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Dr Michael Mosley suggests testing your balance on one leg as an indicator of general health. Good results are said to be: Under 40: 45 seconds with eyes open, 15 seconds with eyes closed. Aged 40-49: 42 seconds open, 13 seconds closed. Aged 50-59: 41 seconds open, 8 seconds closed. Aged 60-69: 32 seconds open, 4 seconds closed. Aged 70-79: 22 seconds open, 3 seconds closed. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/dr-michael-mosley-standing-on-one-leg Test yourself by putting hands on hips and raising one foot, test with eyes open and then eyes closed. I'm a 41yo male, fairly fit (I go to the gym 3 times a week) Eyes open: 1 minute 52 seconds Eyes closed: 9 seconds lol How about you, fellow Goons? (Also ignore the thread tag, posters of all genders are welcome to try this experiment!) Dell_Zincht fucked around with this message at 10:52 on Mar 25, 2024 |
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The real question is how long can you sit on one leg?
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Mar 25, 2024 10:55
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I’m morbidly obese, I cant even stand up
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Mar 25, 2024 11:16
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I did a minute each and got bored, it didn't seem to be getting any harder so I guess indefinitely. It is surprising how much harder it was for the first few seconds with my eyes closed, but I eventually adjusted.
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Mar 25, 2024 11:25
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6:10 with eyes open 3:23 with eyes closed any other flamingomoders in chat tonight e: 25 year old male
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Mar 25, 2024 12:21
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The Moon Monster posted:I did a minute each and got bored, it didn't seem to be getting any harder so I guess indefinitely. It is surprising how much harder it was for the first few seconds with my eyes closed, but I eventually adjusted. this. i called it at 3 mins eyes open, then approximated 2 mins eyes closed (timer said 1:55). i probably could have gone a lot longer
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Mar 25, 2024 13:20
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pencilhands posted:I’m morbidly obese, I cant even stand up You can start working out by doing heel raises in your computer chair. Try some of the exercises in this video as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THZKR_RJHHI You got this PH!
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Mar 25, 2024 14:14
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As long as I want, unless someone gets mad and knocks me over
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Mar 25, 2024 14:25
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I'll do it. I'll knock Larry Cum Free over.
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Mar 25, 2024 15:00
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the trick is a low center of gravity op
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Mar 25, 2024 15:05
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leg one: 5 on the floor leg two: 5 in the air leg three: 5 kg dangling
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Mar 25, 2024 15:07
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i simlpy choose to stand on 2 legs
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Mar 25, 2024 15:08
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Everyone bragging about being able to stand indefinitely have no idea this thread is a barely-concealed intelligence gathering operation for the clandestine GBS Breeding Program
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Mar 25, 2024 15:15
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The Bramble posted:Everyone bragging about being able to stand indefinitely have no idea this thread is a barely-concealed intelligence gathering operation for the clandestine GBS Breeding Program I would like to breed with the following GBS posters:
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Mar 25, 2024 15:21
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following poster #1
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Mar 25, 2024 15:22
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I will have to give it a try in a bit, probably not very long since I have no sense of balance thanks to my ears. I tend to fall over standing on 2 legs.
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Mar 25, 2024 15:25
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Grey Cat posted:I will have to give it a try in a bit, probably not very long since I have no sense of balance thanks to my ears. I tend to fall over standing on 2 legs. Don't try it, at your age a hip fracture could be fatal
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Mar 25, 2024 15:37
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i was fat (still am but not as much) so my legs are strong af and i can do it for ages
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Mar 25, 2024 15:53
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I think the point of the study is that an impaired nervous system is a symptom of a hosed up overall health and a diagnostic help, not that you can improve your overall health by training to stand on one leg. Whoever wrote that article is an idiot. Like, scurvy makes your teeth fall out and getting implants or stealing someone else's teeth and putting them in your mouth won't cure it
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GABA ghoul posted:I think the point of the study is that an impaired nervous system is a symptom of a hosed up overall health and a diagnostic help, not that you can improve your overall health by training to stand on one leg. Whoever wrote that article is an idiot. Like, scurvy makes your teeth fall out and getting implants or stealing someone else's teeth and putting them in your mouth won't cure it rethinking my anti-scurvy strategy now
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GABA ghoul posted:I think the point of the study is that an impaired nervous system is a symptom of a hosed up overall health and a diagnostic help, not that you can improve your overall health by training to stand on one leg. Whoever wrote that article is an idiot. Like, scurvy makes your teeth fall out and getting implants or stealing someone else's teeth and putting them in your mouth won't cure it *citation needed
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ive been standing on one leg since i read the op this morning
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GABA ghoul posted:I think the point of the study is that an impaired nervous system is a symptom of a hosed up overall health and a diagnostic help, not that you can improve your overall health by training to stand on one leg. Whoever wrote that article is an idiot. Like, scurvy makes your teeth fall out and getting implants or stealing someone else's teeth and putting them in your mouth won't cure it Well drat, I probably shouldn't have spent thousands on invasive surgery to transform my legs into disgusting flesh-tripods to game the system (4 hours and counting)
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Mar 25, 2024 16:50
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I closed my eyes and did 3 seconds on both legs.
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Mar 25, 2024 17:27
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My Oma only had one leg because of the nazis.
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My right ankle has always been really weak and prone to rolling for no reason at all and I read that standing in one leg and balancing is a good way to strengthen the muscle there so I just stand on it while I brush my teeth so 2 minutes at a time and since I started doing that I've not rolled my ankle at all idk if that is related but I'm calling it a W
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Saalkin posted:My Oma only had one leg because of the nazis. Lost it falling out of the guard tower  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Mar 25, 2024 18:02
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No. 6 posted:Lost it falling out of the guard tower Land mine
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No. 6 posted:Lost it falling out of the guard tower really epic dude 
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Those results seem really weak. Like you should be able to easily quadruple these numbers if you have ever set foot on any kind of board sport.
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What about if you use a cane?
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The closed-eye numbers seem good, I'm just skeptical of the open-eye ones.
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N. Senada posted:What about if you use a cane? you're on deaths door. treasure every day you wake up, the next fall will be fatal
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Well this is great news to read for once Because I walk hills everyday for exercise and one of the things I do is stop and do leg lifts going sideways [15 of them each leg] and I do it while balancing on the other leg. I can usually do them all and I'm old so that's probably really good, cool:) I'll do the eyes closed challenge when I can and edit in results Spinz fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Mar 25, 2024 |
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Mar 25, 2024 18:23
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Fuckin flamingo rear end thread
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Henry Lee Mucus posted:Fuckin flamingo rear end thread lol
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Eight hundred years op
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pencilhands posted:I’m morbidly obese, I cant even stand up How far can you roll before getting dizzy
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:How far can you roll before getting dizzy from one side of the bed to the other
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jumbosharpiehands
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