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Has anyone tried the one leg static balance test? I first tried it in 2005 when I bought "The 120 Year Diet". It was the last time I tried the test until yesterday! I managed to get about 1 minute 30 seconds. My age is 35y, 11m. How well do you do? My father is 65 and managed about 5-6 seconds. My brother who is 40 managed about 15-17 seconds. They are close to what is expected for their age. Your ability to stand on one foot with your eyes closed drops sharply with age. If you're right handed, balance on your left foot. Left handed, use right foot. Stand with feet close together and lift foot about 6 inches off the ground. Don't move your foot that you're balancing on. If you try this, be safe about it! Maybe have someone around close to you while you try. A decrease in balance may indicate brain abnormalities (eyes open) and even increased mortality for those over 50 (eyes closed). As you age, there will be a loss of vestibular function and also other age-related changes take place in the central nervous system that makes it harder to balance. As people get older, they rely more on the visual system - even when eyesight is also failing. A lot of people think this is merely just practice and you need to exercise... but it's more than just stronger leg muscles. Michael and Joe try the test in the video below: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/287201 https://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2219 https://geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/balance/Normative_Values_for_the_Unipedal_Stance_Test_Springer-JGPT.pdf https://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2219?
