6-Minute Walk Test: Males, Age 75-79

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 Males 75-79

Percentile Distribution (yards)

Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 348 yards 348 25th 25th: 471 yards 471 50th 50th: 555 yards 555 75th 75th: 639 yards 639 95th 95th: 762 yards 762 0 180 360 540 720 900 yards Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 348 yards 348 25th 25th: 471 yards 471 50th 50th: 555 yards 555 75th 75th: 639 yards 639 95th 95th: 762 yards 762 0 180 360 540 720 900 yards
Percentile Value (yards) Rating
5th 348 Poor
25th 471 Below average
50th 555 Average
75th 639 Above average
95th 762 Excellent

What these numbers mean for males aged 75-79

A score around 555 yards is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 639 yards fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 471 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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60-6465-6970-7480-8485-8990-94 All
Females data Females, 75-79
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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.