Have you tried seeing how long you can stand on one foot? Research shows why you may want to. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal showed how balancing on one foot for 10 seconds ...

Working on improving your ability to balance is important because it reduces the risk of fall-related injuries—with about 1 million fall-related hospitalizations occurring in older adults in the US ...

A simple balance test may be a reliable indicator of a person’s overall risk of death and could be useful to include in routine health checks for middle-aged and older men and women, according to new ...

In some ways, the fact that we stay standing is an amazing thing. "We've got this large mass and two little feet to hold us upright," says Beverly Johnson, who does work in the area of balance and ...

The way aging is assessed is undergoing a shift as researchers uncover a simple but revealing physical test. Traditional fitness measures such as endurance and strength have long been used to evaluate ...