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Free Sit to Stand Test (+ How to Score It)

A free sit to stand test that scores you 0 to 10 the way the study does, with a safety check first.

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Navid Moazzezby Navid Moazzez·Updated Sept 29, 2026·2 min read
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Answer a few safety questions, take five quick tests at home, and build your day, your food and your training from what you enter. It all stays in this browser.

General wellness education, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before you change how you train or eat, especially if you have a health condition, take medication or are pregnant. Read the disclaimer

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5-minute tests

At-home tests that research links to how long people live. Do them next to a counter or a sturdy chair.

One-leg stand, leftStand on your left leg, the other foot resting behind your calf, arms at your sides, eyes open. Time how long you hold it, up to 10 seconds.Next to a counter you can grab.
sec
One-leg stand, rightThe same on your right leg.Next to a counter you can grab.
sec
Sit-to-riseSit down on the floor and stand back up. Start at 10: take off 1 point for each hand, knee or forearm you lean on, and half a point if you lose your balance.Next to a chair. Skipped with joint, back or balance problems.
of 10
Resting heart rateSit still for 5 minutes, then count your pulse for 30 seconds and double it. Or read it from your watch.
bpm
Steps a dayYour daily average for the last 7 days, from your phone or watch.
steps
VO2 maxFrom your watch, or from NTNU's free fitness calculator.
For tracking onlyDead hangHang from a bar with straight arms, and time it.
sec
Push-upsAs many as you can with good form.
reps
WaistAround your belly button, after you breathe out.
cm
Your tracker's ageIf your tracker gives you an age, add it here to see it next to your real age. Each company works its age out its own way, from its own data: they're estimates, not medical tests.
WHOOP AgeIn the WHOOP app, under Healthspan. From 9 measures over your last 6 months, like sleep, steps, heart rate zones, strength time, VO2 max and resting heart rate.
Oura Cardiovascular AgeIn the Oura app. From your pulse while you sleep, and it needs 14 nights of data to start.
Bevel Biological AgeIn Bevel's Biology tab, a Pro feature. From your wearable data, habits and bloodwork, updated every Monday.
Garmin Fitness AgeIn Garmin Connect. From your fitness, based on your VO2 max.
Your last 7 daysCounts, not moods.
Moderate movement: you can talk, but not sing
min
Hard movement: a few words at a time
min
Strength days
days
Zone 2: you can talk, but you'd rather not chat
min
Interval sessions
times
Drinks of alcohol
drinks

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This free sit to stand test scores how easily you sit down on the floor and stand back up, from 0 to 10, the way the study does. The one-leg stand sits beside it.

It starts with a safety check, and your score stays in your browser.

What is the sit to stand test?

The sit to stand test, or sitting-rising test, scores how easily you sit down on the floor and stand back up, using as little support as you can.

It checks your strength, balance, flexibility and coordination at once, with no equipment.

How to do it and score it

Take the sit to stand test0/5

5 points are for sitting down and 5 for standing up.

What your score means

In 4,282 people aged 46 to 75, followed for about 12 years, the lowest scores had 5 to 6 times the risk of death of a perfect 10.

That's a link, not a cause, and the people were in Brazil. A higher score is still a clear thing to train for, and it's one of the 10 tests in Kelly Starrett's Built to Move.

The one-leg stand beside it

Stand on one leg for 10 seconds, eyes open, next to a counter. In 1,702 people aged 51 to 75, those who couldn't hold it had an 84% higher risk of death over about 7 years.

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Who should skip it Skip the floor test if you have joint, back or balance problems, or you've had a fall in the last year. Do it next to a chair, and stop if anything hurts.

Built to Move

Built to Move by Kelly and Juliet Starrett gives you 10 simple tests and daily habits, like getting down to the floor and back up, to keep moving freely as you age.

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Built to Move

What to do with your score

Retest every 4 weeks, on the same floor. Then take the full longevity test for the other tests and your plan, and see your fitness line with the fitness age calculator.

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Sit to stand test FAQs

Questions about the sit to stand test? Here's what to know.

The sit to stand test scores how easily you sit down on the floor and stand back up, from 0 to 10.

In a 2025 study, higher scores went with fewer deaths.

Start at 10.

Take off 1 point for each hand, knee or forearm you lean on, and half a point if you lose your balance.

Skip it with joint, back or balance problems, or after a fall in the last year.

Do it next to a chair, and stop if anything hurts.

I did.

I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the sit to stand test as one of my free tools on navid.me, from my own Longevity OS routine.

Read more about me.

Navid Moazzez

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Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.

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