The sitting rising test

[LollyKat]

Even as a small child I couldn't sit cross legged 'properly' - the best I could do was like the boy in the left of Mick F's photo. The teachers used to tell me off . Trying the Youtube test I could get down fine, but was balanced too far back to be able to get up again without using a hand down at the back.

The test is a gross oversimplification - there must be loads of folk that have the fitness but not the flexibility.

[old_windbag]

On the american news channel that showed it. They had even young people struggling to get up, young as in twenties.

Another video the yoga instructor gets up hands free but she uncrosses her legs and brings knees up in front of her and stands. Hands free of course and not putting legs together for leverage. More putting feet by side of each buttock, ouch moderators a rude word. Thats pretty easy to do and not sure if it would be accepted as a positive test. It is easy though and hands free rising under pure muscle strength. In the video i linked the man sort of does it with one of his legs, but he seems to lose balance.

I can still happily get in a nice tight crossed leg sit but what i can't do as when young is the yoga style cross legs with a foot on top of each thigh. I get one up fine and the other refuses to play ball, i'm sure with some force and dislocations i might achieve it.

[Mick F]

Even as a small child I couldn't sit cross legged 'properly' - the best I could do was like the boy in the left of Mick F's photo. The teachers used to tell me off . Trying the Youtube test I could get down fine, but was balanced too far back to be able to get up again without using a hand down at the back.

The test is a gross oversimplification - there must be loads of folk that have the fitness but not the flexibility.

We are all different, we have differently designed muscles, bone-lenghs and bendy (or not so bendy) joints.

My fitness and strength have never ever been in doubt, it's just that to do that test is impossible for me ......... and many millions of other people too.

[Mick F]

PS ................... and I can't do this either.
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[DaveP]

Hard to credit

[tatanab]

We are all different, we have differently designed muscles, bone-lenghs and bendy (or not so bendy) joints.

My fitness and strength have never ever been in doubt, it's just that to do that test is impossible for me ......... and many millions of other people too.

Agree. I am the same age as MickF but I can easily rise without using my hands. However - watching the program I tried to sit and then rise. I sat ok but could not rise, then I realised I had my legs crossed opposite to usual. As soon as I crossed them the other way I rose easily. I imagine that is all part of being right sided so favouring that side.

[david7591]

Having tried the test, I can confirm I'm already dead.

Guy in the video sounded and looked like a snake oil salesman

[cliffyboy1962]

Had Mrs 62 in hysterics, this morning as I tried to sit down and collapsed onto my bum from about a foot above ground. thump ! As for getting up, I cannot get forward far enough to rise upwards but just kept pinging backwards like a backwards frog. My wife just ran around the front room in fits of laughter, saying"your gonna die, your gonna die !!"

Utterly hopeless. Like many others on here my flexibility has been suspect since my early twenties. Am 53 now.

[old_windbag]

Sounds a laugh. I found my rise up quite ungainly compared to the woman on the video. I do feel it's probably reduced flexibility from cycling.

Can't imagine subjecting a 75yr old to that test..... though angela rippon is 72 and she did it pretty well. The woman on CBS, I think, said anyone over 50 getting 8-10 is very good as most over 50's can't even do the test..... but they're american over 50's( probably weight=age in stone's ).

All over the country now there are people with twisted ligaments and herniated groins, but they might live a long life .

[mig]

PS ................... and I can't do this either.
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only because you don't have a hat like that.

[Mick F]

Shouldn't she be wearing a helmet?

[Lance Dopestrong]

In was recently knocked down by a car and I'm looking at knee surgery. I can't get up as they would like but that in no way is linked to my life expectancy. Do take a pinch of salt when watching these things (but not too much because of the blood pressure!).

Its like the 5:2 diet that the same production team were pushing a few years ago. As yet there's no proven link to life expectancy despite much excitement from some quarters.