Construction of Health Related Physical Fitness Test for Aging

Abstract

     The purpose of this research was to construct health related physical fitness test for aging. The samples consisted 360 male and female aging who were over 60 years old from Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Udon Thani and Surat Thani. The test items were developed and created by the researcher which consisted of ten items as follows: body mass index, skinfold thickness, grip strength, arm curl 30 seconds, chair stand 30 seconds, sit and reach, back scratch test, chair sit and reach, agility course and 2-minute step. The test items were then verified for reliability and objectivity by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and significance testing at the level of .05, while the physical fitness experts and sport scientists were assigned to suspect for the construct validity. The results of this research indicated that all the test items were high quality in reliability which were between 0.724-0.962 as well as the objectivity between 0.818-1.000. In conclusion, the seven test items which composed of skinfold thickness, arm curl 30 seconds, chair stand 30 seconds, sit and reach, back scratch test, agility course, and 2-minutes step were selected to be the health related physical fitness test for aging and was named as "KASETSART Health Related Physical Fitness Test for Aging".