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Senior Fitness Testing and Training
Mobile Physical Therapy is a provider of the Senior Fitness Test as
developed by Robert E. Rikli, PhD and C. Jessie Jones, PhD at
California State University, Fullerton.
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 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.
The Senior Fitness Test can be useful in:
individuals in their home.
Contact us to learn more about how the Senior Fitness Test can be
useful to your situation.
Mobile Physical therapy can develop exercise and fitness
programs based on the results of the Senior Fitness Test.
Mobile Physical Therapy is a provider of the Senior Fitness Test as
developed by Robert E. Rikli, PhD and C. Jessie Jones, PhD at
California State University, Fullerton.
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 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.
The Senior Fitness Test can be useful in:
- Evaluating individuals and identify risk factors
- Planning fitness programs
- Education and goal setting
- Evaluating effectiveness of ongoing programs
- Motivating clients
- Improving public relations
individuals in their home.
Contact us to learn more about how the Senior Fitness Test can be
useful to your situation.
Mobile Physical therapy can develop exercise and fitness
programs based on the results of the Senior Fitness Test.
| STAY STRONG!! Maintaining muscular strength should be the number one fitness concern of older adults. A decline in muscular strength, which average about 15-20% per decade after age 50, can have devastating effects on people's ability to do everyday activities. Going up and down stairs and carrying groceries are just two of the many areas decreasing strength can affect. |
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