Araújo said: “If a middle-aged or older man or woman can sit and rise from the floor using just one hand—or even better without the help of a hand—they are not only in the higher quartile of musculo-skeletal fitness, but their survival prognosis is probably better than that of those unable to do so.” Each of the two basic movements is assessed—to the ground, and then back to standing—and scored up to five, making a composite score of ten, with one point subtracted per support used, such as a hand or knee. Here’s the interesting part: Those who scored three points or fewer had a five to six
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