Chair Sit-and-Reach: Males, Age 80-84

What these numbers mean

A value around -2.0 inches is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 1.4 inches fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about -5.3 inches fall near the 25th percentile; about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

Also see: 75-79 · 85-89 · All ages

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

Chair Sit-and-Reach Functional Fitness Males 80-84

Chair Sit-and-Reach Percentile Chart (inches)

Poor -10.2 inches
Below average -5.3 inches
Average -2.0 inches
Above average 1.4 inches
Excellent 6.2 inches
Chair Sit-and-Reach percentile distribution chart for Males, age 80-84 5th 5th: -10.2 inches (Poor) -10.2 Poor 25th 25th: -5.3 inches (Below average) -5.3 Below average 50th 50th: -2.0 inches (Average) -2.0 Average 75th 75th: 1.4 inches (Above average) 1.4 Above average 95th 95th: 6.2 inches (Excellent) 6.2 Excellent 0 1.8 3.6 5.4 7.2 9 inches Chair Sit-and-Reach percentile distribution chart for Males, age 80-84 5th 5th: -10.2 inches (Poor) -10.2 Poor 25th 25th: -5.3 inches (Below average) -5.3 Below average 50th 50th: -2.0 inches (Average) -2.0 Average 75th 75th: 1.4 inches (Above average) 1.4 Above average 95th 95th: 6.2 inches (Excellent) 6.2 Excellent 0 1.8 3.6 5.4 7.2 9 inches

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

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