6-Minute Walk Test: Males, 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 Males 80-84

Percentile Distribution (yards)

Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 327 yards 327 25th 25th: 444 yards 444 50th 50th: 524 yards 524 75th 75th: 604 yards 604 95th 95th: 721 yards 721 0 180 360 540 720 900 yards Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 327 yards 327 25th 25th: 444 yards 444 50th 50th: 524 yards 524 75th 75th: 604 yards 604 95th 95th: 721 yards 721 0 180 360 540 720 900 yards
Percentile Value (yards) Rating
5th 327 Poor
25th 444 Below average
50th 524 Average
75th 604 Above average
95th 721 Excellent

What these numbers mean for males aged 80-84

A score around 524 yards is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 604 yards fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 444 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
Females data Females, 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.