Purpose: To assess speed, agility and balance while moving. These are important in performing various jobs which require quick maneuvering such as getting off a bus in time and to answer the phone etc.
Equipments required: A chair with straight back (about 44 cm high) a stop watch, cone marker, measuring tape and an area without any hindrance.
Procedure: Keep a chair next to the wall and the marker, 8 feet in front of the chair. The participant starts completely seated, hands resting on the knees and feet flat on the ground. On the command ‘Go’ stopwatch is started and the participant stands and walks (on running at all) as quickly as possible to and around cone and returns to the chair to sit down. Time is noted as he sits down on the chair. Two trails are given to the participant.
