@gialayn: harvard hung elderly people off a table. upper body unsupported. arms crossed. timed how long they could hold themselves horizontal. that number predicted their balance and mobility better than leg strength did. a follow-up study of 430 people confirmed it — back extensor endurance was a top predictor of whether someone could still live independently 2 years later. most people never train this directly. try it now. lie face down on your bed. hang your upper body off the edge. arms crossed. hold. how long did you last? Lmk 😸 at the gym — the 45° hyperextension bench is the closest to this. don’t just do reps. add holds at the top for time. that’s what builds the endurance the study actually measured. here’s what nobody tells you: as you age, most people’s spines start pulling forward. your back extensors fight that every second you’re upright. when they fade — and they will if you don’t train them — your balance goes first. then your mobility. then your ability to live without asking someone for help. it doesn’t happen suddenly. it happens slowly. then all at once. save this. your 70 year old self will thank you. Sources: Suri et al. (2009), Harvard Medical School: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.09.009 Beauchamp et al. (2016), Harvard Medical School: https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article-abstract/71/5/663/2465630

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