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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who can, do you cross legs or do squat?[/quote]

I cross my legs, sit down into cross cross applesauce, and then just stand up again with my legs still crossed at the ankle [/quote]

Is it cheating if I had to use left side of the knee?  Not the front knee though, but can't really do it just crossed kneed like PP.[/quote]

No, not cheating.  But mobility is important and unless we work at it, we lose it as we age.  So you should keep working at it, yo keep what you have.  [/quote]

Yes it is cheating. You cannot use any part of your knee or thighs.

Still even if you can’t get a perfect 10 (I saw a score based system), it’s still important to pass the test even if you use a hand/knee/thigh. An 8 or 9 is still passing.[/quote]

I would argue that if you can get all the way down and all the way up, you "passed" in the sense that you have enough mobility to get down to the ground and back up, which is a functional skill that you really don't want to lose if you can help it. The less assistance you need in either direction, the better your core strength and flexibility, which are major markers of functional fitness. But especially if you are over the age of 55 or so, I'd give yourself props for being able to get down on the ground and get back up.

I think a lot of people decide at some point that they *shouldn't* get down on the ground because it feels uncomfortable or they feel embarrassed about how slow they move, so they stop. And then it gets worse and before you know it, you can't do it at all. So I think the point is to just DO IT, however you need to, and then keep doing it with the intention of retaining mobility and maybe even regaining some.

Shaming people for putting down a hand or a knee is counterproductive, IMO. The point is that we should be encouraging people to do stuff like this more, not making fun of them for failing to do it perfectly.[/quote]

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