In general, a lower resting rate indicates that your heart is strong. Higher rates mean that your heart has to work harder to do the same amount of work – it is weaker and less efficient. Add 1 to your chronological age if your resting pulse rate is 100 beats per minute or more.

How far did you reach? The farther the better, as it shows that your body is still spry and youthful. Add one if you were able to reach less than 5 inches. Subtract one if you got 10 inches or more. Neither add nor subtract if you were between 5 to 10 inches.

Like flexibility, more strength is better. If you were able to do a high number of push-ups, you probably have a good deal of muscle mass and physical endurance. Add 1 if you did less than 10 push-ups. Neither add nor subtract for 10-19. Subtract 1 if you did reached twenty push-ups. Subtract two for more than 30.

For waist-to-hip measurement, a ratio of more than 1. 0 for men and . 85 for women indicates that you are carrying a more than ideal amount of body fat around your mid-section. [6] X Research source Add 1 to your score if you exceed the recommended ratio.

For the non-mathematically inclined, you can also find websites online that will calculate for you. Add 1 to your score if your BMI is under 18. 5 (underweight). Add 2 is it is between 25-29. 9 (overweight) and 3 if it is more than 30 (obese). Subtract 1 if you fall between 18. 5 and 25 (healthy).

To get a good reading you should not have exercised, used a sauna, or consumed alcohol in the previous hours. Women should have more body fat than men. For women, neither add nor subtract if your percentage lies between 15%-24% and add . 5 for 25%-33%. Add 1 if you are under %15 or over 33%. For men, neither add nor subtract if your percentage lies between 6%-17% and add . 5 for 18%-24%. Add 1 if you are under 6% or over 25%.

Subtract . 5 from your score if you regularly get between 7-9 hours of sleep. Add 1 if you between 5-6 hours of sleep or if you sleep more than 9 hours per night. Add 2 if you get less than 5 hours per night.

For alcohol, subtract 1 from your score if you don’t drink. Subtract . 5 if you stay within the daily recommended guidelines. Add 2 if you exceed the guidelines. For smoking, subtract 3 from your score if you do not smoke and never have. Subtract 2 if you quit five or more years ago and 1 if you quit in the last four years. Add 3 if you currently smoke.

Neither add nor subtract if you meet the guidelines most days. Add 1 if you do not.