How long you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of health and how well you’re aging, a new study finds.

Balance is so fundamental that we often take it for granted, but its importance goes far beyond just keeping us upright. In ...

“If a person can stand on their leg for 30 seconds ... Araújo and a team of researchers found the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds was associated with a higher risk of death ...

Stand on one leg for a longer life You spend far more of ... they found performance in all three tests was a predictor of how likely it was a person would die from cancer or a heart attack.

In fact, recent studies have shown that the ability to stand on one leg may be one of the best physical indicators of overall health and longevity. What’s more, it’s a test we can all do at home.

Give it a few circles. Whenever you stand on one leg, you're strengthening the standing leg. And this pose, you're creating flexibility on the moving side. Take the knee out to the side.

Stand on one leg for a longer life You spend far more of ... they found performance in all three tests was a predictor of how likely it was a person would die from cancer or a heart attack.