Senior Health and Fitness Test with Nursing and Kinesiology
Event Date:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 9:30am to 10:30am EDT
Event Location:
CJ Sanders Fieldhouse Main Gym
Event Contact Name:
Taryn Klarner
Event Contact E-mail:
Are you: Older than 55 years old? Interested in having your fitness and vitals tested? Willing to help first year Nursing and Kinesiology students?
Please help us learn about senior health and fitness testing with the School of Nursing and School of Kinesiology.
Join us at Lakehead University on any of the following dates:
- Tuesday, March 25, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Wolf Den gym
- Wednesday, March 26, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Wolf Den gym
- Thursday, March 27, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Wolf Den gym
Students will complete the following assessments on you:
- Consent and history taking, measurement of vitals of HR and BP
- Chair sit to stand - complete as many sit-stand cycles in 30 seconds
- Timed up and go test - time taken to start, rise, walk 8ft and back
- Chair sit and reach - assesses lower back and leg flexibility
- Back scratch test - assesses shoulder flexibility
- 30 second arm curl test - max number in 30 second with a hand weight
- Two-minute step test - a test of aerobic endurance of stepping in place
At the end of the assessment you will receive a copy of your results.
Contact either
Taryn: tklarner@lakeheadu.ca, 807-343-8010 ext. 8752
Kristen: kvanball@lakeheadu.ca, 807-633-0365
Or please RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FIZbH-hOyvu59yFDcWQc_736K92Ka7NJd7MiIKH...