Your Functional Longevity Assessment Results

Thank you for participating in the Functional Longevity Assessment. Below you'll find each test we ran, along with what your score means for your movement, balance, and independence. These results are a snapshot — not a diagnosis. If anything here raises a question or concern, I'd love to talk through it with you.

Test 1: Timed Up and Go (TUG)

The TUG measures how long it takes you to rise from a chair, walk 10 feet, turn around, walk back, and sit down. It's a quick window into your mobility, balance, and fall risk.

• 10 seconds or less: Normal mobility for most adults
• 11–13 seconds: Generally normal; some monitoring warranted
• 14 seconds or more: Increased fall risk — worth a closer look
• 20–29 seconds: Mobility limitations present
• 30 seconds or more: Significant impairment; professional follow-up recommended

Test 2: 30-Second Chair Stand

This test counts how many times you can fully stand from a chair in 30 seconds. It's a direct measure of lower-body strength and power — two of the strongest predictors of long-term independence.

Test 3: Sitting-Rising Test (SRT)

The SRT scores your ability to lower yourself to the floor and rise again — using as little hand, knee, or arm support as possible. Scored 0-10, it reflects flexibility, balance, motor coordination, and muscle strength working together.

• 10: Excellent — full marks, maximum function
• 8-9: Good — strong functional movement
• 6-7: Fair — some areas to work on
• 4-5: Reduced — movement support is worth exploring
• 0-3: Poor — this is a meaningful signal; let's talk

Test 4: Functional Reach

Functional reach measures how far you can reach forward without losing your balance or taking a step. It's a straightforward test of your functional balance and core stability.

• More than 10 inches: Low fall risk
• 6-10 inches: Moderate — some fall risk present
• Less than 6 inches: High fall risk — prioritize balance work

Test 5: Ankle Dorsiflexion Lunge

This test measures how far your knee can travel over your toes in a lunge position. Ankle mobility directly impacts how you squat, walk, navigate stairs, and absorb ground forces — without it, other joints compensate.

• 5 inches or more: Normal range — adequate for most functional tasks
• Less than 5 inches: Mild restriction — may affect movement quality
• Less than 4 inches: Significant restriction — compensation patterns likely
• More than 1 inch difference side to side: Worth a follow-up to rule out asymmetry

What's Next?

These five tests give us a meaningful picture of where you are right now — and where there's room to gain. Whether you're feeling strong across the board or spotted a few areas to address, the work from here is specific, progressive, and absolutely doable.

Katie D'Amato, DPT, CYT · Balanced by Katie

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