Cours 3 : Senior Fit Test Flashcards
What is the functional fitness?
It’s defined as having the physical capacity to perform normal everyday activities (ADLs) safely and independently without undue fatigue
What are the components of functional fitness?
Muscular strength
Aerobic endurance
Flexibility (lower-and upper body)
Agility/dynamic balance
Body composition
What is the disability model for Nagi’s?
MS = disease/ pathology -> less muscle strength = impairment -> less walking = functional limitation -> less housework = disability (inactive lifestyle can have comparable effects on the disabling process)
What is the disability model (amended)?
Disease/Pathology —> impairment —> functional limitation —> disability
As kinesiologies, we can play a role in preventing sedentary so training 3/4 days a week when your 65 years old is good because it makes a huge difference.
What can help for the functional fitness parameters ?
This where we act as kinesiologist :
so up the muscle strength by muscle endurance, aerobic endurance, flexibility, motor ability
walking by doing stair climbing, standing up from the chair, lifting/reaching, bending/kneeling, jogging/running
housework by doing personal care, shopping, housework, gardening, sports and traveling
What are the components of the Senior Fitness Test?
- Chair stand
- Arm curl
- 6-min walk
- 2-min step
- Chair sit & reach
- Back scratch
- 8 foot up & go
- Height and Weight
What are the qualities of the SFT?
It’s comprehensive
The items of the test reflect a cross section of the major fitness components associated with independent functioning in later years.
It includes measures of
- Upper/ lower body strength
- Aerobic endurance
- Upper/lower body flexibility
- Agility/dynamic balance
- Body composition
In developing the Senior Fitness Test it’s important to do what?
To first identify the major fitness parameters associated with functional mobility and then select specific test protocols to assess theses parameters.
What is so good of the SFT?
It has performance standards, it has five-year age group percentile norms for independent - living men and women, ages 60 to 94 in all test items.
Can the SFT be used with healthy Older Adults only?
No, you can use it with people of all ages and conditions
What is the chair stand test?
General measures of lower body strength correlated with 1RM leg press, walking speed, stair climbing ability and balance
What are the muscles sollicitated for the chair stand test?
Quadriceps, Erector Spinae, hamstrings and gluteus Maximus
What does correlated with means?
Performance scores are related ex : if chair test score is high, we can expects high performance in walking speed and vice-versa.
What is the Arm Curl Test?
General measures of upper-body strength
Correlated with cyber arm curl scores
Preferred over grip strength index because of discomfort
What 6-minute walk test?
Measure of aerobic endurance
Correlated with cardiorespiratory endurance in older adults with various medical conditions
AVG RPE Scores on the 6-20 Borg Scale = 13.6 (from somewhat hard to hard)
What is the 2-Minute Step Test?
Alternative measure of aerobic endurance when space limitations (or weather conditions) prohibit use of the 6-minutes walk test.
Correlated with cardiorespiratory endurance
AVG RPE Scores (6 to 20 scales = 13.9 (from somewhat hard to hard)
What is the chair sit & reach test?
Measure of lower-body flexibility (hamstring flexibility)
Important for good posture and for mobility tasks such as walking, stair climbing, and getting in and out of a car or bathtub
It can prevent or reduce low back pain and risk of falling
What is the back scratch test?
Measure of upper-body flexibility
Important for ADLs such as coming one’s hair, zipping a dress, reaching for a seat belt
Can prevent shoulder pain and injury and disability in later years
Common problem observed in our clients = frozen shoulders
What is the 8 foot up & go test?
Measure of agility and dynamic balance
Correlated with Berg Balance Scale, walking speed and level of ADLs
What’s the height and weight?
Measure of body mass index to assess body weight relative to body height
BMI is determined by dividing weight in kg by height in meters squared (BMI = kg /m2)
What’s the healthy bmi?
19-26 BMI
What’s an overweight and risk of up the disease and mobility loss bmi?
27+
What is the testing order if the 6-min walk test is used?
Chair stand
Arm curl
Chair sit & reach
Back scratch
8 foot up & go
Height and weight
6 min walk
What is the testing order if 2-min step test is used?
Chair stand
Arm curl
2-min step
Chair sit & reach
Back scratch
8 foot up & go
Height and Weight
