How long can you stand on one leg with eyes close without falling? Most 20 yr olds can do 30 seconds, 70 year olds only 4-5

I feel like anyone under 40 or so should be able to do this for a minute or two easily. I can see falling in first 5-10 sec if you don't center yourself but passed that it's just standing there

800 dude wrote:

In college a guy I knew had to get a lot of people to do this for his stats class. I quit after about 5 minutes out of boredom. I'm sure at some point fatigue would kick in, but at the time, it seemed like I could've gone forever. Chalk it up to a decade of taekwondo.

sweet, if someone tries to mug you, you could out-balance the fvck out of them!

Almost like rojo realized there's a sense called equilibrioception

Neuroscientists are well aware that we are a bundle of senses. As this video by Aeon explains, many would argue that we have anywhere between 22 and 33 different senses.

Here are some of our lesser-known ones:

Equilibrioception – a sense of balance. This is what keeps us upright, and helps us make our way around without getting hurt.

And if you close your eyes, it's

Proprioception – knowing which parts of your body are where without looking. It’s how we can type without looking at the keyboard, for instance, or walk around without having to watch our feet.

69 yr old. Right leg consistently 16-18 seconds, left leg 10-12 seconds.

Dan John and other trainer/fitness experts have been using tests like this for years. Yes balance can be trained and improved but the inability to balance with eyes open can be a sign of serious neurological conditions

I'm 49, 50 next month. Seems practice improves duration very quickly, within the first 10 minutes of trying. My first attempts were on carpet (and in socks), I didn't last very long, maybe 10 seconds. After several tries, I got up to around 35-40 seconds, working hard. Then I moved to the hard floor in the bathroom and got 1:53 and 1:35 for left and right, respectively, though I was still working fairly hard for it.

With eyes open, it's really easy, can do it until I'm bored.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Find somewhere free of obstacles and try running with your eyes shut for a few seconds.

Dumb Idea. wrote:

Derek Clayton tried that, ran right smack dab into a tree and injured his knee.

We have eyes and brains for a reason.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Brains to know trees are obstacles, and eyes to find a place with no trees.

The ground is an obstacle. Be sure that there isn't one before trying this.

coach wrote:

the inability to balance with eyes open can be a sign of serious neurological conditions

Total nonsense` wrote:

coach wrote:

the inability to balance with eyes open can be a sign of serious neurological conditions

If you dont believe it, do some research.

coach wrote:

Total nonsense` wrote:

If you dont believe it, do some research.

Any one over 40 years old that spends time on this site has serious neurological conditions. get on with your life old people.

This is why only 1 person is under 2:10 for the marathon in America. You guys like posting dumbness and worrying about the wrong things. How bout stick to running.

rojo wrote:

There is an interesting study out of the UK that says that super fit masters runners do no better on balance tests than sedentary, non-runners even though they crush them in many other areas.

"Balance matters not just for performance, but for longevity. According to NHS statistics, falls are among the major causes of debilitating injury as we age with one third of people over the age of 60 and around half of those in their 80s and over falling at least once a year. In their 20s and 30s, most adults can easily stand on one leg, eyes closed, for 30 seconds or longer whereas the average 70-year-old manages only 4-5 seconds."

How long can you stand on one foot with eyes closed? Jesus, I just tried it and fell over after 3 seconds. Does that mean I'm like 75?

coach wrote:

the inability to balance with eyes open can be a sign of serious neurological conditions

Total nonsense` wrote:

coach wrote:

If you dont believe it, do some research.

My research shows that you're gullible, and have a limited capacity to think for yourself.

Dumb idea, Stupid poster. wrote:

The ground is an obstacle. Be sure that there isn't one before trying this.

Only if you are running in the wrong direction. Try running parallel to it.

Sit and kick wrote:

I'm regular foot so my back leg is the balancer, I did this and got bored at 60s, appeared indefinite duration. With lead foot it was a little wobbly and I git bored at 60s also. Am 46, lifelong skateboarder/surfer

Yeah similar-my good foot was over 60 seconds but my other one was only about 20s-same age and a lot of wakeboarding/snowboarding in the past...

The Rock #2 wrote:

I just did a hand stand with eyes closed , held for 15 seconds. fyi , I'm not a runner, i do athletic sports.

Yawn.

Eyes closed makes less difference to a short handstand then to a long one-legged stand.

The Rock #2 wrote:

I just did a hand stand with eyes closed , held for 15 seconds. fyi , I'm not a runner, i do athletic sports.

Which arm did you use?

I did very badly the first dozen tries, 2-5 seconds, seemed it was senescence on its way, then I did 18 with one foot and 27s with the other, so it seems it's easily trainable. Slightly bent knee seems to help a lot.

asdfsdfsdfd wrote:

4 minutes. That's with 3 martinis in me, too.

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