Well this was a study looking at markers of aging in older adults. 40 healthy, independent, community-dwelling people over age 50 underwent various tasks known to be markers of aging, including balance.

這是一項關於老年人衰老標誌物的研究。40 名健康、獨立、居住在社區的 50 歲以上老年人接受了各種已知的衰老標誌任務，包括平衡。

So that we were comparing different markers of aging and trying to see which one was the most predictive of declines with aging.

是以，我們對不同的衰老標誌物進行了比較，試圖找出哪種標誌物最能預測衰老。

Dr. Kaufman says if someone can stand with all of their weight on one leg for 30 seconds, they're doing very well.

考夫曼博士說，如果有人能用一條腿承受所有重量站立 30 秒鐘，那他就做得很好。

Balance is complicated.

平衡是複雜的。

It involves many different systems.

它涉及許多不同的系統。

It involves your vision, your vestibular system, your somatosensory system, and your neuromuscular system.

它涉及視覺、前庭系統、體感系統和神經肌肉系統。

All those have to work in coordinated fashion to keep you on one leg.

所有這些都必須協調工作，才能讓你保持一條腿走路。

All of those systems deteriorate with age and increase the risk of falls.

所有這些系統都會隨著年齡的增長而退化，並增加跌倒的風險。

The good news is it's never too late to improve your balance.

好消息是，現在提高平衡能力還為時不晚。

It just takes practice.

這需要練習。

Try it at home.

在家試試

It's very simple, easy to do.

這很簡單，很容易做到。

It's quick.

很快

If you are unable to stand on your leg for at least five seconds, then it's important that there's probably something that you need to do to improve your balance because you're at risk of falling.

如果您無法用腿站立至少五秒鐘，那麼您可能需要做一些事情來提高平衡能力，這一點很重要，因為您有摔倒的風險。

For the Mayo Clinic News Network, I'm DeeDee Stiepan.

梅奧診所新聞網，我是迪迪-斯蒂潘。