Early recognition of changes in health and correct intervention prevent the spread of diseases and increase the rate of recovery. Some insidious diseases pose a great risk to our health. High cholesterol is among the diseases that go unnoticed. However, you can measure how good your health is with small tests done at home.
STAND ON ONE FEET
Before we move on to the one-minute test, let’s look at two quicker exercises! For preschoolers, it is already important that one cannot stand on one leg for long: for adults, it is important to be able to maintain your balance in this way for at least ten seconds. The mortality rate of those who cannot maintain this posture by extending their arms is 84 percent higher than those who easily imitate the stork.
You can easily do the test yourself: Stand on one leg, open your hands, fix your eyes on one point and count. If you can hold on for ten seconds, you’re lucky. Anyone who can maintain their balance probably won’t suffer this type of injury during a fall, which is what the test measures.
DOWNLOAD BAGDAŞ, SIT AND RISE
Cross one leg in front of the other, then sit and stand up without using your knees, elbows or hands. If you need help with this, you’re one point down. If you put both hands on the ground, it’s two points minus.
The top ten points are deducted for:
- hand use
- Knee use
- forearm use
- Use of hands on knees
- Using the leg side
- loss of balance
The goal is the result of about 8 points. In addition to flexibility and strength, this test is an important indicator of your coordination and balance. According to some sites, if things don’t go well, you will die in five years, but don’t be afraid, strengthen yourself!
TEST YOUR HEART BY CLIMBING THE STAIRS IN A MINUTE
This test shows a link with the health of your heart. You have to climb four flights of stairs, roughly equivalent to 60 degrees: Depending on the time spent, it becomes clear how much you are at risk of heart disease. You don’t have to worry about your heart if you manage to complete the task in one minute, but if you need more time than that, you should pay more attention to your health!