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The chair stand test is used to assess lower body strength in older adults and requires nothing more than a chair with a 17 in seat height and a stopwatch. Senior fitness test manual2nd edition by rikli, roberta. Apr 26, 2020 chapter notes chapter 7 test and measurement in sports, physical education, class 12 edurev notes is made by best teachers of class 12. Table 1 shows the demographic and clinical variables of participants in each group.
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