Getting up from the floor

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Thursday, November 1. 2018

Getting up from the floor

In the fitness post yesterday, we mentioned getting up from a chair. Indeed, for a variety of reasons (arthritis, poor posture, overweight, lack of strength or mobility) this can become difficult for some.

Another common, basic maneuver which can become difficult without fitness is getting up from the floor without assistance. If you need to sit on the floor to do a task, or to read a book to a grandkid, you do not want to get up like a cripple.

Trouble getting up off the floor or a chair? Here’s how to improve

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Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Physical Fitness at 14:07 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Knees. That's my problem with getting up off the floor. I haven't figured out a way of doing it without putting weight on a knee. And that's been incredibly painful for 12 years now, since a really bad fall. Now it's exacerbated by arthritis. I can get up, but have to take a moment or two to get ready for the pain.

I started injuring my knees and ankles over 50 years ago... mostly skiing and ice skating, with an unhealthy dose of not watching where I was going. I watch now. Perhaps too vigilantly.

#1 Donna B. on 2018-11-01 16:05 (Reply)

Just wait until you are 75 and have positional vertigo.

#2 Anon on 2018-11-01 18:59 (Reply)

There's plenty of videos on You Tube showing how to get up off the floor. Check 'em out.

#3 Sven Svenson on 2018-11-01 22:27 (Reply)

What if I don’t have a kettle bell nearby? :-)

#4 Sheryl Bryant on 2018-11-02 08:22 (Reply)

Sheryl,
Try it without the kb. I was doing w/o to start off with. As an older guy(63) trying to get into shape after retirement, it is demanding.

#4.1 Glen Anderson (Link) on 2018-11-02 09:22 (Reply)

Yes, begin without the weight and just with arm up in the air

#4.1.1 Bird Dog on 2018-11-02 09:38 (Reply)

I guess my question would be why the gymnastics routine to just get up? I don't understand the reasoning behind this.

Then agian, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to these kinds of issues. My technique is to call over the dog (a Belgian Malinois) and he helps me get up by giving me something to lean on once I get to my knees. :)

#5 Tom Francis on 2018-11-02 11:32 (Reply)

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Getting up from the floor