One indicator of brain age...try this self test and report back...

[IAG]

Stand on one leg and close your eyes. The longer you can stand without falling, the younger your brain. (15 seconds is very good if you are 45 years old or older.)


I was lucky to make it 7 seconds on first attempt. Maybe I would do better with shoes....with eyes open it was much easier.

wth.


(From Dr. Oz's best seller The Owner's Manual")

I find this very disturbing.

 

[plommer]

23 seconds. I shit you not.


23 fukkin seconds.

 

[IAG]

Well fok. I always do well on memory tests. I consider myself fairly intelligent. This has me a little bit alarmed.

Were you wearing shoes?


I'm going to try again early morning before any pills ingested.

 

[FairWarning]

20 secs.

 

[PuckOff]

7 seconds

 

[PuckOff]

And i shit you not.

 

[IAG]

I don't believe you guys (except Pucky) Did you have your eyes shut the entire time? I want video.

 

[IAG]

27 seconds! (But I was kind of digging my toes into the carpet a little at the beginning)

 

[IAG]

Stupid measure.

 

[plommer]

Well fok. I always do well on memory tests. I consider myself fairly intelligent. This has me a little bit alarmed.

Were you wearing shoes?


I'm going to try again early morning before any pills ingested.

Not wearing shoes. Barefoot on a faux wooden floor.

 

[plommer]

27 seconds! (But I was kind of digging my toes into the carpet a little at the beginning)

Oh, so now its a competition and no longer a test.


Challenge accepted, bitch.

 

[IAG]

The 27 seconds was an aberration. It is worth noting that I can stand there seemingly indefinitely with eyes open, and the minute I shut my eyes, after about 4-5 seconds, I start flailing.

 

[IAG]

Oh, so now its a competition and no longer a test.


Challenge accepted, bitch.

It's still a test...it can be both...they are not mutually exclusive. Bitch.

 

[stevek174]

Bout 3 seconds. Fuck you I have had like 8 beers and my workout today was sicker than anyone's here except for RR Tronner and maybe Houser . But my brain is like 140 years old which means I'm wise.

 

[RayRay]

around 20secs each leg.. obviously, you can get much better with practice, so that pretty much eliminates the brain age/function theory, imo ... feet start to cramp ... the theory tests core control and posture more than anything else

bigger, flatter feet, someone with a strong core and guys with a middle/low center of gravity will fair better... take some yoga classes...you will be standing on one foot for minutes after you learn how to use your core muscles better and how to position the other leg

 

[Mudcat]

Is the deal that you can't move your foot at all - i.e. no hopping/adjusting/whatnot?

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

The only thing about this "exercise" that shows how "young" your brain is, is that you still remember how to count.

 

[IAG]

The only thing about this "exercise" that shows how "young" your brain is, is that you still remember how to count.

. Not true...tons of info on the net. http://brainblogger.com/2015/02/07/the-20-second-test-for-stroke-risk/


http://blog.aarp.org/2014/12/30/can-you-pass-the-one-leg-test-for-brain-health/