How You Sit & Rise Matters

The 'sitting-rising test' could predict death risk among middle-, old-aged

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A test that checks how easily one sits on and rises from the floor could predict risk of death among middle-aged and older adults, according to a study.

The 'sitting-rising test'—a non-aerobic fitness assessment of muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and body composition—could add relevant clinical and predictive information to routine examinations of healthy and unhealthy individuals, researchers said.

The team, including researchers from Exercise Medicine Clinic-CLINIMEX, Brazil, scored nearly 4,300 adults, aged 46–75, and who performed the test, from zero to five—one point was deducted from five for each time a support of hand or knee was used, and 0.5 for an unsteadiness in movements.