3 days ago
This simple fitness test might predict how long you'll live
A simple test of your balance, strength and flexibility, known as the sitting-rising test, could be an early indicator of how long you'll live, according to a large-scale new study of mobility and mortality.
The study, published Wednesday in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, looked at how well 4,282 men and women aged between 46 and 75 could lower themselves from a standing position to the floor and then stand back up again with as little assistance as possible from their hands, knees, furniture or human helpers.
