Dr. Wendy Bazilian
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 15 Jul
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And this test is a really cool one because it measures how many times a person can rise from a chair and sit back down in 30 seconds without using their hands.
So, like the floor rise test, it sort of offers a glimpse into the qualities, the abilities that support independence, including those strength and mobility and the
The ability to move confidently throughout our daily life.
What I find so interesting about this research again is
What movement like this can reveal for us?
Sitting down on the floor and rising again.
engages that remarkable number, you know, sort of that sphere of
systems in our body that are sort of operating all behind the scenes.
You can train them, but they're operating behind the scenes.
All day long.
And they also call on us.
you know, doing this calls on our body awareness, you know, becoming a tune with like, what parts are moving?
What what does this require?
And these are qualities that often, you know, like I said, operate quietly sort of in the background of our day until we absolutely need them and we're like, oh, where did those go?
Or oh thank goodness I got up.
Um, because that was or that could have been worse if you stumble.
And so this is just one example of how a simple movement can maybe tell us so much.
And the goal isn't just getting off the floor, even though that's not a terrible goal, um when you fall, of course.
And it's not some sort of party trick, though I've seen it happen after after we talk about it, it becomes sort of like that.
But it does reflect a collection of physical activities that show up in our everyday life.
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