POZIOM SPRAWNOŚCI FIZYCZNEJ A WYBRANE ELEMENTY SKŁADU CIAŁA UCZESTNIKÓW UNIWERSYTETU III WIEKU

Objective of the work: Assessment of physical fitness of participants of the Universityof the Third Age in Raciborz on the basis of selected Senior Fitness Test samples.Test person and the methods: 15 participants were recruited for the study, including11 women and 4 men students of the University of the Third Age. Get the results ofthe service quality assessment using selected samples from the Fullerton test and proposedbody features. The average age of surveyed users is 69 years, the youngest participantwas 63 years, the oldest 79 years.Results:1. Among the respondents, there were people with sarcopenia features.2. There was no correlation between sarcopenia and physical fitness. 3. The lack of a relationship between MS (skeletal muscle mass) and SMI(skeletal muscle mass index) and endurance and strength of lower limbs maysuggest that factors other than skeletal muscle mass may be associated witha decrease in physical fitness in the elderly.