Senior fitness test kit

The Senior Fitness Test is an answer to the need for a simple, easy-to-use battery of test items that assess the functional fitness of older adults. The test is safe and enjoyable for older adults, and it meets scientific standards for reliability and validity. A manual, software, and video are sold together as the Senior Fitness Test Kit. These items are also available separately.

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Although physical fitness has traditionally been associated with the young through the middle-aged, it is most critical for those in their senior years. Older adults require adequate strength, flexibility, and endurance to accomplish even ordinary, everyday tasks.

Up until now, most physical fitness tests have been geared to younger audiences. The Senior Fitness Test is an answer to the need for a simple, easy-to-use battery of test items that assess the functional fitness of older adults. The test is safe and enjoyable for older adults, it meets scientific standards for reliability and validity, and it has accompanying performance norms based on actual performance scores of over 7,000 men and women between the ages of 60 and 94.

The Senior Fitness Test Manual provides the theoretical base for the test. It also includes the developmental procedures and provides complete information on administering and scoring the test and providing feedback to test participants about their results. It also includes instructions on organizing and testing groups of older adults.

The appendix has reproducible sample forms, charts, tables, and posters for instructors to use in their programs.

Chapter 1 introduces the test and explains why fitness is important for older adults.

Chapter 2 establishes the conceptual background for the test, describes how it relates to traditional theories and models describing physical decline in later years, and presents a brief overview of the test items.

Chapter 3 contains the scientific documentation for the test's validity, reliability, and performance standards.

Chapter 4 includes a list of procedures and issues that need to be addressed prior to testing, along with sample instruction sheets, forms, and equipment lists to use in planning for the test. Also included are proper warm-up and pretest instructions that should be given to the participants prior to testing and descriptions of the official testing and scoring protocols.

Chapter 5 explains how to interpret test results and how to use the information to motivate participants to increase their activity levels and improve their performances.

The Senior Fitness Test helps professionals not only motivate older adults, but also assess the major physiological components of functional capacity so that emerging weaknesses can be detected and treated before causing serious functional limitations.

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As the population continues to age and live longer, fitness testing for older adults has become an important component of clinical and community exercise programs. Fitness tests are available for younger adults, but tests and normative data for older adults are limited. Rikli and Jones (California State Univ., Fullerton) provide easy-to-use tests with detailed procedures and normative data for the recommended tests. The book includes five chapters and several appendixes. The first chapter provides a rationale for fitness testing of older adults and describes how and why the authors developed the senior fitness test (SFT). Chapters 2 (test description) and 4 (test administration) describe the SFT in great detail. Pictorial representations and descriptions of the fitness tests are excellent and permit ease of replication. Chapters 3 (validity, reliability, standards) and 5 (test results) provide compelling evidence for the valuable comparison data for those who use the SFT in their exercise programs. The appendixes include data recording forms and normative data. The book is very easy to read and understand, is organized in a practical, logical manner, and is a valuable tool for practitioners (e.g., activity coordinators) and health professionals who work with older adult populations. All readership levels. N. L. Goggin University of North Texas

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Preface	p. vi
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Credits	p. xii
How to Use This Manual	p. xiii
Chapter 1 Fitness Testing in Later Years: Recognizing Unique Needs of Older Adults	p. 1
Importance of Fitness (and Fitness Testing) in Later Years	p. 2
Rationale for Developing the SFT	p. 3
Unique Qualities of the SFT	p. 4
Uses of the SFT	p. 6
Summary	p. 8
Chapter 2 The Senior Fitness Test: Defining Functional Fitness Parameters	p. 11
Conceptual Background	p. 12
Functional Fitness Parameters	p. 13
Test Selection Criteria	p. 17
Overview of Test Items	p. 18
Summary	p. 23
Chapter 3 Test Validity, Reliability, and Performance Standards: Identifying Relevant Fitness Measures for Older Adults	p. 25
Validity	p. 26
Reliability	p. 39
Performance Standards	p. 41
Summary	p. 50
Chapter 4 Test Administration: Establishing Consistent Testing Protocols	p. 53
Pretest Procedures and Considerations	p. 54
Administering the Tests	p. 58
Guidelines for Group Testing	p. 76
Summary	p. 80
Chapter 5 Test Results: Interpreting and Using Feedback to Motivate and Improve Performance	p. 83
Interpreting Test Scores	p. 84
Using Test Results to Motivate Participants	p. 92
Improving Performance	p. 96
Summary	p. 106
Appendix A Informed Consent/Assumption of Liability Form	p. 109
Appendix B Medical Clearance Form	p. 110
Appendix C Participant Instructions Prior to Assessment	p. 111
Appendix D Scorecard	p. 112
Appendix E Accident Report Form	p. 113
Appendix F BMI Conversion Chart	p. 114
Appendix G Station Signs for Posting	p. 115
Appendix H Age Group Percentile Norms	p. 124
Appendix I Personal Profile Form	p. 132
Appendix J Performance Charts	p. 133
Appendix K Personal Goals/Activity Plans	p. 141
Appendix L Activity Record	p. 142
Appendix M Normal Range of Scores	p. 143
Appendix N Resources on Exercise Programming for Older Adults	p. 144
Appendix O Measurement Conversions	p. 145
References	p. 147
Index	p. 157
About the Authors	p. 161

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