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Table 2 Physical capacities assessed by the different health related fitness batteries

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