How sitting down and standing up can predict your mortality.
Age test getting up from floor.
Those at the top.
It can be used in all age groups and results are based on a scale of one to 10.
This yields a single 10 point scale.
The goal is to get down and back up from a sitting position with minimal support.
What you need to know.
Passing the test will add years to your life.
As people get older balance flexibility and strength all decrease.
In the brazilian study 2002 men and women ages 51 to 80 were followed for an average of 6 3 years and those who needed to use both hands and knees to get up and down whether they were middle.
Picking things up off the floor getting out of bed getting off the toilet or picking yourself up after you fall down become increasingly more difficult.