C. Jessie Jones, Roberta E. Rikli

Senior Fitness Test Manual

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Produktbeschreibung

Senior Fitness Test Manual, Second Edition, and the accompanying DVD offer a user-friendly means of evaluating physical capacity in the growing population of older adults through easy-to-follow test protocols.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2012
• Abmessung: 279mm x 215mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9781450411189
• ISBN-10: 1450411185
• Artikelnr.: 36806719

Autorenporträt

Roberta E. Rikli, PhD, is professor of kinesiology and dean emeritus of the college of health and human development at California State University in Fullerton and was cofounder of the LifeSpan Wellness Program at Fullerton. For the past two decades she has done extensive work in physical performance assessment with a particular focus on senior fitness. She has published numerous scientific papers on her work and has made over 100 presentations at conferences and workshops in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Finland, Scotland, Brazil, China, Korea, and Japan. Dr. Rikli has served on the editorial boards of three scientific journals and is a regular reviewer for several others. She has held leadership positions in professional organizations, including the International Society for Aging and Physical Activity; the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD); the American Kinesiology Association; and the National Academy of Kinesiology. Dr. Rikli lives in Orange, California, and enjoys playing golf, hiking, and playing tennis. C. Jessie Jones, PhD, is professor and chair of the department of health science at California State University in Fullerton. She is director of the Fibromyalgia and Pain Management Center at Fullerton and cofounder of the Center for Successful Aging. Dr. Jones is internationally known for her research, program design, curriculum development, and instructor training in the field of exercise science and aging. She has taught senior fitness classes and conducted training workshops for senior fitness instructors for over 25 years. Her work has been covered in numerous publications and presented at conferences worldwide. Her professional memberships include the Gerontological Society of America, the American Public Health Association, and the American Academy for Pain Management. Dr. Jones lives in Fullerton, California, where she enjoys dancing, drumming, hiking, playing golf, and jogging with her dog.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Fitness Testing in Later Years: Recognizing Unique Needs of
Older Adults Importance of Fitness and Fitness Testing in Later Years
Rationale for Developing the SFT Unique Qualities of the SFT Uses of the
SFT History of the SFTï¿Å"A Decade of Use Summary Chapter 2. The Senior
Fitness Test: Defining Functional Fitness Parameters Conceptual Background
Functional Fitness Parameters Test Selection Criteria Overview of Test
Items Summary Chapter 3. Test Validity, Reliability, Percentile Norms, and
Criterion-Referenced Performance Standards: Identifying Relevant Fitness
Measures for Older Adults Validity Reliability Percentile norms
Criterion-referenced functional fitness standards Summary Chapter 4. Test
Administration: Establishing Consistent Testing Protocols Pretest
Procedures and Considerations Administering the Tests Guidelines for Group
Testing Summary Chapter 5. Test Results: Interpreting and Using Feedback to
Motivate and Improve Performance Interpreting Test Scores Methods of
Providing Feedback to Participants Using Test Results to Motivate
Participants Summary Chapter 6. Exercise Recommendations for Older Adults:
Improving Senior Fitness Test Scores Physical Activity and Exercise
Guidelines for Older Adults Lifestyle Exercise Guidelines for Structured
Exercise to Improve SFT Scores Exercises to Improve Strength, Flexibility,
Agility, and Balance SummaryChapter 1. Fitness Testing in Later Years:
Recognizing Unique Needs of Older Adults Importance of Fitness and Fitness
Testing in Later Years Rationale for Developing the SFT Unique Qualities of
the SFT Uses of the SFT History of the SFT-A Decade of Use Summary Chapter
2. The Senior Fitness Test: Defining Functional Fitness Parameters
Conceptual Background Functional Fitness Parameters Test Selection Criteria
Overview of Test Items Summary Chapter 3. Test Validity, Reliability,
Percentile Norms, and Criterion-Referenced Performance Standards:
Identifying Relevant Fitness Measures for Older Adults Validity Reliability
Percentile norms Criterion-referenced functional fitness standards Summary
Chapter 4. Test Administration: Establishing Consistent Testing Protocols
Pretest Procedures and Considerations Administering the Tests Guidelines
for Group Testing Summary Chapter 5. Test Results: Interpreting and Using
Feedback to Motivate and Improve Performance Interpreting Test Scores
Methods of Providing Feedback to Participants Using Test Results to
Motivate Participants Summary Chapter 6. Exercise Recommendations for Older
Adults: Improving Senior Fitness Test Scores Physical Activity and Exercise
Guidelines for Older Adults Lifestyle Exercise Guidelines for Structured
Exercise to Improve SFT Scores Exercises to Improve Strength, Flexibility,
Agility, and Balance Summary