This simple test could warn of an early death - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Health This simple test could warn of an early death By Sophie Hines - June 22, 2022 If you’re the type of person spends yoga classes wobbling around like sapling in a storm (and if so, we can relate) then we have bad news, because researchers have said that people who cannot stand on one leg for ten seconds are almost twice as likely to die within the next decade. Fabulous. As a result of the study, scientists say the ‘simple and safe’ balancing test should be used in GP clinics during routine health checks for older adults, in order to pinpoint those with a shorter life expectancy. Image: Getty The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, was carried out by experts from universities and clinics in the UK, US, Finland, Australia and Brazil. They asked 1,702 middle-aged people to stand on one leg for ten seconds, with up to three attempts allowed. Once age, sex and underlying conditions were taken into account, failing the test was linked with an 84 per cent increased risk of dying within ten years. Overall, 20.5 per cent of participants failed the test, with the likelihood of doing so increasing as they got older. After age 70, people were more likely than not to fail the test. During on average seven years of follow-up, 123 of the participants died from causes including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and complications of Covid-19. Among those who failed the test, 17.5 per cent died, compared with 4.5 per cent of those who passed — a 288 per cent higher risk. It’s worth noting that the study is observational, and cannot prove cause and effect. However, if anything has encouraged us to return to the Pilates mat, it’s this! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Health Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the October 7, 2022 Experts say this is the Covid symptom you need to look October 7, 2022 Women are more creative when they ovulate according to a new August 17, 2022 Amazon is selling a Fitbit-inspired fitness tracker for £18 – and August 16, 2022 Nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert answers your questions on food and health August 4, 2022 Celebrity fitness tips that are useful for everyone August 4, 2022 The SEAT diet Is this the simplest weight-loss plan ever July 31, 2022 A third of women hide period troubles from their partner July 28, 2022 Laura Kenny has opened up about her miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy July 26, 2022 Sexist NHS targeted by overhaul of doctor training July 20, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved