6 Minute Walk Test Calculator
The 6 minute walk calculator helps you calculate the functional status or fitness of a person through the 6 minute walk test.
Select your gender, enter your age, height, and weight to calculate the estimated healthy 6MWD, minimum expected 6MWD, and your distance as % of the Expected. It also shows whether the values or normal or less than expected.
In 2002, the "American Thoracic Society" introduced a six-minute walk test with detailed guidelines known as the six-minute walk test.
This test measures aerobic fitness.
After this test, your doctor may propose more balanced heart-lung function tests.
You might also want to determine the anaerobic threshold or walking calories.
References
- ATS Statement. (2002, July 1). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 166(1), 111–117. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.166.1.at1102
- Matos Casano, H. A., & Anjum, F. (2023, April 27). Six-Minute Walk Test - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf. Six-Minute Walk Test - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK576420/
- Fell, B., Hanekom, S., & Heine, M. (2022, March). A modified six-minute walk test (6MWT) for low-resource settings-a cross-sectional study. Heart & Lung, 52, 117–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.12.008
