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[@petrapachaly5665]

My mother in law is 87 and has problems with her knees. It would be interesting to see what movement sequence you recommend for people with knee issues. Kneeling is not an option for her. Squatting neither. Thanks for showing practical movements like that, it is so important to be able to get up! He rolls so elegantly, wow!

[@gmbfit]

This is similar to my father who is in his 80's and honestly, it's tough for me to recommend anything except focusing on what you can do safely, and keep doing it. My dad tells me all the time he wish he had focused on continuing to do this sort of movements as he aged. With that being said, we do have this video for knee health. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXmZqmeso9-Ee8ksi=enXLe7OlaVtt2ffq

[@Al-Ex-North-Star]

Another homerun, as usual. This is a great video, guys. Thanks for sharing and putting it together.

[@pauldisney1325]

Well shoot, this looks just like doing a Turkish Get up without a kettlebell.

[@wojciechosinski1401]

Exactly.

[@gmbfit]

@@pauldisney1325 It's a technically solid movement pattern.

[@pauldisney1325]

@@gmbfit Ryan- agreed. As Pavel or one of his instructors says (and I'm butchering/extrapolating" "it's loaded yoga." Lots of good from your highlighted movement in the video...

[@gmbfit]

Yeah, at the end of the day, a TGU is literally just "star up while holding something heavy," but with a technical component. And all this stuff is based on the same biomechanics until humans evolve with extra arms or something 🤣 I love that there's different ways to enjoy playing with these patterns.

[@Riddlemewalker]

Excellent! One thing that has helped me is to take advantage of sitting on the floor when I can. This way I naturally "train" those muscles. Gotta work on the rolling though.

[@conorosheafit]

Yes! Kelly Starret has a nice tip to sit on the floor for the 1st 5-10 mins when watching TV in the evenings ;)

[@gmbfit]

That's one thing I miss about living in Japan all those years is that I spent A LOT of time sitting on the floor.

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

I ditched all chairs in my room a few months back and decided to sit on the floor. Never would have thought that such a simple movement that I do every day without thinking, would be so beneficial. I sometimes have fun with it too, like popping onto one leg and doing a pistol. :)

[@conorosheafit]

I love this. It's amazing how your body adapts to your environment.

[@ccwong75]

try ditching your high bed frame & mattress to a low/thin mattress on the floor. you will then practically practicing level 2.0 to 2.5 daily.

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

@@ccwong75 That's definitely my plan for the future. I live with parents still, so reorganising my room is not as easy. I'm a big fan of Asian culture, where they traditionally sit on the floor, sleep on the floor, even have the traditional asian toilets that are basically just a hole in the ground and you have to deep squat to do the deed.

[@ccwong75]

@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon fyi, new and modern houses don't install the squat toilet anymore. is all seated now. i wouldn't want do squat for that. also sleeping on the floor is not really an asian tradition. the modern city life style is all about 30cm mattress with fancy material and build.

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

@ccwong75 Yea ik it's not that common anymore. Doesn't really matter though.

[@206coconutz]

The progressive options are appreciated. Thank you.

[@conorosheafit]

great to hear thia!

[@gmbfit]

You betcha.

[@hellyeah_ellajane]

A few years ago when my now almost four year old was learning to scoot and climb on furniture (but couldn’t figure out how to safely get down), we cut the legs down on our high kitchen table so that we would sit on the floor with only a small cushion to eat. We did this to mitigate big falls for a little baby but little did we know that moving our lives closer to the floor would give us another type of advantage: increased iterations of getting all the way up and down throughout the day. Our beds also got moved to the floor so we’re going up and down all day. It’s funny how when we better accommodate for children, we’re also gaining some secondary benefits.

[@conorosheafit]

This is so cool. I always think of the compounding impact of decisions like this. You guys are going to maintain mobility much longer by making these changes. Myself and Ryan did a podcast about the differences between living in Japan and USA and how it's impacted his mobility

[@gmbfit]

Even better if you can model great movement for them at the same time... When I think back to my childhood, I was really lucky to be around adults who were strong and moved well. Most children today don't get that benefit, so we have an opportunity to provide better for them.

[@Greg_Chock]

We adopted two kitties last year so I don't need to make squatting part of my routine anymore. I'm always in a squat to pet, get cat food, empty the litter box, etc. And the cats like it when I am down on their level too. Never had a cat lick me on the head before.

[@gmbfit]

@@Greg_Chock Pets can be a huge unlock to staying more active in everyday life.

[@csn583]

I was just talking to my mom about how significant this is! I'm "only" 40, but it's dramatic how foreign it can feel to be prone on the ground when you find yourself not doing it often by habit. I'm very active, but if I skip my morning sun salutations for too many days in a row I start dreading having to succumb to Earth's gravity well. 😅 I've recently added some deliberate ground work (inversions and working toward split flexibility), but also just want to normalize getting down for any or no reason at all.

[@conorosheafit]

Great to see you are aware already of how quickly you can "lose it". Some nice comments above about changing your home environment to make it more automatic in your day :)

[@gmbfit]

For sure. (And kudos for not waiting until you're 50, 60, 70... to start thinking about how you want your body to feel and move as you age.)

[@spinnettdesigns]

Thank you ❤ this is such an inspiring channel! I’m 62 F and still can’t get my squat (tight calves and ankles but working on it with Block Therapy and it’s helping.) But I can get straight up from sitting cross legged, is that good enough? Or is it also that I need the way that you’re showing it for shoulder mobility? My shoulders are good, as is my grip strength and I’m working on my dead hang 😅 I’m a busy volunteer so I’m trying to get max benefits for the least amount of work 😎 My rear and legs are in sorry shape so I’m finally committed to working on those. Even in a few days I can feel slight improvement. Thank you for all that you do

[@gmbfit]

Really, any form of getting to the ground and back up is helpful. I say just keep at and continue to do what you can for as long as you can.

[@spinnettdesigns]

@ thank you for your encouragement Ryan 💝

[@lov2playtn]

Love your furry friend!

[@wojciechosinski1401]

Do TURKISH GET UP.

[@gmbfit]

@@wojciechosinski1401 TGU great move. We're focused on unloaded and exploring any number of different ways of getting down and back up.