See if you can pass this fitness test..........

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AquabearGO
AquabearGO Posts: 232 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Researchers in Brazil found that you are six times less likely to die prematurely if you can do this test than if you cant:
Sit cross-legged on the floor. Now try to stand without using your hands, the wall or any furniture.

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  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
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    Do you have any proof ? News articles from reputable sources ?
  • futurejedi
    futurejedi Posts: 111
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    my third leg would help bounce me up
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
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    This guy (shakes head)
  • kuntry_navySD
    kuntry_navySD Posts: 106 Member
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    I slid a little lol
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
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    Roller derby has given me all of these skills.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
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    Actually, I read about a similar study, but you started with a certain score and then lost points when you stood up from sitting on the floor and used an arm or leg. Supposedly, the less you had to use those limbs, the older you would live.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,521 Member
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    Did it; BUT I almost fell and broke my neck...so there's that.
  • Bernadette60614
    Bernadette60614 Posts: 707 Member
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    Yes. I've done a combination of yoga and strength training for years and I think that has paid off.

    I'm by no means an expert in either, but just consistently doing them helps a ton.

    I'm wondering if this is because many people as they age lose bone mass and a fall due to lack of balance starts a decline into hospitalization/bed-ridden, etc.
  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
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    We do this all the time in Martial Arts. I'm not thinking it's going to make us all live longer.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
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    Was this supposed to be hard? I don't get it.
  • HerkMeOff
    HerkMeOff Posts: 1,002 Member
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    Define prematurely?
  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
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    Was this supposed to be hard? I don't get it.

    braggy pants...
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
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    I thoughtthis would be hard.

    Then laughed when I did it immediately.

    I am NOT fit.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
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    I'm gonna die! :sad:
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
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    I'm gonna die! :sad:

    Well you ARE 67...

    *this made me miss my gram*
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
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    I'm gonna die! :sad:

    Well you ARE 67...

    *this made me miss my gram*

    My mom lived to 93 and couldn't do this either. My grandfather lived to 99. My uncle lived to 88. ;-) Also all the longevity tests I've taken tell me I will probably live that long as well.
  • juliewatkin
    juliewatkin Posts: 764 Member
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    How do you do it without a leg? Levitate? :smile:

    If you just stand up, it's easy. It's like when you were a kid listening to story time in school. Some people just seem to be more comfortable than others sitting and standing cross legged. I know many people who can't sit cross legged. I didn't know it was an indicator of anything.

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