For centuries in the West, sitting on the floor carried a quiet stigma. Chairs were symbols of civility and class, while ...

How easily you can sit down and stand up from the floor without using your hands or knees or wobbling may predict your risk of early death, according to a recent study. Lower scores on this “test” ...

We’ve become so accustomed to couches, chairs, and office desks that the idea of sitting on the floor might seem unusual. But for many cultures around the world, it’s the norm. After all, floor ...

The sit-to-stand exercise refers to standing from a seated position without using your hands, and it's both a mobility test and booster. Widely considered to be a fundamental element of mobility, the ...

Hone Health reports that the 30-second sit-to-stand test can indicate flexibility and balance but isn't a guaranteed predictor of lifespan.

SAN ANTONIO — Most of us would love to find the fountain of youth. Anything we can do to live longer. In this Verify we look into one simple movement that could determine your life span. This Verify ...

A simple, though not necessarily easy, test may help predict how many years a person has left, according to exercise researchers who have been tracking thousands of middle-aged and older people for ...