Time how long you need to stand up fully five times from a chair, arms crossed. More than twelve seconds is associated with increased fall risk.
Time for 5 stands
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Scientific references
What it tests
The task blends leg strength, balance and coordination in one everyday movement. Slower times predict falls and mobility decline in community studies of older adults.
Protocol
- Firm chair about 45 cm high against a wall
- Arms folded across the chest
- Five full stands as quickly as safely possible
Understanding your result
- Under ten seconds is fast and reassuring
- Ten to twelve is acceptable
- Over twelve seconds is linked with higher fall risk and merits strength work
Improving
Practice the movement itself in sets of five, add squats to a box and step ups, and retest monthly.