Why you could be heading for an early grave if you can t get off the floor without using your hands.
Sit on floor without using hands.
Stand up with no hands to live longer.
All but one of these techniques can be done without using your hands.
The ability to rise from the floor using one or no hands is closely correlated with mortality a new study finds.
Rising from the floor unassisted linked to a longer life.
Getting off the floor.
In the study over 2 000 men and women ranging in age from 51 80 were told.
Without worrying about the speed of movement try to sit and then to rise from the floor using the minimum support that you believe is needed here s a video showing how the subjects were scored in the longevity study and how you can test yourself and others.
Doing this will increase your hip mobility and leg strength.
In this quick yoga video i ll show you simple steps for standing up and sitting back down without using your hands to help you.
Getting up off the floor.
The first method i ll share is the cross sit get up.
In this video i ll show you how to get up from the floor.
Simple test asked 50 to 80 year olds to sit on the.
If a middle aged or older man or woman can sit on and rise from the floor using just one hand or even better without the help of a hand they are not only in the higher quartile of.
What being able to sit on the floor without using your hands says about your life span.
By megan othersen gorman.
Jan 12 2015 photo by polka dot images getty images.