Follow the steps above to perform the Sitting Rise Test / SRT – How long do you have to live?
How long do you have to live?
Life Expectancy Self Test
By: Leo McDevitt
A simple test, developed by Dr. Claudio Gil Araujo can predict with uncanny accuracy, how much longer a person over 50 is likely to live. The test, called the Sitting Rise Test (SRT), can be done in just moments. In fact, you can do it right now.
The SRT predicts how long you have to live based on your balance, strength, and flexibility.
How to do the Test
Wear loose-fitting clothing. If you have difficulty keeping your balance, get somebody to stand by to catch you if you lose your balance during the test.
How to Score the test
The SRT is scored on a scale of 1 – 10:
What the test results mean
This test predicts your chances of dying early compared to a normal life expectancy. A score 8 points or less on the test indicates you’re about twice as likely to die within the next six years. People who score three points or less are five times more likely to die within that same time period. Each point you get on the test is worth a 21-percent decrease in mortality:
Points / Decrease in Mortality Risk%
10 / 100%
9 / 79%
8 / 64%
7 / 51%
6 / 40%
5 / 32%
4 / 25%
3 / 20%
2 / 16%
1 / 13%
0 / 0%
The chart shows the percentage that your risk of dying in the next 6 years decreases with each point you earn.
What to do if you score poorly on this testDon’t panic! If you’re reading this, there’s still time to make changes that will help you score better on this test. The great news is, each point you can add to your score increases your potential life expectancy by a greater amount than the previous point. Here’s what you need to do:
Why this test works
Dr. Araujo noticed that many of his patients, especially older ones, had difficulty with simple feats of balance and strength. Balance and conditioning problems increase your risk of dangerous falls and accidents. They can also harm your cardiovascular health. Dr. Araujo theorized that a patient’s flexibility, balance and strength could be used as a measure of life expectancy.
To find out if he was right, Dr. Araujo tried this test out on more than 2,000 of his patients aged 51 to 80. He found that he was able to predict their life expectancy with “alarming accuracy.”
How Long do you have to live?
That depends on youIf you are younger than 50 and scored poorly on this test, that should serve as a wake up call. You can choose to eat healthier foods, and drink healthier water. Taking a walk is a healthy alternative to sitting in front of the TV. If you are concerned about how you did on this test, you should speak with your doctor about the results.
Tags: anti aging, benefits of alkaline water, life extension
Read more: http://www.lifeionizers.com/blog/how-long-do-you-have-to-live-test/#ixzz4FrSxGn39
Life Expectancy Self Test
By: Leo McDevitt
A simple test, developed by Dr. Claudio Gil Araujo can predict with uncanny accuracy, how much longer a person over 50 is likely to live. The test, called the Sitting Rise Test (SRT), can be done in just moments. In fact, you can do it right now.
The SRT predicts how long you have to live based on your balance, strength, and flexibility.
How to do the Test
Wear loose-fitting clothing. If you have difficulty keeping your balance, get somebody to stand by to catch you if you lose your balance during the test.
- Take your shoes off. Start from a standing position
- Bend your legs, drop straight down to the floor. Do not use your arms or legs for leverage, don’t lean against anything
- Sit in a cross-legged sitting position
- Without using your arms, or leaning on anything, rise straight up, return to a standing position
How to Score the test
The SRT is scored on a scale of 1 – 10:
- You get 5 points for going from standing to sitting position
- You get 5 more points for returning to the standing position
- Subtract 1 point each time you use an arm or knee to help you sit down or get up
- Subtract a half point each time you lose your balance
- Subtract a half point each time your movement becomes clumsy
What the test results mean
This test predicts your chances of dying early compared to a normal life expectancy. A score 8 points or less on the test indicates you’re about twice as likely to die within the next six years. People who score three points or less are five times more likely to die within that same time period. Each point you get on the test is worth a 21-percent decrease in mortality:
Points / Decrease in Mortality Risk%
10 / 100%
9 / 79%
8 / 64%
7 / 51%
6 / 40%
5 / 32%
4 / 25%
3 / 20%
2 / 16%
1 / 13%
0 / 0%
The chart shows the percentage that your risk of dying in the next 6 years decreases with each point you earn.
What to do if you score poorly on this testDon’t panic! If you’re reading this, there’s still time to make changes that will help you score better on this test. The great news is, each point you can add to your score increases your potential life expectancy by a greater amount than the previous point. Here’s what you need to do:
- Posture – Good posture is essential to good health. Squat, don’t bend over. Sit up straight in your chair. Bend your knees slightly when you stand. Walk on the balls of your feet – not your heels! You are much less likely to slip and fall with good posture
- Yoga, Tai Chi, Belly Dance, etc. – Balance is critical to life expectancy. Many older people die each year from complications after a fall. Exercises that emphasize flexibility, balance and graceful movement help you avoid falls
- Hydration – People often lose flexibility as they age, but proper hydration can preserve it. Alkaline water hydrates better than plain water. Exercise pushes water into the joints, so the better you can hydrate your body, the more water it has to lubricate your joints
- Diet – If you are carrying excess weight, it is interfering with your balance. We recommend an alkaline diet along with alkaline water if you’ve had a hard time dropping the pounds
- Exercise – Passing this test calls for strength in addition to balance and flexibility. If you can’t lift yourself off the floor without help, speak with an athletic trainer so they can help you come up with an exercise plan.
Why this test works
Dr. Araujo noticed that many of his patients, especially older ones, had difficulty with simple feats of balance and strength. Balance and conditioning problems increase your risk of dangerous falls and accidents. They can also harm your cardiovascular health. Dr. Araujo theorized that a patient’s flexibility, balance and strength could be used as a measure of life expectancy.
To find out if he was right, Dr. Araujo tried this test out on more than 2,000 of his patients aged 51 to 80. He found that he was able to predict their life expectancy with “alarming accuracy.”
How Long do you have to live?
That depends on youIf you are younger than 50 and scored poorly on this test, that should serve as a wake up call. You can choose to eat healthier foods, and drink healthier water. Taking a walk is a healthy alternative to sitting in front of the TV. If you are concerned about how you did on this test, you should speak with your doctor about the results.
Tags: anti aging, benefits of alkaline water, life extension
Read more: http://www.lifeionizers.com/blog/how-long-do-you-have-to-live-test/#ixzz4FrSxGn39
Ever wondered how long you will live?
http://www.ksdk.com/news/health/how-long-will-you-live-try-the-sitting-rising-test/211196043
A doctor in Brazil invented a test that helps predict your risk of dying in the next five years.
The good news is you can try it at home. VPC
No time for exercise?
Too busy to eat right? What kind of a toll is it all taking on your health?
There's a simple test you can do just about anywhere that's been proven to predict how long you'll live. A doctor in Brazil invented the Sitting Rising Test or SRT, and he's proven it can predict your risk of dying in the next five years.
When it comes to figuring out how healthy you are, and long you might live, a cardiac stress test is often considered the gold-standard for giving doctors very specific information.
"What we're doing from a stress test standpoint is what we call risk stratifying somebody for their risk for a heart attack, and dying from a heart attack in the next one, three, or five years," says Dr. Michael Lim, director of the Division of Cardiology at Saint Louis University Hospital.
But what if you could predict your longevity quickly,
easily and without even leaving your home?
Scientific studies over the past 15 years have proven if you have trouble getting down and getting back off the floor, it's nothing to laugh at.
Dr. Claudio Gil Araujo, MD, PhD, a specialist in exercise and sports medicine, also works with cardiac patients at Clínica de Medicina do Exercício – Clinimex, in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, and invented SRT to easily measure non-aerobic physical fitness.
In an interview via Skype from his home in Rio, he said the idea for SRT came from observing his older, sedentary patients who could pass basic aerobic tests.
"Many of them are able to bike or to run on a treadmill," said Dr. Araujo, "but if you asked them could you tie your shoes, it's pretty difficult to do that. We realized not only aerobic fitness is important. You also need other things for your life: strength, flexibility, balance."
The goal is to get down and back up from a sitting position with minimal support.
It can be used in all age groups, and results are based on a scale of one to 10.
Score three or less and your risk of dying is five times greater over the next five years.
It may look and sound easy, but here's how it's done.
You cross your feet, and go into a seated position.
That's five points.
Coming back up is another 5.
But you can lose points really fast.
You lose a point for each hand, arm or knee you need for support.
Take off a half-point when you lose your balance at any time, either on the way down or coming back up.
Total them all for your final score. If you have bad knees or hips, don't try this alone.
"Have a friend, have a spouse, have a friend with us when we do this," said Dr. Lim.
Be sure to take your shoes off, and wear comfortable clothes.
But for every point you get, there's a 21% decrease in mortality from all causes. Dr. Lim, says it makes sense.
"The more active we are the better we can accommodate stressors the more likely we are to handle something bad that happens down the road," said Dr. Lim.
Dr. Araujo's data has been published in American and European medical journals. By the way, he says if you're over 50 and score a perfect 10, you should be proud, because not many people in the age group can do it.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/health/how-long-will-you-live-try-the-sitting-rising-test/211196043
A doctor in Brazil invented a test that helps predict your risk of dying in the next five years.
The good news is you can try it at home. VPC
No time for exercise?
Too busy to eat right? What kind of a toll is it all taking on your health?
There's a simple test you can do just about anywhere that's been proven to predict how long you'll live. A doctor in Brazil invented the Sitting Rising Test or SRT, and he's proven it can predict your risk of dying in the next five years.
When it comes to figuring out how healthy you are, and long you might live, a cardiac stress test is often considered the gold-standard for giving doctors very specific information.
"What we're doing from a stress test standpoint is what we call risk stratifying somebody for their risk for a heart attack, and dying from a heart attack in the next one, three, or five years," says Dr. Michael Lim, director of the Division of Cardiology at Saint Louis University Hospital.
But what if you could predict your longevity quickly,
easily and without even leaving your home?
Scientific studies over the past 15 years have proven if you have trouble getting down and getting back off the floor, it's nothing to laugh at.
Dr. Claudio Gil Araujo, MD, PhD, a specialist in exercise and sports medicine, also works with cardiac patients at Clínica de Medicina do Exercício – Clinimex, in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, and invented SRT to easily measure non-aerobic physical fitness.
In an interview via Skype from his home in Rio, he said the idea for SRT came from observing his older, sedentary patients who could pass basic aerobic tests.
"Many of them are able to bike or to run on a treadmill," said Dr. Araujo, "but if you asked them could you tie your shoes, it's pretty difficult to do that. We realized not only aerobic fitness is important. You also need other things for your life: strength, flexibility, balance."
The goal is to get down and back up from a sitting position with minimal support.
It can be used in all age groups, and results are based on a scale of one to 10.
Score three or less and your risk of dying is five times greater over the next five years.
It may look and sound easy, but here's how it's done.
You cross your feet, and go into a seated position.
That's five points.
Coming back up is another 5.
But you can lose points really fast.
You lose a point for each hand, arm or knee you need for support.
Take off a half-point when you lose your balance at any time, either on the way down or coming back up.
Total them all for your final score. If you have bad knees or hips, don't try this alone.
"Have a friend, have a spouse, have a friend with us when we do this," said Dr. Lim.
Be sure to take your shoes off, and wear comfortable clothes.
But for every point you get, there's a 21% decrease in mortality from all causes. Dr. Lim, says it makes sense.
"The more active we are the better we can accommodate stressors the more likely we are to handle something bad that happens down the road," said Dr. Lim.
Dr. Araujo's data has been published in American and European medical journals. By the way, he says if you're over 50 and score a perfect 10, you should be proud, because not many people in the age group can do it.
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