6-Minute Walk Test: Males, Age 85-89

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 85-89

Percentile Distribution (yards)

Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 244 yards 244 25th 25th: 382 yards 382 50th 50th: 477 yards 477 75th 75th: 572 yards 572 95th 95th: 710 yards 710 0 180 360 540 720 900 yards Percentile distribution (yards) 5th 5th: 244 yards 244 25th 25th: 382 yards 382 50th 50th: 477 yards 477 75th 75th: 572 yards 572 95th 95th: 710 yards 710 0 180 360 540 720 900 yards
Percentile Value (yards) Rating
5th 244 Poor
25th 382 Below average
50th 477 Average
75th 572 Above average
95th 710 Excellent

What these numbers mean for males aged 85-89

A score around 477 yards is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 572 yards fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 382 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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60-6465-6970-7475-7980-8490-94 All
Females data Females, 85-89
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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.