The iFit: An integrated physical fitness testing system to evaluate the degree of physical fitness of the elderly

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 184-188

  Tseng, Kevin C ^a   Wong, Alice May Kuen ^b   Hsu, Chien Lung ^a   Tsai, Tsai Hsuan ^a   Han, Chang Mu ^a   Lee, Ming Ren ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chang Gung Medical Foundation LinKou Branch   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Physical fitness; telecommunications; wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; GRIP STRENGTH; MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; OLDER ADULTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TEST INFORMATION; TESTING SYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; INSTRUMENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; FITNESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTEGRATED PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SENSOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84871753230     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2211357     Document Type: Article

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