The objective of this study was to verify the functional fitness of 40 physically active elderly women aged 80 years and over from the city of Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Their functional fitness was determined by means of the AAHPERD motor function test battery. Statistical analyses were performed using mean, standard desviation, range of variation and percentiles. The mean women elderly aged was 81,9±2,6 years. The performances were: 55.5±13.5 centimeters for the flexibility test; 15.2±4.3 seconds for coordination; 31.0±8.5 seconds for agility; 19.5±4.2 repetitions for strength endurance and 626.9±98.3 seconds for aerobic endurance. The elderly women aged 80 have lower functional fitness, characteristic of the aging process.
Aged, 80 and over; Physical Fitness; Aptitude Tests
