Leonard Cohen's Death: What Causes Falls in the Elderly?

re: Leonard Cohen's Death: What Causes Falls in the Elderly?

dav6059 — 11/19/2016 2:24:14 PM

Standing on one foot is very good for balance and strength training. You needn't lift the foot elevated foot far from the ground so there is no danger of falling. Try it the next time you are waiting in a lineup.

re: Leonard Cohen's Death: What Causes Falls in the Elderly?

Humblesage — 11/18/2016 6:59:40 PM

I am so thankful I have danced and worked out since my teens. I either do HIIT or yoga every single day, with a few exceptions. At 58, I have no worries about strength, falls, or bone density. Exercise has to be something you love, or you won't stick with it. It also is a non-negotiable part of my day, even if it means getting up at 6am to get to work on time.

re: Leonard Cohen's Death: What Causes Falls in the Elderly?

langresearch — 11/18/2016 11:33:04 AM

On his last tour, Cohen used the trick of crouching close to the ground with microphone in hand, then suddenly standing upright. Presumably his adrenalin was flowing, blood pressure and blood glucose were both high, and he got away with it. But if it became habitual, and he behaved the same way on getting out of bed, that could have caused his fall.

I started jogging as HIIT, 2 years ago at the age of 64. The reduction in my blood pressure was very impressive, and other things like triglycerides, cholesterol ratio, and even HbA1c all went down a lot. But in the first 12 months of jogging, I did have several falls, when walking after tiring my leg muscles with a recent jog. I can't believe it now, but I once went out on 3 consecutive days, without giving my muscles time to recover. I also stood on one leg and waved the other in the air, in order to impress the neighbours. One time I developed very painful bursitis in one hip, but this recovered in 3 weeks once I had found on the Web, the exercises to reduce the pain and grow more support muscle around the joint.

After 12 months, I had developed a good mental model of what was going on in my body, and all accidents and injuries ceased. You have to be careful in the early months.