Arm Curl: Females, Age 85-89

The arm curl test measures upper-body strength, the number of times a person can curl a hand weight (5 lb for women, 8 lb for men) in 30 seconds. 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.

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

Arm Curl Functional Fitness Females 85-89

Percentile Distribution (reps)

Percentile distribution (reps) 5th 5th: 6 reps 6 25th 25th: 10 reps 10 50th 50th: 12 reps 12 75th 75th: 15 reps 15 95th 95th: 18 reps 18 0 5 10 15 20 25 reps Percentile distribution (reps) 5th 5th: 6 reps 6 25th 25th: 10 reps 10 50th 50th: 12 reps 12 75th 75th: 15 reps 15 95th 95th: 18 reps 18 0 5 10 15 20 25 reps
Percentile Value (reps) Rating
5th 6 Poor
25th 10 Below average
50th 12 Average
75th 15 Above average
95th 18 Excellent

What these numbers mean for females aged 85-89

A score around 12 reps is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. Scores above about 15 reps fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 10 reps 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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Other age brackets
60-6465-6970-7475-7980-8490-94 All
Males data Males, 85-89
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.