If you can’t comfortably stand on one leg for 10 seconds, your body may be trying to tell you something. “Being able to stand on one leg is one of the most predictive measurements for aging,” says ...

“Standing on one leg is one of the indicators of good balance,” Nancy R. Kirsch, vice chair of rehabilitation ... twice as likely to die within the next decade as their better-balanced peers.

A new study has found that a person’s ability to balance on one leg may be a reliable indicator ... times on each side and get assistance from a chair or wall if needed. When first doing the ...

Researchers found that a person’s ability to balance on one leg deteriorated with age faster ... Jay Hertel, the chair of kinesiology at the University of Virginia, said the reason a decline ...

The length of time a person can stand on one leg is a good ... the following series of balance exercises. The goal is to master each exercise before moving on to the next. They should be done ...

In other words, the amount of time in which a person can ... to stand on one leg for a 10-second balance test were associated with an 84% increased risk of death over the next seven years.

Try the balance test yourself: Find back-up balance support, like a wall or chair, in case you need it. Stand on one leg, resting your ... tends to decline after a person’s mid-50s, according ...

How long you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of health and how well you’re aging, a new study finds. Researchers found how long a person ... over the next seven years.

How long you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of health and how well you’re aging, a new study finds. Researchers found how long a person ... over the next seven years.