GETTING OFF FLOOR WITH NO HANDS.

[Notveryfit]

Hello, I have been of late trying to get myself more fit and I have noticed the get off the floor with no hands exercise. I can get into what is called the 90 90 position which is one leg bent back at 90 degrees and the other leg the same but in front of you. I have seen pics. etc of people sitting like this then raising them selves up onto their knees but I cannot do this. What must I do to be able to do this. Thank you all for any help.

I like the first answer 😂

😂 i'm really interested to hear more about that

I see all sorts of awkward exercises that i think i should to be able to do and I freak out if I can't do them!

Just get up and down in the easiest way possible for you. Repeat.

Train getting off the floor, it will serve you well in older age.

I agree with the poster who said get up from the cross legged position, that's the easiest way to do it.

I have just tried your 90 90 method, and I stopped before committing because it felt like I was going to do something my joints would not like. I listen to my body! For context I am strong, and can actually get up from the floor using only one leg. So it is not lack of strength and balance that's stopping me - it just feels wrong.

Try the cross legged method.

@eiteanpiobardubh hopefully OP will come back and clarify

I didn't think she was trying to stand up from 90/90. I thought she was trying to raise herself up from that position. Because it's a step on the way to other standing from the floor exercises.

I'm actually not sure how you would stand up from there!

I don't know why I'm so fascinated by this 😂 anyway, I'm off to the gym now!

I can't even get into your starting position so I've got no chance.

I think OP is trying to go from lying flat on the floor on her front, to standing. Possibly with her hands behind her back throughout.

I tried it with my hands behind my back, I didn't have a plan of how I was going to do it. I went from lying on front to on my side, then to the 90/90 position then had to sort of swing my upper body weight to get me onto my knees, and then stood up from kneeling.

I think rather this is the thing where the idea is if you can do it, and keep doing it, if you fall and e.g. break an arm or something you can still get up and you're not stuck on the floor waiting for someone to find you.

Squatting basically. A basic, functional movement pattern, and actually, your suggestion is a good idea for a beginner. Once you've managed squatting up and down from the bed (basically the same as a box squat in the gym) you can then make it more challenging.

I can get up from the floor, no hands, if I can use my knees. I don't quite do the position ElectoralControversy showed, but not far off.

I absolutely cannot go from crossed legged straight up!

PS im not far off 50, and obese.

I can't do it... yet.

In the year or so since I've joined (and actually turned up to) a gym my mobility is much improved. I'm 62 and fat - working on it (well, the fat bit, can't do much about being 62) and my asthma is much better. The past month or so I've braved pilates having started with aqua, then some dance classes.

Did some cover in a reception class and can definitely get up and down better than I could and sit cross legged for longer.

Anything you do to improve balance and mobility is good. OK, I'll never do the splits again which was my party trick and probably why I buggered my hip in the first place!

Measure yourself by your own improvement.

Try this, one day I'm going to teach this to a group, if I ever get my lazy backside moving...

I am ace at this and can do it in about 8 different ways. I only know one way that I totally can never do it.

I do sit on the floor often & normally, true.

Hello, Thank you for all the return answers. I was able to do this when younger but find it hard now. It has been a good old learning experience as it has shown me that I need to do some exercises for hips etc. As no one here has suggested a program to follow I will put one together myself. Going to gym would be the best idea but as I live on an island and there is not a good gym close by it will be exercises using body weight and some kettle bells that I have. Thank you all once again.

The NHS website has loads of exercises on it.

Plus a tonne of stuff on Youtube, eg Will Harlow's channel.

Someone above did suggest sit to stands and I suggested you literally get up and down off the floor. I was serious about that as everytime you do it, it's slightly different and will give you strategies for the future, as you'll find it out what is easiest for you.

Your body is a whole biomechanical chain, so big compound movement like getting up off the floor, which is also a strength exercise is a good thing.

A quick google also found Allyssa Kuhn's done a specific 5 exercises to help. ChatGPT can give you a detailed programme for home exercises, just specify that's what you need.

I have all the qualifications but it's still how I structure my own training (or lack therof if my adhd isn't cooperating) 😊

You should never sit on a bed,it's bad for the mattress.. The Just one thing,started by the late Dr. Michael Mosley has just been repeated. Sit on a chair,get up quickly,sit down slowly. Walking down hill is more beneficial than walking up hill. Stand on one leg, cleaning your teeth,try doing it with your eyes closed, making sure the environment is safe and there is something to lean on.

I've recently started The Simplistic Mobility Method by Tom Morrison and Jenni Sanders. I'm 48 and realised last year that I couldn't get up off the floor with no hands. I want to reverse this! I'm looking to make all my joints more stable and flexible because I want to FEEL really strong and healthy, rather than improve the way I LOOK necessarily.

I've done 5 sessions and can already see some small gains. I know that I need to be consistent over many months though and there are no quick fixes. So you could look at this programme? Really good reviews on TrustPilot and lots of free content on YouTube to browse first.

I’m rubbish at most thing, but this is one thing I am good at. I can get up without using hands from pretty much any position. The only one I can’t do is on one leg.

DH is much fitter than me and he can’t do it at all!

Thank you all.

I had to give up Pilates when I needed a knee replacement. Too many of the exercises required some kneeling which I can’t do now. The best way to get up off the ground is the one that works for you. I find if I can get into a runner’s starting position I can walk myself up from there. I also find using a nearby handle or piece of furniture to start the journey helps, not so much to pull on but to help me find my centre of gravity so I’m more secure.