Are You Fit? Take This 20-Second Test!
To measure your weight, you stand on a scale. But to measure your fitness levels, there’s no simple or quick method. Yes, there are many scientific ways to measure fitness. But most of us don’t have the opportunity to submit to formal testing to assess our strength and flexibility levels. Nor do we have the interest! So how do you keep tabs on whether your fitness levels are healthy? Take the real-life fitness test! Take a few seconds and read the statements below. For a person over the age of 45, you are probably in good physical shape if you can:
• Dance to a fast beat for more than 10 minutes without needing to sit and rest.
• Walk for 30 minutes straight without getting tired.
• Feel energized 14 hours after you wake up (so if you wake up at 7, you should still be going strong at 9 pm).
• Carry gallon-sized containers of milk or water in hand—or any heavy groceries from the car to the refrigerator—without feeling strained.
• Load your luggage into the overhead compartment on an airplane or train without feeling strained.
• Jump up and down 10 times without causing your heart to race.
• Carry a large basket of clothing up or down two staircases without struggle or strain.
• Trim your toenails without any discomfort from bending.
• Easily sit down on the floor, and then stand up.
• Raise your foot as high as your hip when kicking.
• Twist and look behind you without moving your feet.
If you experience discomfort or extreme tiredness from any of these activities, it’s time to make a commitment to getting in better shape today. Your health depends on it!
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To measure your weight, you stand on a scale. But to measure your fitness levels, there’s no simple or quick method. Yes, there are many scientific ways to measure fitness. But most of us don’t have the opportunity to submit to formal testing to assess our strength and flexibility levels. Nor do we have the interest! So how do you keep tabs on whether your fitness levels are healthy? Take the real-life fitness test! Take a few seconds and read the statements below. For a person over the age of 45, you are probably in good physical shape if you can:
• Dance to a fast beat for more than 10 minutes without needing to sit and rest.
• Walk for 30 minutes straight without getting tired.
• Feel energized 14 hours after you wake up (so if you wake up at 7, you should still be going strong at 9 pm).
• Carry gallon-sized containers of milk or water in hand—or any heavy groceries from the car to the refrigerator—without feeling strained.
• Load your luggage into the overhead compartment on an airplane or train without feeling strained.
• Jump up and down 10 times without causing your heart to race.
• Carry a large basket of clothing up or down two staircases without struggle or strain.
• Trim your toenails without any discomfort from bending.
• Easily sit down on the floor, and then stand up.
• Raise your foot as high as your hip when kicking.
• Twist and look behind you without moving your feet.
If you experience discomfort or extreme tiredness from any of these activities, it’s time to make a commitment to getting in better shape today. Your health depends on it!
................received in an email!!
