8-Foot Up-and-Go: Females, Age 70-74

What these numbers mean

A value around 6.0 seconds is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. Scores below about 4.9 seconds fall near the 25th percentile or lower, indicating above-average performance (lower is better). Scores above about 7.1 seconds fall near the 75th percentile or higher; about 75% of the reference population scored lower.

Also see: 65-69 · 75-79 · All ages

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

8-Foot Up-and-Go Functional Fitness Females 70-74

8-Foot Up-and-Go Percentile Chart (seconds)

Excellent 3.8 seconds
Above average 4.9 seconds
Average 6.0 seconds
Below average 7.1 seconds
Poor 8.6 seconds
8-Foot Up-and-Go percentile distribution chart for Females, age 70-74 5th 5th: 3.8 seconds (Excellent) 3.8 Excellent 25th 25th: 4.9 seconds (Above average) 4.9 Above average 50th 50th: 6.0 seconds (Average) 6.0 Average 75th 75th: 7.1 seconds (Below average) 7.1 Below average 95th 95th: 8.6 seconds (Poor) 8.6 Poor 0 3.2 6.4 9.6 12.8 16 seconds 8-Foot Up-and-Go percentile distribution chart for Females, age 70-74 5th 5th: 3.8 seconds (Excellent) 3.8 Excellent 25th 25th: 4.9 seconds (Above average) 4.9 Above average 50th 50th: 6.0 seconds (Average) 6.0 Average 75th 75th: 7.1 seconds (Below average) 7.1 Below average 95th 95th: 8.6 seconds (Poor) 8.6 Poor 0 3.2 6.4 9.6 12.8 16 seconds

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

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Other age brackets
60-6465-6975-7980-8485-8990-94 All
Males data Males, 70-74
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