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Assessments . Why Assessment. Gain information about people in your program Screen for potential problems (Medical History) Use information for goal setting and comparison with norms Determine ability or health/fitness status. Why Assessment. Provide motivational challenges
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Why Assessment • Gain information about people in your program • Screen for potential problems (Medical History) • Use information for goal setting and comparison with norms • Determine ability or health/fitness status
Why Assessment • Provide motivational challenges • Provide relevant and timely feedback • Evaluate program effectiveness • Basis for future instructional program
Suggested Assessments • Pre-participation health screening • Screening questionnaires • Efficacy scales • Performance/Ability tests
Screening Questionnaires • PAR-Q (Physical Activity Readiness-Questionnaire ) • Health/Fitness Facility Pre-participation (AHA/ACSM) • Medical History and Risk Factor (Best-Martini and Botenhagen-DiGenova)
Efficacy Scales • Falls • Gait
Selected Activity Tests • Senior Fitness Test (Rikli & Jones, 1999 and 2001) • Multidirectional Reach Test (Rose, 2003)
30 Second Chair Stand lower body strength Bicep Curl upper body strength Chair Sit & Reach lower body flexibility Back Scratch upper body flexibility 8 Ft. Up & Go dynamic balance, motor ability 2 Minute Step aerobic endurance Senior Fitness Test (Rikli & Jones)
30 SECOND CHAIR STAND (Number of stands) LOWER BODY STRENGTH Sit in chair, arms remain across chest, stand up. Count complete “ups’ in 30 seconds Senior Fitness Test Items
Scoring Your Test ResultsCHAIR STAND (number of stands)Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Women12-17 11-16 10-15 10-15 9-14 8-13 4-11Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Men 14-19 12-18 12-17 11-17 10-15 8-14 7-12
ARM CURL 5# (women) & 8# (men) (number of repetitions) UPPER BODY STRENGTH Holding weight with arm down at side bring it up with elbow rotation. Testers hand limits range. Return arm to beginning position with control. Count “ups” in 30 seconds. Senior Fitness Test Items
Scoring Your Test ResultsARM CURL (number of repetitions)Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Women 13-19 13-18 12-17 11-17 10-16 10-15 8-13Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Men 16-22 15-21 14-21 13-19 13-19 11-17 10-14
CHAIR SIT & REACH (inches) Not for those with Osteoporosis Don’t bounce Don’t stretch to point of pain LOWER BODY FLEXIBILITY One leg straight, other foot flat on floor. Reach forward with one hand on top of the other. Try to touch toes, holding reach for 2 seconds. Knee remains straight. + ve score is past toes 0 = touching toes -- ve score is short of toes Senior Fitness Test Items
Scoring Your Test ResultsCHAIR SIT AND REACH (inches)Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Women-.5/5-.5/4.5-1/4-1.5/3.5-2/3-2.5/2.5-4.5/1Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Men-2.5/4 –3/3 -3.5/2.5 -4/2 -5.5/1.5 -5.5/.5 -6.5/.5
BACK SCRATCH (inches) UPPER BODY FLEXIBILITY With back straight, try to touch two middle fingers behind your back. Measure distance between two middle fingers + ve score is overlap 0 = touching -- ve short of touching Senior Fitness Test Items
Scoring Your Test ResultsBACK SCRATCH (inches)Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Women-3/1.5 -3.5/1.5 -4/1 -5/.5 -5/0 -7/-1 -8/-1Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Men -2.5/4-3/3-3.5/2.5-4/2-5.5/1.5-5.5/.5-6.5/.5
8-FOOT UP-&-GO (Seconds) DYNAMIC BALANCE, MOTOR ABILITY On ‘”go” push off from chair, walk as quickly as possible around a cone 8 feet away and return to sit down again Time yourself to the nearest 1/10th of a second Senior Fitness Test Items
Scoring Your Test Results8-ft UP & GO (seconds)Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Women6-4.46.4-4.87.1-4.97.4-5.28.7-5.79.6-6.211.5-7.3 Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Men5.6-3.85.7-4.36.0-4.27.2-4.67.6-5.28.9-5.310-6.2
8 Ft. Up & Go Prediction 8.5 seconds to complete the test predicted 82% of fallers in a community program
2 minute step (number of steps) AEROBIC ENDURANCE (heart and lung capacity) On “go” begin stepping in place, as many times as you can in 2 minutes. Raising your knees up to a height that is midway between your kneecap and hip bone. Senior Fitness Test Items
Scoring Your Test Results2 MINUTE STEP (no. of steps) Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94Women 75-10773-10768-10168-10060-9155-8544-72Age 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Men 87-11586-11680-11073-10971-10359-9152-86
Multidirectional Reach Test • See how far you can reach in the forward, backward and sideways direction • Ruler on the wall at shoulder height • One practice, 3 trials • Arm raised, feet shoulder width apart
Multidirectional Reach Test Scoring Average Above Average • Forward 8.9” 12.2”+ • Backward 4.6” 7.6” • Right 6.2” 9.4” • Left 6.6” 9.4 Less than 10” on forward lean associated with fall risk.