Table 3.

Brief description of SFT items.

Assessment Category	Test Item	Test Description
Lower body strength	30 s chair stand	Number of full stands in 30 s with arms folded across chest
Upper body strength	30 s arm curl	Number of bicep curls in 30 s holding a hand weight (women’s 5 lb)
Aerobic endurance	2 min step	Number of full steps completed by raising each knee to point midway between the patella and iliac crest (number of times knee reaches target) in 2 min
Static balance	Single leg (SL)	Participants must lift one leg off the ground and maintain their balance while standing
Dynamic balance	8-foot up-and-go	Number of seconds required to get up from a seated position, walk 8 feet (2.44 m), turn around, and return to a seated position on the chair

Description of senior fitness test (SFT) items from Rikli and Jones [27].