[arobwk]

I may well listen to more of Moseley's Rad4 series "Just one thing" after being told about it.  In the meantime, I would pass on that, apparently, routinely exercising one's body to maintain physical balance (i.e. not topple over) is more important than anyone might have imagined !  Standing on one foot is one of the exercises with eyes closed (perhaps while cleaning one's teeth, for example), but there other v simple exercises apparently ont' web (not yet checked out).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000w3lh

[Fleecewife]

I do that     Sounds daft but it really does help as you get older 

[Womble]

Anything that stands on one foot round here gets a dose of purple spray!

[SallyintNorth]

Anything that stands on one foot round here gets a dose of purple spray!

 

[Lesley Silvester]

I have trouble standing on two feet with my eyes closed,let alone one and I've always been like it. Nowadays I can't even stand on one foot with my eyes open unless I am holding on with both hands but I guess I do have an excuse.

[Fleecewife]

I have trouble standing on two feet with my eyes closed,let alone one and I've always been like it. Nowadays I can't even stand on one foot with my eyes open unless I am holding on with both hands but I guess I do have an excuse.

Anyone who stands on one foot with their eyes closed is just showing off, or is about to be done for DUI

[arobwk]

I have trouble standing on two feet with my eyes closed,let alone one and I've always been like it. Nowadays I can't even stand on one foot with my eyes open unless I am holding on with both hands but I guess I do have an excuse.

Anyone who stands on one foot with their eyes closed is just showing off, or is about to be done for DUI

"DUI"   ??

[Womble]

Driving Under the Influence.

(Or "under the affluence of incerhol", as it was known in our family).

[Buttermilk]

Thanks for sharing this.  I have discovered that I am rather bad at it and need practice.  This despite having sat on a gym ball instead of a chair in the kitchen since the start of the first lock down.

[Rupert the bear]

working feet..... interesting concept 
are sticks allowed 

[arobwk]

Driving Under the Influence.

(Or "under the affluence of incerhol", as it was known in our family).

Or my mother's "alcwahol" - she cannot say alcohol !

[arobwk]

I find I can still stand on one foot with the other foot connected at knee level with my eyes open: I often did this in the past just as a way of standing, but got out of the habit.  BUT the moment I shut my eyes I'm gone:  even on two feet, if I shut my eyes while doing something (like when I'm washing/drying my face) I'm all over the place!!  Daily routine of balance-exercises now adopted.

[Fleecewife]

working feet..... interesting concept 
are sticks allowed 

No, but if you have a wheelchair then you can try balancing on the back wheels    or perhaps not 

[arobwk]

working feet..... interesting concept 
are sticks allowed 

Since you ask Rtb, why not.  Lift 1 2  - Lift 1 2 3 - Lift 1 2 3 4 perhaps !??

[Q]

Good thread I thought.. so I decided that i would at least try to put my socks on while standing up this morning..

Could anyone tell me why, even with the full knowledge of impending catastrophe, that with half a sock on I couldn't let the flippin' thing  go as I toppled into the wardrobe?

Tomorrow will be better..