A new study published in the journal PLoS One found that a simple balance test is a strong indicator of age-related decline. Researchers at Mayo Clinic evaluated grip and knee strength, double- and ...

When we think about improving our fitness as we get older, we often focus on getting stronger, improving our cardiovascular health or maintaining a healthy weight. But there’s another important part ...

If you’re lucky—yes, lucky—aging is inevitable. It means you’re living and hopefully loving life. That said, more birthdays bring changes (and challenges), and often, you’ll want to know how you’re ...

Here's what a simple balance test says about your health.

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. A simple balance test may help predict serious health issues for older adults, according to a study published June 21 in ...

As birthdays add up, so do changes (and challenges), and often, you’ll probably want to assess how you’re aging.

For older adults, being able to balance briefly on one foot may predict how long they’ll live. People who failed a 10-second balance test of standing on one foot were nearly twice as likely to die in ...

A simple balance test may be a reliable indicator of a person’s overall risk of death and could be useful to include in routine health checks for middle-aged and older men and women, according to new ...

Better balance, agility, strength and endurance were associated with substantially lower mortality risk among older adults The combined fitness score showed a stronger association with survival than ...

The scenario is common. An elderly person seems to be in good health until one day they suffer a fall and from then on their quality of life begins to deteriorate. Even if there are no serious ...