If you can’t get up without needing help, you are more likely to die in the next 10 years, a study suggests.
Researchers in Brazil gave more than 4,000 adults a flexibility test to lower themselves on the floor from a standing position and then go up again.
They were asked to do this with as little help as possible, such as the use of their hands, furniture or other people around them for balance.
Participants were then scored on a scale from zero to five for both sitting and getting up, starting with five points and then a lost for each needed.
The team thought that people who did not need help to sit or get up, six times less likely to die from heart disease or other heart problems in the following decade than those who were shaking or more problems.
And every fall in the score with one point was associated with a third greater chance of dying of heart disease or other natural causes such as cancer.
The test can be a good approach because it is thought that muscle strength and flexibility lower blood pressure and reduce the heartbeat in resting and reducing the inflammation of the entire body, which can lower the risk of heart conditions.
Researchers said that although other studies have used balance and flexibility tests to measure the lifespan, the new study is the first to measure ‘muscle strength/strength, flexibility, balance and body composition’ in one go.
A simple fitness test could demonstrate if you are going to die from heart disease or other natural causes in the coming 10 years, according to a new study (stock image)
Claudio Gil Arajo, capital author and research director at a exercise medicine clinic in Rio de Janeiro, where the data was collected, the Washington Post: “What makes this test special is that it all looks at them at the same time, so we think it can be such a strong predictor.”
The researchers looked at 4,282 adults in Brazil between the ages of 46 to 75, of whom two -thirds were men. The average age was 59.
After an average of 12 years, 15.5 percent of the participants died of natural causes. 35 percent of this died of cardiovascular disease, 28 percent of cancer and 11 percent of the respiratory diseases such as pneumonia.
At the start of the investigation, each participant was asked to sit out of a standing position and then go up again.
They started with five points for each test and lost one point for every level of support they needed. This can include using their knees, sticking to a chair or taking someone’s hand.
Participants also lost every time they lost their balance or unstable seemed.
Researchers then combined the sitting and standing scores of each person to achieve the end result, with a maximum of 10.
People who scored zero to four points had a six-fold increased opportunity to die from cardiovascular disease than those who received a perfect 10.
Half of those who scored a zero on the test to get off the floor died during the follow-up period compared to four percent of those who achieved a perfect score, an 11-time difference.
In addition, participants who scored between 4.5 and 7.5 were two to three times more likely to die in the following decade of heart disease or other natural causes.
There are now indications that only 20 minutes of physical activity per day reduces the risk of cancer, dementia and heart disease.
Each decrease in one point score was associated with a 31 percent increased risk of cardiovascular death and 31 percent greater the risk of death in the following decade of other natural causes.
The researchers also discovered after correction for factors such as age, gender and body mass index (BMI), people with a history of coronary arteries were three times more likely to die of natural causes compared to healthy participants.
However, there were various restrictions on the study, including all participants who came from a private clinic in Brazil, which led to a less diverse sample size. There were also no information about smoking status, an important cause of death due to heart conditions and lung cancer.
To try the test himself, Dr. says Araujo for to find a partner to score and to stabilize when you start to fall. People with joint problems should try to prevent it because of the risk of unnecessary injury.
Clear space around you, but make sure there is a wall, chair or other support object nearby. Remove your shoes and socks and consider placing a path on bare floors.
Stand slightly apart with your feet and cross one foot in front of the other. Let yourself down until you sit on the floor and then get up and try not to use support.
Although there was a connection between scores and death, it is important to visit a doctor to get a complete picture of health, as well as risk factors for various diseases.
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