2-Minute Step Test: Females, Age 70-74

The 2-minute step test measures aerobic endurance, the number of times a person can step in place (raising each knee to a point midway between the patella and iliac crest) in two minutes. 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. This test serves as an alternative to the 6-minute walk test when space or time is limited.

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

2-Minute Step Test Functional Fitness Females 70-74

Percentile Distribution (steps)

Percentile distribution (steps) 5th 5th: 43 steps 43 25th 25th: 67 steps 67 50th 50th: 84 steps 84 75th 75th: 101 steps 101 95th 95th: 125 steps 125 0 28 56 84 112 140 steps Percentile distribution (steps) 5th 5th: 43 steps 43 25th 25th: 67 steps 67 50th 50th: 84 steps 84 75th 75th: 101 steps 101 95th 95th: 125 steps 125 0 28 56 84 112 140 steps
Percentile Value (steps) Rating
5th 43 Poor
25th 67 Below average
50th 84 Average
75th 101 Above average
95th 125 Excellent

What these numbers mean for females aged 70-74

A score around 84 steps is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. Scores above about 101 steps fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 67 steps 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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60-6465-6975-7980-8485-8990-94 All
Males data Males, 70-74
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.