Measuring physical fitness in the elderly. Assessment of physical fitness in elderly: French adaptation of the 'Senior Fitness Test'

摘要

Objective. - To adapt the "Senior Fitness Test" (SFT) battery and develop reference values for the French population aged 60 to 89 years.Methods. - The six physical fitness tests, manuals and instructions were translated into French and adapted to the international measurement system. A new organization to administer the tests and a storage system of anonymous data were implemented in order to perform these tests individually or in groups during major events. Data were collected from 1237 male and female aged 60 to 89 years.Results. - Instructions for the different tests were translated and adapted into French. The reference values were presented by gender and for different age groups. The administration of the tests requires 2 h 30 min for a group of 30 persons or 15 minutes for a single person. Conclusion. - Two French sport federations (French Federation EPMM Sports for All [FFEPMM] and French Athletics Federation [FFA]) trained sports instructors and are able to administer this battery. The next step will be to study the validity and reliability of these tests.