From: Batteries assessing health related fitness in the elderly: a brief review
Health-related fitness | Battery | Task |
---|---|---|
Flexibility | AAHPERD | Sit and reach |
Functional Fitness Battery | Upper extremity flexibility | |
Functional Fitness Battery | Lower extremity flexibility | |
FFT | Sit and reach | |
FFT | Back Scratch | |
Groningen | Sit and Reach | |
Strength | AAHPERD | Muscle strength/endurance |
SPPB | Chair stands | |
Mac Arthur | Hand grip strength | |
Functional Fitness Battery | Arm streght | |
Functional fitness battery | Lower strength | |
FFT | Chair stand | |
FFT | Arm curl | |
Groningen | Grip strength | |
ABC | Isokinetic strength | |
ABC | Chair stands | |
Endurance | AAHPERD | Half mile walk |
Functional fitness battery | Walking | |
FFT | 6-min walk | |
FFT | 2′ step in place | |
Groningen | Walking endurance | |
ABC | 400-m walk | |
Speed | SPPB | Walking speed |
Groningen | Simple reaction time | |
ABC | 6-m walk (gait speed) | |
Balance | AAHPERD | Dynamic balance |
SPPB | Standing balance | |
Mac Arthur | Balance | |
Mac Arthur | 10-ft walk | |
Functional fitness battery | Balance | |
FFT | 8-ft up and go | |
Groningen | Balance board | |
ABC | Feet in parallel | |
ABC | Semi-tandem | |
ABC | Tandem | |
ABC | Single leg stance | |
ABC | 20-cm narrow walk | |
Coordination | AAHPERD | Soda pop |
Mac Arthur | Tapped a foot | |
Mac Arthur | Sing the name | |
Mac Arthur | Switching back and forth between 2″ circles 1 ft apart while in a seated position | |
Functional fitness battery | Coordination | |
Groningen | Block transfer | |
Agility | Functional fitness battery | Agility |