Great practical info Paddy. Should be posters all over town with that displayed. Interesting, I’ve spend much of my clinical life informing patients of these type of metrics regarding their MSK health . I wonder if I’ve missed the point ? Not only will these properties improve quality of life but they will significantly increase it!! Powerful message- thank you
Great Post, thank you but I make it six tests :-) or have misread?
• VO2Max (Cooper Test)
• One Leg Stand
• Push Ups
• Heart Rate Recovery
• Grip Strength
• Blood Pressure
I don’t monitor all these but do either check them on an ad-hoc basis or exercise specifically for them. I will start to record the ones I don’t at the moment (one leg stand and grip strength).
This is a great collection of functional tests. Thanks. Some of these tests are only markers, I think. For example, grip strength isn’t a driver of longevity but merely an indicator of health status. If so, the longevity boost would come from doing resistance training (which would improve grip strength) but not from just improving grip strength using a grip device. What do you think?
I wasn't aware of the VO2 Max test you mentioned. I' going to start recommending these to my personal training clients. One test that I've seen used as a predictor of longevity that wasn't on your list is the sit-rise test. What are your thoughts on that one? Thank you for this useful information.
The push up study was 100% male population. I would say the majority of women don’t do push ups and thus it’s not an accurate predictor for longevity with women. All the other tests are great, and non gender bias.
The push-up chart is bad. We should have more categories between 0-10. I got to 5 relatively easy but had to train to get to 10. It is a great difference between 0 and 9.
Great practical info Paddy. Should be posters all over town with that displayed. Interesting, I’ve spend much of my clinical life informing patients of these type of metrics regarding their MSK health . I wonder if I’ve missed the point ? Not only will these properties improve quality of life but they will significantly increase it!! Powerful message- thank you
Thanks Dr Paddy. Already tracking all of them. I have also discovered strength training improves Vo2max.
Great Post, thank you but I make it six tests :-) or have misread?
• VO2Max (Cooper Test)
• One Leg Stand
• Push Ups
• Heart Rate Recovery
• Grip Strength
• Blood Pressure
I don’t monitor all these but do either check them on an ad-hoc basis or exercise specifically for them. I will start to record the ones I don’t at the moment (one leg stand and grip strength).
This is just fantastic! Thanks for this work!
This is a great collection of functional tests. Thanks. Some of these tests are only markers, I think. For example, grip strength isn’t a driver of longevity but merely an indicator of health status. If so, the longevity boost would come from doing resistance training (which would improve grip strength) but not from just improving grip strength using a grip device. What do you think?
I wasn't aware of the VO2 Max test you mentioned. I' going to start recommending these to my personal training clients. One test that I've seen used as a predictor of longevity that wasn't on your list is the sit-rise test. What are your thoughts on that one? Thank you for this useful information.
The leg test I use is the following:
kneel down on one knee (say left knee bent, right knee on the ground)
Lift the right foot up.
Stand up using only your left leg.
The push up study was 100% male population. I would say the majority of women don’t do push ups and thus it’s not an accurate predictor for longevity with women. All the other tests are great, and non gender bias.
The push-up chart is bad. We should have more categories between 0-10. I got to 5 relatively easy but had to train to get to 10. It is a great difference between 0 and 9.
Wonderful information to have!
Can women do the pushups with their knees touching the floor or should they be done the normal way?
Great resource. Thank you! What about cognitive function tests as predictors of longevity? Surely that is an important parameter to assess.