The Sitting‑Rising Test: A Handy Tool, Not a Crystal Ball Every few months, a fitness test goes viral. One month it's grip strength. The next it's balancing on one leg. Then someone decides the secret to a long life is putting your shoes on while standing up. The latest test making the rounds is the sitting-rising test (SRT), a deceptively simple challenge: sit on the floor, then stand back up and see how many points you lose along the way. You start with 5 points for sitting

Because nothing says “aging well” like walking into Planet Fitness and pretending you know what you’re doing. I love my at‑home Pajamacize routine — it’s efficient, it’s reliable, and it doesn’t require shoes. But when I need more than pajama‑level strength, I leave the house and head to Planet Fitness. It’s not glamorous, but it’s approachable and predictable, and it gets the job done. Why Planet Fitness Works for Me I actually started lifting about ten years ago when I work