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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
It won't be long before I'm getting a job alongside Snow white in panto
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
It won't be long before I'm getting a job alongside Snow white in panto
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. 
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
It won't be long before I'm getting a job alongside Snow white in panto
Oh don't be so grumpy.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
It won't be long before I'm getting a job alongside Snow white in panto
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. 6ft? I wish!
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"
I am becoming a scrawny little old man
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 lolNow though I am 5'8"
I am becoming a scrawny little old man
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. 6ft? I wish!
Maybe that’s why he’s lost so much height, plus two hip replacements probably haven’t helped!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 f
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