Normative values and functional fitness in 60-to-69 year-old men

Authors

  • Giovana Zarpellon Mazo Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
  • Tânia Bertoldo Benedetti Universidade Federal de Santa Cartarina. Florianópolis, SC. Brasil.
  • Sebastião Gobbi Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Leandro Ferreira Faculdades Integradas de Bebedouro
  • Marize Amorim Lopes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-0037.2010v12n5p316

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop normative reference of functional fitness

and an overall functional fitness index (OFFI) for 60- to 69-year-old men. A total of 112 older men living in Florianópolis/SC and Rio Claro/SP, who had been participating in structured and supervised physical activities on a regular basis for the past 6 months, were evaluated by the AAHPERD test battery. This battery consists of five tests that evaluate flexibility, coordination, balance and agility, muscle strength, and aerobic capacity. Percentile scores were calculated for the raw scores obtained in each test and the sum of percentiles was used as the OFFI. The 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles were taken as limits to classify the components and OFFI as very weak, weak, fair, good, and very good, respectively. The development of normative reference might be useful for professionals to improve the evaluation, supervision and prescription of physical activity to older men.

Author Biographies

Giovana Zarpellon Mazo, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Universidade do Estado
de Santa Catarina. Centro
de Ciências da Saúde
e do Esporte. Laboratório
de Gerontologia. Florianópolis,
SC. Brasil.

Tânia Bertoldo Benedetti, Universidade Federal de Santa Cartarina. Florianópolis, SC. Brasil.

Universidade Federal
de Santa Catarina. Departamento
de Educação
Física. Núcleo de Pesquisa
em Cineantropometria e
Desempenho Humano.
Florianópolis, SC. Brasil.

Sebastião Gobbi, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Universidade Estadual
Paulista. Instituto de
Biociências. Laboratório
de Atividade Física e Envelhecimento.
Rio Claro,
SP. Brasil

Leandro Ferreira, Faculdades Integradas de Bebedouro

Faculdades Integradas
de Bebedouro. Laboratório
de Atividade Física e
Envelhecimento. Bebedouro,
SP. Brasil.

Marize Amorim Lopes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Universidade Federal
de Santa Catarina. Departamento
de Educação
Física. Núcleo de Pesquisa
em Cineantropometria e
Desempenho Humano.
Florianópolis, SC. Brasil

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Published

2010-01-01

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 5 (2010)

Section

Original Articles

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