BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Health-related fitness (HRFI) assessment may be useful in promoting physical activity. Health-related fitness refers to those components of fitness that are related to health status. The safety and feasibility of a test battery designed for the assessment of HRFI were evaluated. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Middle-aged men (n = 246) and women (n = 254), evenly selected from five age cohorts of a random sample (N = 826), were tested. The subjects had a mean age of 47.0 years (SD = 7.9, range = 37-57). Screening to identify subjects with health limitations was conducted by fitness testers who had master's degrees in sport or health sciences. Safety was assessed in terms of acute complications, delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and heart rate after each test. Subject exclusion and time costs were evaluated for feasibility. RESULTS: No acute complications occurred. The leg function test caused severe DOMS among inactive women. The overall exclusion rate increased with age. Up to 27% of subjects aged 52 and 57 years were excluded from muscle endurance tests, mainly due to self-reported heart disease or elevated blood pressures. Over 90% of the subjects, however, qualified for balance, flexibility, muscle force, and walk tests. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION: The test battery offers a safe and feasible method for the assessment of HRFI in working-aged adults, with the limitation that the one-leg squat function test may cause DOMS, particularly in inactive women.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Health-related fitness (HRFI) assessment may be useful in promoting physical activity. Health-related fitness refers to those components of fitness that are related to health status. The safety and feasibility of a test battery designed for the assessment of HRFI were evaluated. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Middle-aged men (n = 246) and women (n = 254), evenly selected from five age cohorts of a random sample (N = 826), were tested. The subjects had a mean age of 47.0 years (SD = 7.9, range = 37-57). Screening to identify subjects with health limitations was conducted by fitness testers who had master's degrees in sport or health sciences. Safety was assessed in terms of acute complications, delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and heart rate after each test. Subject exclusion and time costs were evaluated for feasibility. RESULTS: No acute complications occurred. The leg function test caused severe DOMS among inactive women. The overall exclusion rate increased with age. Up to 27% of subjects aged 52 and 57 years were excluded from muscle endurance tests, mainly due to self-reported heart disease or elevated blood pressures. Over 90% of the subjects, however, qualified for balance, flexibility, muscle force, and walk tests. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION: The test battery offers a safe and feasible method for the assessment of HRFI in working-aged adults, with the limitation that the one-leg squat function test may cause DOMS, particularly in inactive women.
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