We attempted to evaluate the glip strength, activities of daily living (ADL), walking steps and maximum walking speed in the elderly, using the method based on their daily living. The subjects were 365 elderly (26 men & 339 women, aged 60 to 87 years) who live in Hino City, Tokyo. The results were as follows ;
　1 ) The glip strength showed a significant decrease with aging (P < 0.001).
　2 ) ADL showed a significant decrease with aging. In the subjects over 70 years, total score showed a tedency to decrease, but the decrease in the elderly whose walking steps above 8,000 was a small degree.
　3 ) Walking steps showed a significant decrease with aging (y=-128.06x+16,011.78, r²=0.081, P<0.001). Compared with other reports, this result in walking steps showed a tedency to high level. On the otherhand, there was a large individual variation with a range of 12,000 steps.
　4 ) Maximum walking speed showed decrease significantly, too (y=-1.893x+231.08, r²=0.344, P<0.001). The decrease in maximum walking speed correlated well with aging, compared with that of walking steps and Blip strength.
　These results suggest that maximum walking speed is recommended for assessing the effect of aging on physical fitness.

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