at 85 dance like this, I almost lost it pbmus 3 hrs ago #44

Stretchs for hip flexible help a lot with that--and yoga squat poses. xuplate 3 hrs ago #40

I make a point of getting down on the floor at least once a day dflprincess 3 hrs ago #43

Good plan. I do floor exercises, lying on my back, kicking legs in the air BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #51

Getting out of the bathtub is quite a dance too. IcyPeas 3 hrs ago #46

NEVER get down on the ground/floor..... lastlib 3 hrs ago #48

Highly recommend better bones and balance Tree Lady 3 hrs ago #49

Since forever buzzycrumbhunger 2 hrs ago #56

When it is cold I have to get down on HappyH 2 hrs ago #57

Books! Dear_Prudence 2 hrs ago #58

Do squats. A lot and often. Maybe 10 reps 3 times a day. phxjurist 2 hrs ago #59

Gotta get up the 'old folks' way... Joinfortmill 2 hrs ago #60

76 with balance issues plus lousy feet Golden Raisin 2 hrs ago #62

Just Got My First Cane! 👩‍🦳👩‍🦯 Well, At Least I've Lived ... ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #63

We all need to practice getting up. Laffy Kat 2 hrs ago #64

Ah, that was the day I officially became Old Grokenstein 1 hr ago #66