6-Minute Walk Test: Females, Age 80-84

The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) measures aerobic endurance by recording the total distance walked in 6 minutes on a measured course. It is part of the Senior Fitness Test battery (Rikli & Jones 1999, n=7,183 US community-dwelling adults aged 60-94). Percentile curves (P5-P95) are from the Senior Fitness Test Manual, 2nd edition (2013), modelled from the same sample. The SFT version uses a 50-yard indoor course; participants walk as far as possible in 6 minutes.

Data source: Rikli & Jones (SFT) (1999) · n=7.2K About this study

6-Minute Walk Test Functional Fitness Females 80-84

Percentile Distribution (yards)

Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 270 yards 270 25th 25th: 384 yards 384 50th 50th: 462 yards 462 75th 75th: 540 yards 540 95th 95th: 654 yards 654 0 160 320 480 640 800 yards Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 270 yards 270 25th 25th: 384 yards 384 50th 50th: 462 yards 462 75th 75th: 540 yards 540 95th 95th: 654 yards 654 0 160 320 480 640 800 yards
Percentile Value (yards) Rating
5th 270 Poor
25th 384 Below average
50th 462 Average
75th 540 Above average
95th 654 Excellent

What these numbers mean for females aged 80-84

A score around 462 yards is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. Scores above about 540 yards fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 384 yards fall near the 25th percentile, about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

Percentiles show how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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60-6465-6970-7475-7985-8990-94 All
Males data Males, 80-84
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Senior Fitness Test Battery

This metric is part of the Senior Fitness Test, a validated 7-test battery for adults aged 60-94.