Learning to ride a bike is one of childhood’s biggest milestones, but getting there doesn’t have to mean scraped knees, ...

Balance: It’s not just for tightrope walkers. As we age, different factors affect how well we're able to balance. The visual system (responsible for processing information from our eyes), ...

Human balance is known to decline with age, and an international team of researchers has provided new evidence around whether this particular ability can serve as an indicator for risk of disease and ...

You're twice as likely to die in the next decade if you're unable to balance on one foot for 10 seconds, according to a new study. Conversely, the study suggests that your ability to balance on one ...

Standing on one leg seems like a simple enough task. But — as anyone who has wobbled their way through it or crashed out in a yoga class while attempting a tree pose can tell you — it can be trickier ...

It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one leg can be a good test of your health, according to a new study. By testing how long people ...

Middle-aged people who can't balance on one leg are twice as likely to die early, scientists say. Researchers in Brazil, who assessed 2,000 people aged 50 to 75, found that those who couldn't stand on ...

Can't balance on one leg for 10 seconds? This simple test reveals if you're twice as likely to die within the next decade.