The Get-Up Test

Maeve Sutton

Sitting on the floor is easy. Getting back up without using your hands, or the furniture, is where the truth shows up. This is a close look at why that one movement tracks so closely with strength, balance, and years of healthy life ahead: how researchers score it, what a struggle actually signals, and a short list of exercises that rebuild the hips, core, and ankles it depends on. Direct, encouraging, and grounded in what the body can still learn.