One-Leg Balance Test: Simple Trick Cuts Mortality Risk in Half

According to a study tracking more than 13,000 community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan, physical fitness assessments such as the 8-foot up-and-go test can indicate a person’s mortality risk over a seven-year period. Researchers found that participants who performed best on standardized fitness evaluations were about half as likely to die during the follow-up period compared … Read more

5 Simple Self-Tests to Check Your Overall Body Fitness

Functional fitness assessments are shifting the metric of physical health away from conventional gym metrics like bench press maxes and running speeds toward everyday survivability and longevity, according to fitness coach Vanja Moves in an August 8 Instagram post. These five zero-equipment home tests evaluate fundamental movement patterns including lower-body mobility, grip endurance, and single-leg … Read more