32. This ONE Fitness Test May Tell You Something About Your Future

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This fitness test is called the sitting-rising test. You can measure your combined flexibility and overall strength by how high you score on this test. The aim of test is to stand up from the ground without using your hands, elbows or knees to stand. This test is used to measure not only how well you function within their daily life but it can also be used to measure your life expectancy if you are between the ages of 50 and 80 years old.

According to a study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, if you are able to get up off the ground without the help of a knee or a hand, your life expectancy is higher than those who require help to stand up. This is an assessment tool that’s safe and easy to use. And it provides you with a baseline measure of your overall musculoskeletal health which is essentially a score of your overall flexibility, strength and functional performance.

Sitting-Rising Test Video

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology Article 

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