Aging is associated with changes in body composition and muscle strength. This review
aimed to determine the relation between different body composition measures and muscle …

Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D intakes above current recommendations may be
associated with better health outcomes. However, optimal serum concentrations of 25 …

Background The aim was to investigate the associations of sarcopenia as defined by
European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) and Foundation for the …

Purpose: To develop and validate criterion-referenced fitness standards for older adults that
predict the level of capacity needed for maintaining physical independence into later life …

The primary objectives of this article are (a) to put forth an explicit operational formulation of
positive human health that goes beyond prevailing" absence of illness" criteria;(b) to clarify …

Measuring lower body strength is critical in evaluating the functional performance of older
adults. The purpose of this study was to assess the test-retest reliability and the criterion …

Background Functional assessment is an important part of the evaluation of elderly persons.
We conducted this study to determine whether objective measures of physical function can …

Preventing or delaying the onset of physical frailty is an increasingly important goal because
more individuals are living well into their 8th and 9th decades. We describe the development …

Background. Although it has been demonstrated that physical performance measures
predict incident disability in previously nondisabled older persons, the available data have …

Senior Fitness Test Manual, Second Edition, offers the most comprehensive and reliable test
battery for assessing physical fitness in adults ages 60 and older. The tests in this resource …