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Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) (Guralnik et al., 1994)a
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Lower extremity function: static balance, gait speed and getting in and out of a chair
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Side-by-side, semi-tandem and tandem stands (10 s); 4 m walk test at comfortable speed and 5 quickly sit to stand from a chair without upper extremity assistance
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Senior Fitness Test (Rikli & Jones, 2007)a
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Upper and lower extremity strength and flexibility, static and dynamic balance and aerobic capacity
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Chair-stands in 30 s; 6-min walking test; arm curl test (30 s); chair sit and reach; back scratch and 8 Foot Up and Go test
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Instrumented Timed Up and Go test (BTS Biomedical G-WALK) (Mathias et al., 1986)a
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Dynamic balance
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Get up from a chair, walk 3 m at a normal pace, turn and walk back to sit down again
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Instrumented walking speed (BTS Biomedical G-WALK) (Bohannon et al., 1996)a
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Standard gait parameters: speed, step frequency, cadence
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Walk for 4 and 9 m at comfortable speed
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Bilateral handgrip strength test (Jamar dynamometer) (Fess, 1992)a
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Hand grip strength
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Squeeze the dynamometer with maximum isometric effort for about 5s
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Berg balance test (Berg et al., 1992)a
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Postural stability
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Performance of 14 functional tasks
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Accelerometry [Actigraph GT3X model (Actigraph LLC, Pensacola, FL, USA)] (Freedson et al., 1988)a
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Active and sedentary periods during everyday life
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7 days period quantification of the number of steps performed per day and minutes completed at light, moderate or vigorous intensity
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