Walk a Quarter-Mile or Die

Elderly people who want to know their chances of surviving the next six years can do a simple test to find out.

If you can walk a quarter-mile, odds are you have at least six years of life left in you, scientists announced today.

And the faster you can do it, the longer you might live.

The study found that those who were unable to complete the quarter-mile walk “were at an extremely high risk of later disability and death.”

The risk of dying was also three times greater for those who were slowest at completing the walk, compared to the faster walkers.