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Can You Get Up Off the Floor Without Using Your Hands? (Why It Predicts Your Future)

August 04, 2026 • Alex and Gavyn • Season 3 • Episode 89

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A simple floor test just made headlines again — and for good reason. When Brazilian researchers followed 2,000 adults for 12 years, those who couldn't get up off the floor without using their hands had up to six times the risk of dying early. In this episode: what the sitting-rising test really measures, why the ability quietly disappears after 50, and — as a physio — how I'd decode a low score and fix (or work around) the cause.

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Alex Blazhevskyiy

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Gavyn Berntsen

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