Online Video: The Timed Up & Go Test (Dutch)

The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person’s mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance. It uses the time that a person takes to rise from a chair, walk three metres, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down. During the test, the person is expected to wear their regular footwear and use any mobility aids that they would normally require. The TUG is used frequently in the elderly population, as it is easy to administer and can generally be completed by most older adults. Here you can download the video and the test description.
Podsiadlo, D; Richardson, S (1991). “The timed ‘Up & Go’: A test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons”. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 39 (2): 142–8. PMID 1991946.