The simple test that can help predict how long you’re going to live
EXERCISE is key to living longer, with aerobic fitness, strength and good balance previously shown to lower mortality.Their study on 3,100 healthy middle-aged adults used something known as a ‘Flexindex’.In the study, men and women with low scores on the test had a higher risk of dying, five times more in some cases than those who were more flexible.
Corresponding study author Dr Caludio Gil D. Araújo, a sports medicine physician, said: “Being aerobically fit and strong and having good balance have been previously associated with low mortality. “We were able to show that reduced body flexibility is also related to poor survival in middle-aged men and women.”of motion in seven sets of joints - the ankle, knee, hip, torso, wrist, elbow and shoulder.Michael Mosley's wild tests from tapeworms to shrooms as show airs tragic fears
Female participants aged 61 to 65 years old were found to be, on average, 10 percent more flexible than men aged 46 to 50.Blue Zones guru reveals the hobby you should take up if you want to live to 100 - and other longevity tipsThe researchers wrote in their findings: “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first cohort study to show that a reduced level of body flexibility…is related to higher mortality in a large middle-aged cohort of men and women.
- shoulder movement that involves rotating the forearm and hand away from the body while the arm is abducted to 90 degrees and the elbow is bent to 90 degrees.- movement that involves rotating the shoulder while the arm is abducted to the side of the body with the elbow at a 90 degree angle.posted an example of the Flexitest on YouTube, and said less than three minutes were necessary to assess the passive range of motion in the 20 movements.
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