An applicability study of the aahperd’s functional fitness test for elderly american adults to elderly Japanese adults

In 1990 a functional fitness test for the elderly was proposed by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). This study was undertaken to determine the applicability of that test for elderly Japanese adults. The fitness parameters of the test were “total body flexibility”,“agility and dynamic balance”,“coordination of eye, arm and hand movements”,“strength and endurance”,and “aerobic capacity”. The sample consisted of five hundred thirty-four healthy normal elderly adults between the ages of 60 and 90