Situp Chart

Think you're good at situps? Compare yourself with the rest. The situp chart below shows the number of situps a person can do in 1 minute! How do you rate?

1 minute situp chart (Men)

Age	18-25	26-35	36-45	46-55	56-65	65+
Excellent	>49	>45	>41	>35	>31	>28
Good	44-49	40-45	35-41	29-35	25-31	22-28
Above average	39-43	35-39	30-34	25-28	21-24	19-21
Average	35-38	31-34	27-29	22-24	17-20	15-18
Below Average	31-34	29-30	23-26	18-21	13-16	11-14
Poor	25-30	25-30	17-22	13-17	9-12	7-10
Very Poor	<25	<22	<17	<9	<9	<7

1 minute situp chart (Women)

Age	18-25	26-35	36-45	46-55	56-65	65+
Excellent	>43	>39	>33	>27	>24	>23
Good	37-43	33-39	27-33	22-27	18-24	17-23
Above average	33-36	29-32	23-26	18-21	13-17	14-16
Average	29-32	25-28	19-22	14-17	10-12	11-13
Below Average	25-28	21-24	15-18	10-13	7-9	5-10
Poor	18-24	13-20	7-14	5-9	3-6	2-4
Very Poor	<18	<22	<7	<5	<3	<2

Source: adapted from Golding, et al. (1986). The Y's way to physical fitness (3rd ed.)