Rikli re jones cj. senior fitness test manual

Sign In. Advanced Search. Search Menu. Article Navigation. Close mobile search navigation Article Navigation. Volume Article Contents Abstract. Background Information. Results, Summary, and Discussion. Conclusion and Implications. Rikli, PhD , Roberta E. State College Blvd. E-mail: rrikli fullerton. Oxford Academic. Jessie Jones, PhD.

Cite Cite Roberta E. Select Format Select format. Permissions Icon Permissions. Abstract Purpose: To develop and validate criterion-referenced fitness standards for older adults that predict the level of capacity needed for maintaining physical independence into later life.

Table 1. Open in new tab. Table 2. Instructions: Indicate your ability to do each of the following by circling appropriate response. Take care of own personal needs—like dressing yourself 2 1 0 b. Bathe yourself, using tub or shower 2 1 0 c. Walk outside 1—2 blocks 2 1 0 d. Do light household chores—like cooking, dusting, washing dishes, and sweeping a walkway 2 1 0 e.

Climb up and down a flight of stairs 2 1 0 f. Lift and carry 10 pounds bag of groceries 2 1 0 h. Walk 1 mile 12—14 blocks 2 1 0 j. Lift and carry 25 pounds medium to large suitcase 2 1 0 k.

Do heavy household activities—like scrubbing, floors, vacuuming, and raking leaves 2 1 0 l. Do strenuous activities—like hiking, digging in garden, moving heavy objects, bicycling, aerobic dance activities, strenuous calisthenics, etc. Table 3. Table 4. Table 5. Table 6. Administration on Aging. A report of the Administration on Aging, U. Department of Health and Human Services. American College of Sports Medicine. Search ADS. Normal values for handgrip strength in men and women over 65 years, and longitudinal changes over 4 years in survivors.

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Teacher Professional Development. Adopting a Textbook. Instructor Resources. Ancillary Materials Catalogs. Student Resources. Senior fitness test manual. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Methods: A criterion measure to assess physical independence was identified. Age Ageing 33 4 — Anesth Analg 91 4 J Am Geriatr Soc 44 4 — Download references. We are grateful to the participants for their contribution to the study and to the physiotherapists involved in the intervention and testing of the participants.

The funding body has no role in the design of the study, writing the manuscript, collecting data, analysis and interpretation of data. The study has no external funding. Olavs plass, , Oslo, Norway. Olavs Plass, , Oslo, Norway. You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar. Correspondence to B. All procedures performed in the study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of national research committee and with the Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Reprints and Permissions. Stanghelle, B. Effects of a resistance and balance exercise programme on physical fitness, health-related quality of life and fear of falling in older women with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture: a randomized controlled trial. Osteoporos Int 31, — Download citation.

Received : 26 September Accepted : 03 December Published : 10 January Issue Date : June Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:. Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. Skip to main content. Search SpringerLink Search. Abstract Summary Exercise is recommended for people with osteoporosis, but the effect for people who have suffered vertebral fracture is uncertain.

Introduction Guidelines for exercise strongly recommend that older adults with osteoporosis or osteoporotic vertebral fracture should engage in a multicomponent exercise programme that includes resistance training in combination with balance training. Results No statistically significant difference between the groups were found on the primary outcome, walking speed mean difference 0. Conclusion Twelve weeks of a supervised multicomponent resistance and balance exercise programme improves muscle strength and balance and reduces fear of falling, in women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fractures.