Do you still feel fit? If you want to know how healthy your body really is, you need to know the standing-sitting method.
It's not just blood pressure and cardiovascular health that provide information about physical shape, but also agility and strength – and that's exactly what the five-second test tests.
This is how the test works
“This is a stand-sit-stop test. Basically, you start the test standing, sit down on the floor with your legs crossed, and then stand up again. You have to stand, sit down, and stand up again without using your arms or any other part of your body to get up and lowering. Only the legs and the middle of the body are allowed to be used,” says therapist Irina Andreeva especially for the MedicForum.
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Anyone who has tried this knows that this task sounds easier than it really is.
How healthy am I? This is how points are awarded
Points are awarded based on how well you can do this exercise. Those who can stand up again without problems receive ten points. A point will be deducted for any assistance provided by the arms, knees, forearms or sides of the legs. If you can't stand up at all, you get zero points.
The study found that the test was an important predictor of mortality among participants aged 51 to 80. Participants with low scores were seven times more likely to die over the next six years. The people who had the lowest scores in the study were actually the oldest – for this reason alone, of course, the risk of mortality was higher.
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Here's what the test says about your health
If you score eight or more, you passed the test. If you have fewer points, you will have to work on mobility and strength.
But the test also has weaknesses: many factors are not taken into account at all, for example, injuries. If you have mobility problems for other reasons, you may never get ten points.
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