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How Standing On One Leg May Indicate How Well You Are Aging
How long can you stand on one leg? This simple test may be able to help you know how well you are aging.
How long can you balance on one leg? 5 seconds? 30 seconds? It turns out that how long you are able to do this could be an early indicator of how well you are aging.
As reported by the Mayo Clinic, if someone over the age of 50 is able to stand on one leg for 30 seconds or more, they are doing well.
The reason for this is that when we balance on one leg, this involves many different systems in our bodies. As they shared;
"Balance is complicated. It involves many different systems. It involves your vision, your vestibular system, your somatosensory system and your neuromuscular system. All those have to work in coordinated fashion to keep you on one leg,"
You can learn more about this research and what balancing on one leg can indicate for our health in the following video. One more reason to live a "balanced" life!
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