Over 60 and wanting to test your agility and strength levels?

Try out the AAHPERD functional fitness test today.

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Cameron Yuen, DPT is a physical therapist and strength and conditioning coach.

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Cameron Yuen, DPT is a physical therapist and strength and conditioning coach.

Each of the tests included were selected for safety and approximation to activities of daily living.

Why was the AAHPERD functional fitness test created?

However, not all physical qualities are equally important.

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Those include lower body muscular power, cardiovascular endurance, and full body mobility.

What does the AAHPERD functional fitness test measure?

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The first test is abody composition testcalled the Ponderal Index.

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Cameron Yuen, DPT is a physical therapist and strength and conditioning coach.

Next is thesit and reach test.

This test is a valid and reliable measurement of gross flexibility of the back of the trunk and legs.

Because of how simple it is, anyone can administer it, too.

Healthy female training in the gym, performing a hip thrust.

To perform the test, a stopwatch, a chair, and two cones are required.

The timer is then stopped.

Like the other tests, it requires very little equipment and specialized training.

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Theupper body coordination testcomes next.

This test is timed and takes into consideration precision as well as speed.

Again, it requires little equipment or prior training to administer it.

How are the results measured?

This is important for making sure the right individual takes the right test.

Who can administer the AAHPERD functional fitnesstest?

Translation: Anyone can supervise the test.

Its very practical, and works well as estimates of physical fitness for this population, explains Yuen.

I personally use variations of these tests for clients over 60 years old.

So if you were born in 1962 or earlier, you know what to do.

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