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Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test Calculator

Enter your measured TUG time in seconds.

Result

Borderline / elevated fall risk
14.20 s
≥13.5 s indicates elevated fall risk. Not medical advice.

How it is calculated

You enter one number, the time in seconds a person took to stand up from a chair, walk 3 metres, turn, walk back and sit down again. The tool does not calculate anything from it; it places the time in a band: t < 10 s normal mobility, 10 s ≤ t < 13.5 s mostly independent, 13.5 s ≤ t ≤ 20 s borderline or elevated fall risk, and t > 20 s high fall risk. The time is repeated to two decimals, with a note that 13.5 s or more indicates elevated fall risk. Times under 2 s or over 600 s show no result, because standing, walking 3 m out and back and sitting cannot take under 2 seconds. It is a screening aid and not a diagnosis; age, health and the way the test was timed all matter.

Worked example

A person completes the test in 14.2 seconds, timed from the moment they begin to rise until they are seated again. The tool compares 14.2 with the bands: it is not below 10, it is above 13.5 and not above 20. It therefore falls in the borderline / elevated fall risk band, and the time is shown as 14.20 s. A time of 13.4 s would have been "mostly independent", only 0.8 s faster, which shows how sharp the cut points are.

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Common mistakes

  • Timing the wrong stretch. The clock starts when the person begins to stand and stops when they are seated again; stopping at the turn or at the chair gives a time that is too short.
  • Changing the distance. The bands assume a 3 metre walk each way, so a longer or shorter course makes the comparison meaningless.
  • Treating 13.5 s as a cliff edge. 13.4 s and 13.5 s fall in different bands in the tool, but the real difference between them is tiny; use the result as a prompt for a proper assessment.
  • Entering minutes or a clock time such as 1:05. The field takes seconds, so enter 65.
  • Using one reading as a verdict. A single timing depends on the day, the chair and footwear, so repeat it and have a clinician judge the result.

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About this calculator

The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, introduced by Podsiadlo and Richardson in 1991, is a simple mobility screen used by physical therapists and geriatricians: the patient rises from a standard chair, walks 3 metres, turns, walks back, and sits down again, while an examiner times the whole sequence with a stopwatch. It requires no special equipment and takes under a minute, which is why it is one of the most widely used fall-risk screens in geriatric and rehabilitation practice.

Published cutoffs vary: under 10 seconds is generally treated as normal mobility for healthy older adults, and times above 20 seconds indicate significant mobility impairment. In between, this calculator separates 10 to under 13.5 seconds (within normal limits for frailer or older patients, but worth monitoring) from 13.5 seconds or more, the cutoff it uses to flag increased fall risk. This calculator returns the interpretation band for a measured time; it does not replace a clinical assessment.

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