On my recent shakedown hike the hardest part wasn't hiking up and down Sassafras & Blood Mountains it was getting out of that little tent.
Trying to get out of the tent without putting your hands and knees in the dirt or mud was a real back breaker and my back pushing up on the tent was putting a lot of strain on the zippers.
So, what I do now is go out the tent butt first. It's basically the same way you go in a tent but in reverse. When exiting you start on all fours (hands & knees inside your tent and your feet outside), then you go up to all fours this time (hands and feet) then walk back a little with your HANDS a stand up, real easy, at least for me.
This tip is really for us older folks.
The only down side is you don't see what's outside your tent so look around first and make sure mr bear isn't out there waiting.