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. 2025 Sep 1;18(8):811–835. doi: 10.70252/WUPH8495

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)

Male Poor ≤ 24 0 < 22 71 ≤ 17 15 ≤ 15 2 ≤ 14 0

Fair 25 – 29 0 23 –27 33 18 – 23 12 16 – 23 2 15 – 19 1

Good 30 – 33 0 28 – 32 29 24 – 28 3 24 – 27 0 20 – 24 0

Very Good 34 – 39 0 33 – 37 20 29 – 34 9 28 – 34 1 25 – 32 0

Excellent ≥ 40 0 ≥ 38 18 ≥ 35 3 ≥ 35 0 ≥ 33 0

Female Poor ≤ 27 0 ≤ 26 16 ≤ 24 6 ≤ 24 0 ≤ 22 0

Fair 28 – 32 0 27 – 31 10 25 – 29 3 25 – 29 0 23 – 26 0

Good 33 – 36 0 32 – 35 12 30 – 33 2 30 – 32 0 27 – 30 1

Very Good 37 – 40 0 36 – 40 14 34 – 37 4 33 – 38 1 31 – 34 0

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.