The data showed that knee and grip strength and balance commonly declined with age in the following percentages per decade. When all tests were compared, standing on one leg was the most strongly ...

Like other bouncing exercises, skipping can also help to keep your connective tissue, or fascia, supple and strong, which can ...

You could get a leg up on healthy aging with a simple balancing act, Mayo Clinic researchers say. How long you can stand on ...

Researchers have created a strategy allowing a one-legged robot to achieve upright landings after branch-to-branch jumps.

Poor balance is behind many an injury in the young and fit and is associated with diminished performance on the playing field ...

The average 50-year-old can balance on one leg for about 40 seconds. Not bad. But this drops to 20 seconds for 70 to 79-year-olds, and the above-80 set is down to 10. The onset of these changes at ...

It's an ability and skill often taken for granted. It affects quality of life and has been linked to heart disease and stroke ...

When you attempt the one leg balance, your brain is performing a remarkable amount of coordination. It integrates signals coming from the fluid in your inner ears, visual cues from eyes ...

“The ability to stand on one leg for an extended period of time is a test of your balance,” says study co-author Kenton Kaufman, PhD, PE, W. Hall Wendel Jr Musculoskeletal Research ...

Such exercises include walking backward, standing on one leg or using a wobble board. Use caution and work with a coach or ...