10-Metre Walk Test (10MWT): free online stopwatch and protocol

Protocol

Gait speed.

1. 10 m straight path: 2 m to accelerate, 6 m timed, 2 m to slow down. Mark the 2 m and 8 m points.
2. Choose the pace: comfortable ("your usual speed") or fast ("as fast as safely possible").
3. Start the timer when the leading foot crosses the 2 m mark and stop it when it crosses the 8 m mark.
4. Repeat up to 3 trials: the app uses the mean time.

Norms and references

< 0.4 m/s household ambulator, 0.4–0.8 m/s limited community, ≥ 0.8 m/s community ambulator (Perry et al., 1995).

Why Rehab Timer?

• One-tap stopwatch, screen kept on during the test
• Speeds and clinical thresholds computed for you
• History, evolution charts and PDF report per patient
• A free stopwatch with laps for any other test

Other tests

• Timed Up and Go (TUG)Functional mobility and fall risk
• 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)Distance walked in 6 minutes
• 30-Second Chair Stand (30CST)Number of chair stands in 30 seconds
• Free stopwatchTime any other test and give it your own name