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The simple exercise of sitting down and standing up again without holding onto anything, could suggest how long you have to live. 只一个简单的徒手坐下、再站起来的动作就能预测出你的寿命。真的么？ This is the belief of a group of physicians, who came up with the ‘sitting-rising test’ to measure their patients’ flexibility and strength. 这是一群医生们提出的“坐-立测试”，他们用这种方法来测试病人身体的柔软度和强度。 They developed a scoring system for the test and found that people who scored three points or less out of 10, were more than five times as likely to die within six years, as those who scored more than eight points. 这个测试方法还有一套计分规则，测试的满分是10分。医生们发现那些得3分或更少的人，在六年内有可能死亡的几率是得分在8分以上的人五倍还多。 Claudio Gil Araujo, of Gama Filho University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was among the doctors who originally developed the sitting rising test (SRT) to quickly assess the flexibility of athletes, but he now uses it to persuade his patients that they need to stay active to maintain their muscle and balance, and live longer, Discover Magazine reported. 克罗迪奥·吉尔·阿劳霍来自巴西里约热内卢一所大学，他是“坐-立测试”的创始人之一。他们最初设计该方法是为了快速测试运动员的身体柔软度，但是现在他用这种方法来告诉他的病人，要坚持运动，这样能锻炼肌肉、维持身体平衡，还能延长寿命。 | 
