Originally Posted by MickiSue

My two cents: a lot of those if you can do X then you will live longer tests are bogus.

AARP newsletter had a thing about grip strength, one time. All well and good, if you do NOT have arthritis at the base of your thumbs.

And anyone who has keyboarded long enough, whether for a job or pleasure, will most likely have arthritis in that area.

You could be the picture of health, able rise gracefully from the floor, and have sugar coated arteries and blocked vessels in your heart and brain.

You could need a gripper to open even the loosest jar lid, and still be able to run a 6 minute mile.

What does a lift, a grip or a stand test measure? Your ability to live life more easily, and participate more fully in activity. Now, THAT'S a good thing to encourage. But length of life?

I don't think so. There may be some correlation, on some basis. But correlation does not equal causation. If you CAN'T do it, it doesn't mean you are at death's door. And if you CAN, it doesn't mean that you are are not welcoming in the Grim Reaper.