Can Standing on One Leg Help Keep You Young?

Your ability to balance is an indicator of brain health. Learn some balance exercises that can help keep you young.

How good is your balance? Can you stand on one leg for 20 seconds? What about for a whole minute - or with your eyes closed?

It's something you might not have given much thought to before, but how well you can balance offers an insight into your general health.

A study published in the journal Stroke found that being unable to stand on one leg for more than 20 seconds was linked to an increased risk of 'silent' stroke - tiny bleeds in the brain that don't cause symptoms, but which raise the risk of both full-blown stroke and dementia. Read more

Stroke Test: Can You Balance on One Leg?

According to a new study, Older people who cannot balance on one leg for twenty seconds are more likely to have a stroke.

Older people who struggle to balance on one leg for 20 seconds are more likely to have a stroke, researchers claimed yesterday.

The simple test identifies those in need of extra support because they are more likely to have poor brain health, such as undiagnosed damaged and bleeding small blood vessels. Read more