ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
This series explores how you can reliably measure your healthspan and longevity based on research of over 700,000 subjects over 5 decades using simple functional tests across the 5 domains of physical and cognitive function.
In studies tracking thousands of adults over decades, researchers discovered this 45-second balance test is the most powerful predictor of falls, mobility loss, and cognitive decline years before symptoms appear. It detects balance deterioration sooner than most medical exams.
What you'll learn:
- How the single-leg balance test reveals brain-body integration
- Why balance predicts future mobility better than strength tests
- The connection between balance and cognitive decline
- How proprioception and neuromotor function decline with age
- How to interpret your results using age-specific percentile charts
Your balance system integrates input from your eyes, inner ears, and proprioception—your body's ability to sense where it is in space. When this integration declines, it signals that brain-body communication and neuromotor efficiency are declining together.
🎯 Key Timestamps:
0:56 - What the balance test protocol reveals
1:24 - Uncovering a blind spot
2:05 The Single Leg Balance Test
2:28 Whay balance is a powerful predictor
3:06 Story of 70-year-old male
3:44 Balance is about integration — proprioception
4:20 Balance times for healthy adults
5:05 Balance can be trained
5:35 Explore other domains of function and aging
6:00 First research of its kind
6:10 Where to learn more
Video: https://youtu.be/_yCbjyYLugA?si=wTYG-5N8n3Q_RIvC
📚 Complete functional healthspan 44 self-assessment framework: FUNCTION book available worldwide
More: https://www.whealthspan.com/
Scott Fulton is a professor of healthspan and aging at three universities
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