Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast

🧘‍♂️📉 Fitness on the Floor: Predicting Death with a Sit


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🧘‍♂️ How Well Can You Sit and Rise from the Floor? 🪑⬆️

That simple motion might say more about your longevity than you think.

A 12-year study of 4,282 adults found that lower Sit–Rise Test (SRT) scores predicted 3.8x higher natural death and 6x higher cardiovascular death rates. 😱

✅ No equipment

✅ Under 2 minutes

✅ Predicts survival

Why aren't we using this more in routine clinical exams? 🩺

💡 If you score a 10, your 10-year survival is 97%.

Score 0–4? It drops to 73%.

🔍 Let's rethink non-aerobic fitness in preventive cardiology.

#PreventiveCardiology #Longevity #FunctionalFitness #SitRiseTest #PublicHealth #CardiovascularRisk #ExerciseIsMedicine #HealthSpan #BalanceMatters #ClinicalInsights

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