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Fitness age: the age of your physical fitness

Your ID says one thing, your body another. Fitness age shows how "young" your body works: it's determined by cardio endurance, strength, neuromotor function, body composition and lifestyle. The calculator combines them into a single age and shows which factor pulls it up and which pulls it down.

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A silhouette of a person in motion with physical-fitness metrics — fitness age
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fitness factors: cardio, strength, balance, body composition, metabolism, lifestyle
4 ages
chronological, biological, fitness and final
±3 years
the normal corridor between fitness and calendar age
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lab tests or devices — just your answers
Method

How fitness age is calculated

Each of the six factors is compared with what's typical for your sex and age and converted into a "contribution in years": strengths make your fitness younger, weaknesses make it older. The sum of the contributions gives your fitness age; together with your metabolic biological age it forms the final age of your fitness.

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    Body and measurements
    Sex, age, height, weight, waist and resting heart rate — the basis of body composition and metabolism.
  2. 02
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    Physical fitness
    Cardio, pace, push-ups, plank and balance — functional tests without a gym.
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    Lifestyle
    Sleep, stress, nutrition, activity and habits shift your fitness age.
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    Ages and contributions
    Four ages, each factor's contribution and personal steps.

Fitness age calculator

Sex, age, height, weight and waist are required. The other fields are optional, but the more you fill in, the more accurate the result. Take measurements under the same conditions, ideally in the morning on an empty stomach.

1Basic data
Nameoptional
Sex
Chronological age18–100
years
Height120–230
cm
Weight30–300
kg
Waist circumference40–200
cm
Resting heart rateoptional
bpm
info
Waist — per the WHO protocol, midway between the lowest rib and the top of the hip bone, tape parallel to the floor. Resting heart rate — measure it in the morning, right after waking, lying down.
2Physical fitness optional · refines the result
Cardio endurance (self-assessment)
Usual walking/running pace
Flights of stairs without stopping
Push-ups per minute
Plank (max time)
One-leg balance (eyes open)
3Lifestyle optional · refines the result
Hours of sleep per day
Sleep quality
Stress level (1–10)
Nutrition — index 0–14
Hours sitting per day
Alcohol, drinks per week
Moderate-intensity activity
Vigorous-intensity activity
Smoking
4Health check what applies to you
Fitness age
years
The final age of your physical fitness
Fitness age vs. calendar age
−15 (younger)−30+3+15 (older)

Your ages

Chronological
years
Your calendar age.
Biological
years
Estimated from metabolism and body composition.
Fitness
years
From physical fitness and lifestyle.
Final
years
The average of biological and fitness.

Factor contributions to your fitness age

Left (green) — what makes your fitness younger; right (red) — what ages it. The bar length is the size of the contribution in years.

Body and cardio

Body fat
%
Normal for age/sex.
BMI
Waist / height
Normal < 0.5.
VO₂max (estimate)
ml/kg/min
From resting heart rate.
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What will make your fitness younger
The effect in years is calculated for your answers. This is educational information, not a substitute for a doctor's consultation.
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Fitness age is an approximate estimate of fitness from a questionnaire and anthropometry, not an instrument measurement (for example, VO₂max in a lab) and not a diagnosis. Before a noticeable increase in training load, especially with the health issues you flagged, consult a doctor.

What makes up your fitness age

Different body systems age at different rates. Fitness age brings together six areas — each with its own contribution, and almost every one can be "rejuvenated" through training and lifestyle. If you want to assess only the aerobic engine in more depth, see fitness age from VO₂max.

How to measure yourself correctly

The accuracy of the result depends on technique. Take measurements under the same conditions — that way you can compare the trend between calculations fairly.

Simple functional tests — push-ups, plank, balance — assess physical fitness without a gym
Fitness age is built not from a single metric but from a balance of endurance, strength, coordination and habits.

How to make your fitness younger

The fastest lever is regular aerobic exercise, but a lasting effect comes from combining cardio, strength and recovery. Introduce one or two changes at a time, and track progress at the cellular level through biological age from blood tests.

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