Sit on the floor and try to get up without using your hands or any nearby objects as a crutch.
Age test getting up from floor.
What you need to know.
Those at the top.
It can be used in all age groups and results are based on a scale of one to 10.
As people get older balance flexibility and strength all decrease.
How sitting down and standing up can predict your mortality.
This yields a single 10 point scale.
The goal is to get down and back up from a sitting position with minimal support.
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.
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.