How fit are you? A simple test to know your strength, flexibility & mobility

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A simple test to know your strength, flexibility & mobility. Applicable to everyone.
It’s called the sit & rise test.

This is the research All rise now — just how fit are you? - Harvard Health

Put a scoring to yourself.
If you can get up without the use of support or losing balance you get a perfect 10.
You lose a point if:

  • You place your hands on floor
  • Need support
  • Touch knee to the ground
  • Lose balance
  • Support yourself on your side of the leg

You get 0 points if you can’t do this at all.

As you age, you need more muscular strength & flexibility to remain injury and pain free.

Made a demonstration video here

How was the test? :slight_smile:

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I scored a perfect 10, but I don’t really know if this is the right test for me to know my strengths. Can barely do 2 pull ups, breathless when I run for more than 2 minutes straight, and I can hardly lift any heavy weights :sob:

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They also call it the longetivity test.
So :+1: for the 10er :blush:

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This is depressing. I can’t do this. :sob:

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Let’s keep this thread going

This is the Iron Knee Challenge. Shared by @karthikrangappa. Squat University on Instagram: "Can you pass?🤔 . Shout out @dr.dan_dpt for the original video👍🏼"

I took the test. Here’s me

How was it for others? :slight_smile:

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OMG! Your legs look ripped :gorilla:. I tried the test, I think I only got the squat part right :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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It’s called the old man test :blush:. But can be taken by anyone who isn’t yet.

Here’s what you need to do https://twitter.com/thereadystate/status/1652012147893780494?s=46&t=b6bh8qCjMhS8bHe3G5g7lA

Let’s go!

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Yayy :+1:t4: can do both … though being fit is a continuous WIP journey!

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This was super easy for me. I don’t know whether all these years of doing all my household chores on my own has helped me excel in this task ; )

I will tell you what was more difficult. I was seated in one place on the floor trying to finish a piece & meet a tight deadline. It is peak summer & I live in hot, humid BOM without an AC. So, today morning I sat on the cool floor in a west-facing room, laptop in hand totally focussed on the job on hand. Eventually 4+ hours later when I had sent the final mail & wanted to get up, I swayed a bit & it took me a few seconds to find my balance while getting up. I think sitting on the floor for a bit & then getting up could be a tad more difficult than being in motion continuously- squatting down & getting up instantaneously… May be it has something to do with Newton’s laws of motion. :upside_down_face:

Would you guys be game for trying this (no no of course not for 4 hours)? Try at your own risk!