Can You Do These 10 Tests? Fitness Test at Home (Most People Fail)

Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds? In one study, about 1 in 5 adults aged 51 to 75 couldn't, and failing was linked to an 84% higher risk of dying over the next 7 years. 😳 Grab a pen. In this video you'll do 10 simple, science-backed body tests at home: heart rate, the string test, the floor test, balance, push-ups, stairs, grip, walking speed, daily movement and sleep. Each test gives you up to 2 points. At the end you'll get your score out of 20, plus a simple plan to raise it. 💬 Comment your score! I want to see how you did, and which test surprised you most. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Your body is keeping score 1:01 Safety first 1:30 Test 1: Resting heart rate 2:50 Test 2: The string test 4:14 Test 3: The floor test (most people fail) 6:01 Test 4: The 10-second balance test 7:13 Test 5: Push-ups 8:44 Test 6: The stair test 9:55 Test 7: Grip strength 11:19 Test 8: Walking speed 12:25 Test 9: How much do you move? 13:40 Test 10: Sleep 14:56 Bonus: Touch your toes 15:43 What your score means 16:47 How to raise your score 📚 SOURCES Jensen MT et al. (2013). Elevated resting heart rate, physical fitness and all-cause mortality. Heart (Copenhagen Male Study). NICE (2022). Keep your waist to less than half your height. Brito LBB, Araújo CGS et al. (2012). Ability to sit and rise from the floor as a predictor of all-cause mortality. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Araújo CG et al. (2022). Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival. Br J Sports Med. Yang J et al. (2019). Push-up exercise capacity and cardiovascular disease events among male firefighters. JAMA Network Open. Peteiro J et al. (2020). Stair climbing and exercise capacity. ESC Congress / European Society of Cardiology. Leong DP et al. (2015). Prognostic value of grip strength (PURE study). The Lancet. Studenski S et al. (2011). Gait speed and survival in older adults. JAMA. Ekelund U et al. (2016). Physical activity, sitting time and mortality. The Lancet. Yamamoto K et al. (2009). Poor trunk flexibility is associated with arterial stiffening. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. ⚠️ This video is for education and fun only. It is not a medical diagnosis. Skip any test that causes pain or dizziness, and talk to your doctor if you have health concerns. 🎵 Music: "Sneaky Snitch" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... #fitness #health #fitnesstest