Try this simple eyes-closed, one-leg balance test to gauge your stability and decrease your risk of injury and falls as you ...

The balance test that involved standing on one leg for 30 seconds proved particularly challenging for older participants ...

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 ...

But there’s one test you can do by yourself, at home, with nothing more than the stopwatch on your smartphone – the one-leg balance test. And now there’s a compelling reason why you might ...

Here's how to do the test and two other easy ways to determine whether you're aging healthily. 1) Balance test Many body systems, including the muscles, bones, joints, eyes, nerves, and inner ear ...

You’re only as old as your ability to put shoes on. An “old man test” — which challenges people to ready their feet to go outside with three simple steps — has gone viral on TikTok ...

"This study underscores the significance of the unipedal balance test in monitoring elderly subjects in the community, regardless of sex," the researchers wrote in the paper. "The duration an ...

It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one leg can be a good test of your health, according to a new study. By testing how long ...

Objective: To investigate the ability of the single leg balance (SLB) test, carried out at preseason physical examination, to predict an ankle sprain during the autumn sports season. Design: ...