These 5 simple tests can reveal how well your body is aging

Experts say gait speed, grip strength, balance, and endurance are some of the strongest predictors of long-term independence.

If You Can Finish This 7-Minute Bodyweight Test After 60, You’re in Peak Shape

This 7-minute bodyweight test after 60 uses wall sits, planks, and glute bridges to assess strength, stability, and endurance ...
The New York Times

4 Fitness Tests Trainers Swear By

Starting a new workout routine? Just curious where you stand? Use these exercises to measure your fitness. Starting a new workout routine? Just curious where you stand? Use these exercises to measure ...
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Try This 10-Second Cleveland Clinic Test to Help Predict How Long You’ll Live

It's surprisingly simple but could offer crucial clues about how well you're doing. Plus, how to take charge if you don't ...
Yahoo

5 simple exercises to do at home to test how well you’re aging

If we’re lucky, we age. If we’re active, we may be able to avoid getting old. Increasing our physical strength and flexibility while improving posture and balance can pave the way for aging well and ...
Today

10-second balance test may predict how long you’ll live

For older adults, being able to balance briefly on one foot may predict how long they’ll live. People who failed a 10-second balance test of standing on one foot were nearly twice as likely to die in ...
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This 10-Second Fit Test Could Predict How Long You Will Live

A quick sitting-rising test reveals surprising insights into your health and longevity, measuring strength, balance, and ...
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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 ...

What How Long You Can Balance on 1 Leg Says About Your Health, According to Doctors

The length of time for which you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of how well you’re aging, a study finds ...
New York Post

Can you pass the ‘old man test’? 3-step challenge can tell your balance, coordination and strength

You’re only as old as your ability to put shoes on. An “old man test” — which challenges people to ready their feet to go outside with three simple steps — has gone viral on TikTok, Instagram and ...
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Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling

My wife and I were in the grocery store recently when we noticed an older woman reaching above her head for some produce. As she stretched out her hand, she lost her balance and began falling forward.
Healthline

Is There a Link Between Poor Balance and Heart Health?

Impaired balance may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, which encompasses conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels. Conversely, heart conditions like heart ...