What is the AFIT?
The AFIT is a performance-based functional evaluation tool to be used with middle age and older adults to evaluate the key aspects of fitness central to optimal aging: posture, flexibility, balance, endurance, and strength.
The AFIT Courses
The AFIT (Adult Functional Independence Test) for Optimal Aging – a 5 hour online introduction to the AFIT tool.
Functional Standards for Optimal Aging Expert Certification – a 20 hour live AFIT certification course
Those who have completed Functional Standards for Optimal Aging Expert Certification (a 20 hour certification course) receive in-depth training in AFIT administration and can provide individualized feedback, suggest an exercise program if needed and work with patients and clients as partners on their path to optimal aging. Therapists who have completed the FSOAE certification are listed by state at http://www.age-optimally.com