Sit-and-Reach: Age Trend

Girls score higher than boys at every age from 9 onward; male scores dip during puberty then stabilise in adulthood, while female scores rise through adolescence before a gradual adult decline. Note: youth (ages 9-17) and adult norms come from different studies.

Data source: Hoffmann et al. (CHMS) (2019) · n=5.2K About this study

Data source: Tomkinson et al. (Eurofit) (2018) · n=464.8K About this study

Sit-and-Reach by Age (cm)

Sit-and-Reach Median Values

Age	Male (cm)	Female (cm)
9	20.1	23.5
10	19.8	23.8
11	19	24.2
12	17.8	24.7
13	16.6	25.4
14	16.1	26.1
15	16.1	26.7
16	16.3	27.1
17	16.7	27.4
19		-
22	24.6	31.1
27	24.5	31.1
32	24.2	31
37	23.8	30.7
42	23.3	30.2
47	22.7	29.6
52	22.1	29.1
57	21.5	28.8
62	20.9	28.8
67	20.3	28.9

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Males

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69

Females

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69

All demographics

Related Metrics

Eurofit Battery

This metric is part of the Eurofit, a standardised 9-test battery for children and adolescents aged 6-18.