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Longstanding

Stair test, 4 flights

Four flights, about 60 steps, timed from the bottom step to both feet on the top landing.

Method
4 flights timed
Equipment
Four flights of stairs (about 60 steps)
Attempts
One
Reference
Estimated

Protocol

  1. Stand at the bottom of four flights, about 60 steps. Use the same stairs every quarter.

  2. Climb at a fast pace without stopping, one step at a time, but do not run. Use the rail only for balance.

  3. Stop the timer with both feet on the top landing.

Safety. Walk, do not run. Stop if you feel chest pain or unusual breathlessness.

How it is scored

No population table exists for this stair climb. One clinical study timed 60 stairs (Peteiro 2021); the app’s bands are its own estimates, adjusted for age.

Estimated

No clinical table exists. The percentile is estimated from training bands and labelled as such.

Reference table

Four-flight stair timing bands (estimated)

No population table; nearest anchor is 165 patients referred for exercise testing (Peteiro 2021)

No population table exists for four flights. The bands are estimates; they line up with Peteiro’s patient data but are not derived from it. Times grow 12% per decade after 40.

Known gaps

Where the app’s table or protocol differs from its best source, from our own check of the research.

  • No population norms exist for a timed four-flight climb. The bands are estimates; they sit near the patient means in Peteiro 2021 but are not derived from them.
  • Peteiro’s participants climbed fast without running. If you run, your time is not comparable with theirs.