lab 8: functional fitness

Question 1

30 second arm curl purpose

Answer 1

assess upper body strength (essential in executing many everyday activities - lifting groceries, chores etc)

Question 2

30 second arm curl procedure

Answer 2

1. sitting in chair, back straight, feet flat
2. place weight in dominant arm with elbow in full extension using a handshake grip
3. test begins with arm perpendicular to the floor
4. on “go” client turns palm up while curling their arm through full rom
5. clinician sit next to chair placing fingers on clients mid-bicep to ensure full ROM
6. as many reps in 30 sec
7. arm more than halfway at the end of 30 sec, rep counts
8. compare results to table

Question 3

2 minute step in place purpose

Answer 3

used to assess aerobic endurance

Question 4

2 minute step in place procedure

Answer 4

1. determine min knee step height (midway between patella and iliac crest)
2. practice test
3. on “go” begin stepping
4. inform client when there is one min and 30 sec remaining to help with pacing
5. both knees must be raised to correct height but scoring is only on with the right knee
6. stay close to client in case of balance loss

Question 5

2 minute step test termination criteria

Answer 5

• 2 minutes have passed
• client cannot maintain knee height
• client asks to stop
• client can stop to rest and continue the stepping after a break if time remains but time does not stop during break
• client is allowed to place a hand on table or chair to assist balance

Question 6

timed get up and go (tug)

Answer 6

assess agility and dynamic balance

Question 7

tug procedure

Answer 7

1. begins with client sitting in chair (with arms) and is asked to walk 3 metres to a marker, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down
2. on the word go stand up, walk to the line on the floor, turn around and walk back
3. record time
   - greater than 12 seconds = bad (fall risk assessment)

Question 8

30 second sit to stand

Answer 8

lower body strength and functional balance

Question 9

30 second sit to stand procedure

Answer 9

1. test begins in middle of chair
2. demo task
3. on “go” the client rises to a full stand and then returns to the initial seated position
4. encourage the client to complete as many full stands as possible within 30 seconds
5. instruct client to sit fully between each rep
6. monitor performance throughout the test to ensure proper form
7. record reps

Question 10

sitting to rising test

Answer 10

lower body strength, flexibility, balance and mobility

Question 11

sitting to rising test procedure

Answer 11

1. ask client to stand comfortably in bare feet with feet hip-width apart
2. demo
3. two movements are each scored out of 5 (subtract one point each time anything is used to help, subtract 0.5 for loss of balance)
4. score recorded out of 10