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V8covin

Original Poster:

8,588 posts

209 months

Wednesday 25th October 2023
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I know we shrink in height as we age (I'm 60) but this seems ridiculous.
When I was late teens I seem to remember I was 5ft 10,or at least that's what I've always thought I was.
Fast forward to about 6 years ago and a few women from OLD remarked I wasn't as tall as I said.
Soon after I went to the doctor for a check up and discovered I was 5ft 8.
Today I've been the doctors again for another check up and I'm 5ft 7 !!!..... although I've measured myself at 5ft 7 1/2 smile
It won't be long before I'm getting a job alongside Snow white in pantofrown

Tabs

1,041 posts

288 months

Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Measure in the morning when you get up. You'll be taller then!

PositronicRay

28,093 posts

199 months

Wednesday 25th October 2023
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It could be posture.

Look at the Alexander technique and or pilates.

anonymous-user

70 months

Wednesday 25th October 2023
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You could get some of those shoes that Tom Cruise wears?

Polly Grigora

11,209 posts

125 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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Grow up

Randy Winkman

19,096 posts

205 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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PositronicRay said:
It could be posture.

Look at the Alexander technique and or pilates.
Or a sideways curvature of the spine. That should be easy to spot but someone has to look in the first place. smile

5s Alive

2,479 posts

50 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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I'm 66, used to be 5'7.1/2" now 5'6". Age related compression of spinal discs is the cause in my case and no doubt there is some long bone shrinkage too. Friend who is 67 used to be 5'10", now 5'8". Definitely not related to posture in our cases. We do a lot of static hanging from a bar, pull ups etc and concentrate on upright posture. I can gain half an inch afterwards. A few more years and I'll pass for a garden gnome. hehe

WrekinCrew

5,200 posts

166 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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What's worse, your BMI goes up even if your weight stays the same.

Radec

5,018 posts

63 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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V8covin said:
Fast forward to about 6 years ago and a few women from OLD remarked I wasn't as tall as I said.(
Tell them, you'll both be the same height when your laying down wink

popeyewhite

23,007 posts

136 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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V8covin said:
I know we shrink in height as we age (I'm 60) but this seems ridiculous.
When I was late teens I seem to remember I was 5ft 10,or at least that's what I've always thought I was.
Fast forward to about 6 years ago and a few women from OLD remarked I wasn't as tall as I said.
Soon after I went to the doctor for a check up and discovered I was 5ft 8.
Today I've been the doctors again for another check up and I'm 5ft 7 !!!..... although I've measured myself at 5ft 7 1/2 smile
It won't be long before I'm getting a job alongside Snow white in pantofrown
Oh don't be so grumpy.

Turkish91

1,117 posts

218 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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My old man was 6’2 in his prime. He turns 66 next February and I don’t think he’s even 6ft anymore, as I’m 6’3 and appear considerably taller than him now.

Wacky Racer

39,832 posts

263 months

Thursday 26th October 2023
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Google Elevator Shoes... teacher

5s Alive

2,479 posts

50 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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Turkish91 said:
My old man was 6’2 in his prime. He turns 66 next February and I don’t think he’s even 6ft anymore, as I’m 6’3 and appear considerably taller than him now.
The extra weight of the state pension in his wallet will leave him even shorter. Doubt he'll care though. smile

6ft? I wish!

tozerman

1,246 posts

243 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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Similar age to the OP. When I was in my teens I was 5' 10" and I was often called "lofty"
Now though I am 5'8" yikes
I am becoming a scrawny little old man biglaughbiglaugh

V8covin

Original Poster:

8,588 posts

209 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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tozerman said:
Similar age to the OP. When I was in my teens I was 5' 10" and I was often called "lofty"
Now though I am 5'8" yikes
I am becoming a scrawny little old man biglaughbiglaugh
I used to be 10 stone, I'm now 12 stone and so with the decrease in height I've gone from being skinny to the verge of overweight according to BMI ......I really think a career in panto beckons if the trend continues lol

Turkish91

1,117 posts

218 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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5s Alive said:
Turkish91 said:
My old man was 6’2 in his prime. He turns 66 next February and I don’t think he’s even 6ft anymore, as I’m 6’3 and appear considerably taller than him now.
The extra weight of the state pension in his wallet will leave him even shorter. Doubt he'll care though. smile

6ft? I wish!
I raise you with… Police pension laugh Maybe that’s why he’s lost so much height, plus two hip replacements probably haven’t helped!

CloudStuff

3,999 posts

120 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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Dead hangs from a pull up bar. Worth a try, yeah?

ZedLeg

12,278 posts

124 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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I'm 6'4" and can't wait to start shrinking tbh. If I can stop at about 5'11" that'd be ideal laugh

V8covin

Original Poster:

8,588 posts

209 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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CloudStuff said:
Dead hangs from a pull up bar. Worth a try, yeah?
I don't believe there's anything you can do to reverse height loss.
It's s just a case of the discs between the vertibrae squashing up over time..... unless you have osteoporosis.
Incidentally dead hangs fk my shoulders up

LRDefender

326 posts

24 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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A good friend was concerned by their height loss and joined some kind of yoga class. He regained 1.5” a 2” I recall. He kept it up for years and still does it, he remains 6’ 1” as he approaches 60.

Why not give it a go and I understand the scenery at a yoga is a considerable bonus!