Supplementary Table 5.
ACSM Fitness Classifications for Sit-and-Reach (cm) Test by Age Group and Sex.
Sex | Category | cm | 20–29 (n) | cm | 30–39 (n) | cm | 40–49 (n) | cm | 50–59 (n) | cm | 60–69 (n) |
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Male | Poor | ≤ 24 | 0 | < 22 | 71 | ≤ 17 | 15 | ≤ 15 | 2 | ≤ 14 | 0 |
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Fair | 25 – 29 | 0 | 23 –27 | 33 | 18 – 23 | 12 | 16 – 23 | 2 | 15 – 19 | 1 | |
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Good | 30 – 33 | 0 | 28 – 32 | 29 | 24 – 28 | 3 | 24 – 27 | 0 | 20 – 24 | 0 | |
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Very Good | 34 – 39 | 0 | 33 – 37 | 20 | 29 – 34 | 9 | 28 – 34 | 1 | 25 – 32 | 0 | |
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Excellent | ≥ 40 | 0 | ≥ 38 | 18 | ≥ 35 | 3 | ≥ 35 | 0 | ≥ 33 | 0 | |
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Female | Poor | ≤ 27 | 0 | ≤ 26 | 16 | ≤ 24 | 6 | ≤ 24 | 0 | ≤ 22 | 0 |
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Fair | 28 – 32 | 0 | 27 – 31 | 10 | 25 – 29 | 3 | 25 – 29 | 0 | 23 – 26 | 0 | |
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Good | 33 – 36 | 0 | 32 – 35 | 12 | 30 – 33 | 2 | 30 – 32 | 0 | 27 – 30 | 1 | |
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Very Good | 37 – 40 | 0 | 36 – 40 | 14 | 34 – 37 | 4 | 33 – 38 | 1 | 31 – 34 | 0 | |
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Excellent | ≥ 41 | 1 | ≥ 41 | 8 | ≥ 38 | 7 | ≥ 39 | 0 | ≥ 35 | 1 |
Notes: ACSM = American College of Sports Medicine; cm = centimeters; Column headers (e.g., 20–29 (n), 30–39 (n)) indicate the number of participants within each age group.