Push-Ups: Females, Age 40-49

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What these numbers mean

A value around 13 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 11 reps fall near the 25th percentile; about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

For ages 20-69, the five displayed columns are approximate benchmarks mapped from CSEP-PATH rating boundaries, not source-reported empirical percentiles. Ages 10-18 use source-reported FitnessGram percentiles.

Also see: 30-39 · 50-59 · All ages

Data source: Payne et al. (CSEP-PATH) (2000) · n=571 About this study

Reference population: Canadian adults aged 20-69, validated against Canada Fitness Survey (n=23,400)

Push-Ups Strength Females 40-49

Push-Ups Percentile Chart (reps)

Poor 2 reps
Below average 11 reps
Average 13 reps
Above average 15 reps
Excellent 29 reps
Push-Ups percentile distribution chart for Females, age 40-49 5th 5th: 2 reps (Poor) 2 Poor 25th 25th: 11 reps (Below average) 11 Below average 50th 50th: 13 reps (Average) 13 Average 75th 75th: 15 reps (Above average) 15 Above average 95th 95th: 29 reps (Excellent) 29 Excellent 0 7 14 21 28 35 reps Push-Ups percentile distribution chart for Females, age 40-49 5th 5th: 2 reps (Poor) 2 Poor 25th 25th: 11 reps (Below average) 11 Below average 50th 50th: 13 reps (Average) 13 Average 75th 75th: 15 reps (Above average) 15 Above average 95th 95th: 29 reps (Excellent) 29 Excellent 0 7 14 21 28 35 reps

This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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