Mark Hamrick
Mark W. Hamrick, PhD — President & co-founder of Velogenix and musculoskeletal aging researcher, formerly senior associate dean for research at the Medical College of Georgia.
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Sep 21, 2026
Mark HamrickGUEST
Um, and there's a nice study in 2026 and 5,000 women, uh, tracked over eight years showing that those individuals with the highest performance had a 34% reduction in mortality over time.
Mark HamrickGUEST
Um, the second assessment is a balance test, standing on one leg for 30 seconds.
Mark HamrickGUEST
Um, but again, that had been shown that individuals in the highest quartile, um, who could stand on the leg the long- uh, single leg the longest had the lowest mortality.
Mark HamrickGUEST
Individuals who were unable to keep that balance for, uh, more than 10 seconds had a more than double rate of mortality over 15 years.
Mark HamrickGUEST
And then the third, um, assessment is pretty straightforward, just walking speed, and this is one that's been shown time and time again.