How many of you can get off the floor...

[BillieEilish]

without using your hands/a hand?

Because I can't. You're supposed to be able to.

Ideally I'd like answers not from the super fit gym goers/marathon runners but ordinarily fairly active late 40's?

What exercises would help does anyone know? (I'm not overweight), was very ill in bed for 5 months 4 years ago and just haven't been the same since and it's really depressing me.

Thanks Autumn! -I wouldn't have called that springing - I was imagining some kind of complex gazelle like leap!! [blush). That video is how i do it.

No, that's not springing up, the springing up one IS like a gazelle leaping up from the floor instead of just standing, a sort of big jump up, feet leaving the ground.

Bloody impossible, but one PP can do it. But she said she was a fitness freak

I can do it easily and only ever do yoga (I’m a yoga teacher) so that would be my recommended activity to help.

I would do it by sitting crossed legged, pressing the outside edges of my feet into the floor and coming to standing.

Yes I can. I’m not particularly fit and 44.

I can just about do it. My mum is 81 and can do it quicker than me. 😂

The cross legged thing without going on your knees I mean. My mum flies up with her legs still crossed like what the hell? She's in her eighties!!

Oh sorry
So springing up is just doing it faster than that.

My puzzle is, I can spring up from a sort of sit up position
But cross legged thing is like,...what?!

I also can't do full lotus

My parents used to be all "but why can't you do it" when I was a teen. They were in their 50s. I still wonder if there's a genetic thing. Like I can't cross my eyes.

I am mid fifties. I can do it but I make a lot of noise while doing so 😁 sometimes I have to when I have a grandchild in each arm.

Tried the cross legged. I went down with a slight bang and absolutely no amount of rocking was getting my fat arse up.

I can go on my knee and get up tho.

I can do it, with great difficulty

I managed it but it was almost rear-end first, like a camel.
(Early sixties and arthritic).

I can. And I can still do the splits. Will be 70 next month. 😊

missclimpson I hope to be like you.

I can do the splits but the crossing of feet has defeated me!

I'm tempted to practise but how?! (I know there are videos).

I can get near but then it's like you have to balance on the side of your feet?!

Yep. 54 here, and I can also easily put my foot on top of my head, if I'm sitting down that is .... if I could do it standing up that'd really be something!

Mind you, I am increasingly finding I get rather dizzy if I stand up too quickly after bending down

Oh, and not very fit unfortunately, used to be a bit of a gym bunny 20 years ago though

I have to turn into my front, hands and knees and pull myself up on the furniture!

I can do it if I uncross my feet and put them side by side, I sit easily but every time I come up I’m forced to uncross. I can stand easily if they uncross and both feet can go flat

My issue is not the strength but if my legs cross my hips hurt, if I uncross them as I raise up it’s fine. No lack of balance, does anyone else find it causes a hip twinge in that position to bear the weight??

Standing up from lying down without using hands?

I don't use my hands but sort of push from sitting onto knees and then kind of bounce up. It's hard to describe! I'm definitely not as agile post pregnancy and c-section though.