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Things younger you could do that you can't now

37 replies

Bearthewear · 10/03/2021 19:27

I would say

Having 4 hours sleep night.

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RachelsHoliday21 · 10/03/2021 20:28

Remember things. Important things, random things, events, dates, names.

Now it's mostly brain fog Confused

Scarby9 · 10/03/2021 20:28

@bellagogosdead
I sat like that all my youth (only sat in chairs if forced! Floor sitting was definitely my preference) and still did it fairly regularly until about 15 years ago. Then I realised I was just too old and my knees would no longer let me do it.

Until...

Lockdown 1 and Joe Wicks. All those squats and lunges and I have found I can now sit like that again!

It turns out it wasn't old age, just lack of exercise in my case.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 10/03/2021 20:28

Climbing. I get vertigo now.

Wear heels.

Bluewavescrashing · 10/03/2021 20:29

Pull.

H1978 · 10/03/2021 20:29

Forward roll 😳

mineofuselessinformation · 10/03/2021 20:32

Yes to so many of these.
The most spectacular is climbing stairs - minus the 'creaking like an old boot' sound coming from my knees - it's very loud.

TheHollow · 10/03/2021 20:49

Same as a pp, I can no longer get off my knees without grabbing hold of the wall/furniture and dragging myself up.

ShirleyPhallus · 10/03/2021 20:53

@H1978

Forward roll 😳
Thanks for making me check if I can do that one!!

(I can, phew!)

ReverendRicketyCricket · 10/03/2021 20:58

Get up from a chair without groaning.

Sit down in a chair without going "Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Get up off the floor at all Grin

Drink all night and work all day

Sleep through the night

Aimee1987 · 10/03/2021 21:02

@Aroundtheworldin80moves

Drink cheap alcohol all evening, go to bed at 3am and be at University at 9am.
This. I had 2 small glasses of wine Saturday night and half of Sunday was a right off.
uncomfortablydumb53 · 10/03/2021 22:07

Sleep through the night

TheSmallClangerWhistlesAgain · 10/03/2021 23:02

Handstands and cartwheels due to a dodgy broken wrist. Headstands for no particular reason.

The bad wrist has also made my handwriting rubbish when it used to be great.

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