Estimate Your Life Expectancy: Take The Sit To Stand Test

❓How likely are you to live to a ripe old age? Take the sit to stand test to find out!

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How likely are you to live a long life, on a scale of one to 10?

A 2011 study by Brazilian scientists found that the sit to stand test is a great predictor of longevity. It's also a fabulous party piece!

This simple test test demonstrates your ability to go from a standing to a seated position (on your bum with legs crossed) and then back up to standing again — *without* using your hands, elbows, knees etc.

The sit to stand test shows how:

🦵 Strong your muscles are
🤸 Mobile your joints are
🧍‍♀️ Good your balance and coordination skills are

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How To Do Sit To Stand Test

1️⃣ Take off your shoes and start in a standing position.
2️⃣ Start with 10 points.
3️⃣ Slowly bring yourself down to sit on the floor in a cross-legged position.
4️⃣ Deduct 1 point every time you use a hand, elbow or knee on the floor to assist you.
5️⃣ Now, from sitting, bring yourself back up to standing.
6️⃣ Again, take away 1 point each time you need to use a hand, elbow or knee to help you up.

🏆 A top score of 8-10 indicates you have a good chance of living a long and healthy life.
🥈 If you score 6-7, you're 2 x more likely than the top scorers to have a shorter life.
🥉 Scoring 3-5 means you're 3.5 x times more likely than the top scorers to have a shorter life.

If you score low, the good news is you can improve your score by doing exercise that improves your strength, mobility and balance… like Pilates 😉.

Try it yourself and let me know how you get on in the comments below.👇👇👇

Or just give it a try at the next party you go to!

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