A simple 10-second balance test linked to fall risk may reveal surprising clues about your long-term health and lifespan.

A quick sitting-rising test reveals surprising insights into your health and longevity, measuring strength, balance, and ...

It's surprisingly simple but could offer crucial clues about how well you're doing. Plus, how to take charge if you don't ...

The way aging is assessed is undergoing a shift as researchers uncover a simple but revealing physical test. Traditional fitness measures such as endurance and strength have long been used to evaluate ...

Balance training is an often overlooked skill that can boost both your longevity and quality of life, researchers say. A 2022 study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that, for ...

The length of time for which you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of how well you’re aging, a study finds ...

The number of candles on your birthday cake may tell you how many years you’ve been alive, but they reveal surprisingly little about how well your body is actually aging. Biological age—how your body ...

Better balance is linked to a longer, healthier life, new research suggests. Older adults who could stand on one leg for 10 seconds were significantly less likely to die early. It's not clear why, but ...

The VA National Center for Patient Safety offers a balance assessment handbook as part of its Falls Toolkit. The tool provides rehabilitation therapists with a sample gait and balance assessment to ...

5 National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 6 Translational ...

Human balance is known to decline with age, and an international team of researchers has provided new evidence around whether this particular ability can serve as an indicator for risk of disease and ...

Impaired balance may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, which encompasses conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels. Conversely, heart conditions like heart ...