I watched a baby yesterday on the beach. He crawled to his mom, held onto her, stood up, fell down on his back, rolled on his side, stood up again, grabbed onto his dad’s surfboard, fell over the board, landed on his stomach, stood up again and it went on non-stop until the family left the beach.
Watching him made me wonder, why, how and when do we lose our ability to rise up?
Rising from the ground takes true strength. We can all relate to it, even if we are in different stages of our lives.
Think about the struggle a baby goes through to finally rise up to a standing position. The exertion it takes for a skier to get up with poles in hands and skis on their feet. For a surfer to get up on the board. For some to get in and out of the car. For a senior to get out of bed or get up after a fall.
This move will make you super strong. Rising from the ground takes massive true strength.
Being able to control your own body mass in all situations is vital for optimal human resilience.
If you’re a senior, I highly encourage you to practice these moves. If you’re not a senior, practice them anyway and forward this to your mom and dad! Why?
Because these moves will teach you/them to control falls. Therefore it will prevent falls!
Falling kills a lot of people every year. Especially elderly. Speaking of which…I only consider someone a senior if they can’t get up and down off the floor without assistance. Remember, they don’t put you in the nursing home because of arm weakness, they do because you can’t get off the toilet.
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