The same two checks, the same way, each month
One test is a snapshot; the change from month to month is the signal. Keep it alike each time: the same course, the same chair, the same shoes, about the same time of day. Stand beside the person for the sit-to-stand.
Time the walk
On the speed log: a 4-metre usual-pace walk, twice. The faster one counts.
Count the stands
On the sit-to-stand: full stands in 30 seconds, arms crossed. If the arms are needed to stand, the count is 0.
Keep it
Press Keep this result on this phone there, or type both numbers below. Or do both, plus balance, in the five-minute check.
Next month
Come back here. The page says what changed and when the next check is due.
Type this month's numbers
Timed with any stopwatch? Type the result here. Only the date and the numbers are kept, in this browser on healthgait.com. No name, no age.
The last six results
Nothing kept yet. Keep a walk or a sit-to-stand result, then come back next month.
The page for the doctor
Walking speed and sit-to-stand, checked at home
Name: ______________________________ (write it by hand; this site keeps no name)
| Date | Speed | Seconds |
|---|
| Date | Full stands |
|---|
- Timed at home by a family member or partner with a hand stopwatch, the faster of two walks over 4 metres. A screening record, not a diagnosis; the clinician decides what it means.
- Under 0.8 m/s (more than 5 seconds for 4 metres) is flagged for further clinical review: BC Guidelines, Frailty in Older Adults, Gait Speed Test (4-metre), 2017.
- Change in gait speed: about 0.05 m/s is a small meaningful change and about 0.10 m/s substantial: Perera et al., J Am Geriatr Soc 2006;54:743-9.
- Chair stand: arms crossed, 0 if the arms were needed; CDC STEADI below-average counts by age (60-94) and sex: CDC STEADI, Assessment: 30-Second Chair Stand.
What this record is, and what it is not
It is
- The same two checks, repeated, so a slow change is easier to see than in one test.
- A reason to talk to a clinician when a walk is under 0.8 m/s (more than 5 seconds for 4 metres), which BC's frailty guidance flags for clinical review.
- Kept on this phone only: the date and the numbers, no name. Forget all removes it.
It is not
- A diagnosis, or a prediction for one person. Your clinician decides what the numbers mean.
- Exact. Hand timing, the course, the chair, shoes and the day all move it a little.
- Sent to anyone, or on your other devices. Nothing leaves this browser.
Sources
- BC Guidelines. Frailty in Older Adults: Gait Speed Test (4-metre), 2017.
"Gait speed of longer than 5 seconds to walk 4 metres (<0.8 m/s) suggests an increased risk of frailty and the need for further clinical review."
PDF (checked 2026-10-26) - Perera S, et al. Meaningful change and responsiveness in common physical performance measures in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006;54(5):743-9.
"Best initial estimates of small meaningful change are near 0.05 m/s for gait speed ... and of substantial change are near 0.10 m/s for gait speed."
PubMed (checked 2026-10-26) - CDC STEADI. Assessment: 30-Second Chair Stand.
"A below average score indicates a risk for falls."
Below-average counts by age 60-94 for men and women. PDF (checked 2026-10-26)
No published size for a meaningful change in the chair-stand count is used here, so the page gives the number of stands and nothing more. All the numbers the site uses: where the numbers come from. To see these months beside a phone or watch's everyday walking data: your walking over time.