How good are you? Habit of the Week. Look! - No Hands

Our muscle mass can waste away, without our knowing.  We lose a couple of kilograms of lean muscle tissue every decade.  Doesn't seem like much?  Agreed.  However, when we start stringing a few decades together, it does start to add up. 

So let's check.  Two questions.

Can you get out of a regular chair without using your hands to push off?

Can you walk up or down a set of stairs without using the handrail?  Caution! No swan dives down the steps now.

Try it out. We are wired to find the easiest, most efficient way to move.  However, efficiency might lead to muscle wastage.

Chairperson

So our habit of the week is firstly test, whether you can manage this chair action. Then make a regular challenge out of trying to stand up without your arms.  There is a trick you know.  While sitting put one foot in front, tip forward from the hips then launch.

Whereas the steps

Firstly, I recommend you try to walk up the stairs.  There is less danger of falling.  

This especially applies to those who don't have stairs at home. 

If you don't use it you lose it...  If you do use it you get it back..