# Why don’t you lift weights?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** diet-weight-loss\
**Created:** [August 15, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144 "2020-08-15T01:48:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144/284 "2023-01-27T04:03:48Z")

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Jumping back to the discussion of the benefits of really small amounts of exercise, i want to share the most cost-effective exercise I’ve ever done. I balance on one foot while putting my socks on. I started doing it because i noticed i was having new balance issues. And at first, i couldn’t do it, and i had to lean against my bureau while i put on my socks. But after a week or two, i could put on loose socks. And now i can balance firmly enough to put on even the tighter socks.

This literally takes no time out of my day, because i was going to spend time putting on my socks anyway, and now that i can do it, it really doesn’t take any more time than sitting down would. And my balance has improved substantially.

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