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Did you know balance and mortality are correlated?

New research shows that individuals who failed a 10-second balance test of standing on one foot were nearly twice as likely to die in the next 10 years, according to a report published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/06/22/bjsports-2021-105360

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Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals Objectives Balance quickly diminishes after the mid-50s increasing the risk for falls and other adverse health outcomes. Our aim was to assess whether the ability to complete a 10- s one-legged stance (10-second OLS) is associated with all-cause mortality and whether it adds relevant prognostic in...