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[rydra_wong]

There've been a cluster of Dreamwidth posts lately with interesting comment discussions, about movement practices that are useful for everyday life and long-term functional ability, particularly to do with balance, falling, and getting up and down (whether from a chair or the floor).

It started when I posted:

Falldowngetup

So I "invented" an exercise thing?

(On this topic, lizvogel linked to Everybody Falls at Book View Cafe.)

jesse_the_k linked to my post and got further interesting comments, including some from people who found it didn't work/wasn't suitable for them: Fabulous Exercise for Many People

Then they suggested an alternative:

A More Appropriate Exercise for Those of Us With Cripped Bodies

Then I added a third practice and a book rec:

... and a third thing