2-Minute Step Test: Males, Age 80-84

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 Males 80-84

Percentile Distribution (steps)

Percentile distribution (steps) 5th 5th: 48 steps 48 25th 25th: 71 steps 71 50th 50th: 87 steps 87 75th 75th: 103 steps 103 95th 95th: 126 steps 126 0 28 56 84 112 140 steps Percentile distribution (steps) 5th 5th: 48 steps 48 25th 25th: 71 steps 71 50th 50th: 87 steps 87 75th 75th: 103 steps 103 95th 95th: 126 steps 126 0 28 56 84 112 140 steps
Percentile Value (steps) Rating
5th 48 Poor
25th 71 Below average
50th 87 Average
75th 103 Above average
95th 126 Excellent

What these numbers mean for males aged 80-84

A score around 87 steps is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 103 steps fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 71 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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60-6465-6970-7475-7985-8990-94 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.