The goal is to get down and back up from a sitting position with minimal support.
Age test getting up from floor.
In the brazilian study 2002 men and women ages 51 to 80 were followed for an average of 6 3 years and those who needed to use both hands and knees to get up and down whether they were middle.
The two basic movements in the sitting rising test lowering to the floor and standing back up are each scored on a 1 to 5 scale with one point subtracted each time a hand or knee is used for support and 0 5 points subtracted for loss of balance.
Passing the test will add years to your life.
It can be used in all age groups and results are based on a scale of one to 10.
How sitting down and standing up can predict your mortality.
This yields a single 10 point scale.
A simple test that looks at how easy or difficult it is for you to sit down on the floor and then get back up may help predict your longevity a new study shows.
Sit on the floor and try to get up without using your hands or any nearby objects as a crutch.
Picking things up off the floor getting out of bed getting off the toilet or picking yourself up after you fall down become increasingly more difficult.