This is interesting. I wish I could get the data for myself.
Here’s an all-cause mortality test anyone can do at home.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23242910/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121213085202.h…
**Ability to sit and rise from the floor is closely correlated with all-cause mortality risk**
**Date: December 13, 2012**
**Source: European Society of Cardiology**
**Summary:**
**A simple screening test of musculo-skeletal fitness has proved remarkably predictive of all-cause mortality in a study of more than 2000 middle-aged and older men and women.**
**The test was a simple assessment of the subjects' ability to sit and then rise unaided from the floor. The assessment was performed in 2002 adults of both sexes and with ages ranging from 51 to 80 years. The subjects were followed-up from the date of the baseline test until the date of death or 31 October 2011, a median follow-up of 6.3 years....**
**Over the study period 159 subjects died, a mortality rate of 7.9%. The majority of these deaths occurred in people with low test scores -- indeed, only two of the deaths were in subjects who gained a composite score of 10. ...**
**A composite score below 8 (that is, requiring more than one hand or knee support to sit and rise from the floor in a stable way) were associated with 2 fold higher death rates over the 6.3 year study period....**
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Dr Araújo said: “It is well known that aerobic fitness is strongly related to survival, but our study also shows that maintaining high levels of body flexibility, muscle strength, power-to-body weight ratio and co-ordination are not only good for performing daily activities but have a favourable influence on life expectancy.”
My personal score is 8. I need one hand to sit down and one hand to rise up. I strongly recommend yoga for all older people since any yoga class will require getting down on the mat and standing up many times, in addition to exercises which enhance strength, balance and flexibility. I have done yoga for over 30 years and also Zumba and HIIT classes 5 times a week. (Plus a daily walk.)
Doing all 3 warmups on Keiko Saito’s YouTube channel will provide all the aerobic exercise needed for one day without spending a lot of time. Go to the link and click to the right since the warmups are at the end of the videos instead of the beginning where they belong.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6lboaflsMXeTxWnyVKi6Hg
Wendy