Dubbed the “Flamingo Challenge,” a team of researchers wanted to find out whether a balance test might be a reliable indicator of a person’s risk of mortality.
for at least 10 seconds in mid-to-later life may be linked to a near doubling in the risk of death from any cause within the next ten years.," a team of global researchers wanted to find out whether a balance test might be a reliable indicator of a person’s risk of mortality.
To minimize the influence of muscle strength and flexibility and to improve standardization of the test, barefoot participants were instructed to place the non-support foot on the back of the opposite lower leg, as naturally as possible.Muscle strength increased more than 10% after performing one 3-second "eccentric" contraction daily, Monday to Friday, for four weeks, showing a small amount of exercise stimulus is still effective.
The proportion of those who failed was 4.7% among those 51–55 years old, 8.1% at 56–60 years old, 17.8% at 61–65 years old and 36.8% at 66–70 years old. In the age group of 71–75 years, the majority of the participants were unable to successfully complete the 10-second leg stance.
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