India, Sept. 22 -- Can you balance on one leg without any assistance? Have you ever measured how long you can do it, with or without your eyes closed? Well, it holds the secret to your longevity.

In an Instagram post shared in August 2022, Dr Hafiza Khan, MD, a cardiologist trained at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and Harvard University, shared how standing on one leg, also known as static balance or unipedal stance, for a few seconds could be a simple test for predicting your longevity.

Citing a June 2022 study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, that looked at 1,700 adults between the ages of 50 and 75 for 10 years, Dr Khan shared how doing a successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts ...