8-Foot Up-and-Go: Males, Age 75-79

The 8-foot up-and-go test measures agility and dynamic balance. Specifically, it records the time it takes to stand from a chair, walk 8 feet (2.44 m), turn around, and sit back down. 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. Lower times indicate better performance.

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

8-Foot Up-and-Go Functional Fitness Males 75-79

Percentile Distribution (seconds)

Percentile distribution (seconds) 5th 5th: 9 seconds 9 25th 25th: 7.20 seconds 7.20 50th 50th: 5.90 seconds 5.90 75th 75th: 4.60 seconds 4.60 95th 95th: 3.30 seconds 3.30 0 2.8 5.6 8.4 11.2 14 seconds Percentile distribution (seconds) 5th 5th: 9 seconds 9 25th 25th: 7.20 seconds 7.20 50th 50th: 5.90 seconds 5.90 75th 75th: 4.60 seconds 4.60 95th 95th: 3.30 seconds 3.30 0 2.8 5.6 8.4 11.2 14 seconds
Percentile Value (seconds) Rating
5th 9 Excellent
25th 7.2 Above average
50th 5.9 Average
75th 4.6 Below average
95th 3.3 Poor

What these numbers mean for males aged 75-79

A score around 5.9 seconds is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Times below about 7.2 seconds fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance (faster is better). Times above about 4.6 seconds fall near the 25th percentile; about 75% of the reference population ran faster.

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
Age trend

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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.