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I guess I am too old, my first thought when I see this picture is "my poor back". π
Yeah, my response was "needs a comfy seat, something to put the TV on so it's eye level, and something to put the pizza and drink on so they're within arm's reach".
But otherwise this is peak. I had a space in my parent's basement like this with an old couch and dresser that had been headed to the dump, along with the big family CRT when they upgraded to LCD. Add some Bionicle and other Lego to fidget with and inject that nostalgia into my veins.
Well, that's just showing our mileage.
My current setup holds this spirit but does add some back support.
Thatβs usually my first thought after getting out of bed!
You should stretch before getting out of bed.
I'm only in my 30s but I have joint issues and since I started stretching before I get out of bed, I have had less back issues, particularly my lower back.
Haha, I was half joking! I seldom have actual back pain thankfully, but being in my late 30s I definitely have to put in some effort to keep it that way
My body reminds me very painfully whenever I forget to stretch out certain muscles.
I don't look forward to the next 30 years and want to go back to a time when I could fall off a 2nd floor balcony and just walk it off.
Actually that might explain some current issues....
How do you even stretch while in bed?
Any stretches you can do sitting on the ground, you can do in bed.
Stretching torso muscles specifically, twisting, leaning, honestly any standing ones you can do from the waist up, and you can even stretch out legs before getting out of bed, too.
By the time all that is done, you can spring up and do the standing stretches without worrying you'll pull a muscle getting out of bed.
And if you laughed at the idea of someone pulling a muscle simply by getting out of bed, you just aren't old enough yet. You'll get there. I'm only in my 30s and I'm already there.
Iβm recoiling from the greasy pizza box on the carpet