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Table 1 Implementation of the Senior Fitness Test [19] in the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study

From: Sex- and age-specific normative values for handgrip strength and components of the Senior Fitness Test in community-dwelling older adults aged 65–75 years in Germany: results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study

Physical fitness domain

Senior Fitness Test

OUTDOOR ACTIVE

Upper body strength

30s-arm curl test

Handgrip strength

Lower body strength

30s-chair stand test

30s-chair stand test

Aerobic endurance

6 min-walk test

OR

2 min-step test

2 min-step test

Lower body flexibility

Sit-and-reach test

Sit-and-reach test

Upper body flexibility

Back scratch test

Back scratch test

Dynamic balance

8 ft. up-and-go test

/a

  1. aInstead of dynamic balance, static balance was assessed using the 4-stage balance test [20]
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BMC Geriatrics

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