Method for determining the time required for a Timed Up And Go test and for verifying the result obtained, - wherein a distance measuring device is provided which continuously measures and transmits to a control unit the distance of a subject located in front of a chair from the backrest of the chair, - wherein the chair is positioned, in particular is brought to a predetermined distance from a wall or an obstacle or a mark, - wherein the distance measurement values (d) recorded by the distance measuring device are continuously recorded, - wherein the subject is instructed to stand up from the chair, to move forward, in particular towards the wall, the obstacle or the mark, then to turn around, in particular in front of the wall or the obstacle or in the area of the mark, and to again sit on the chair, and the subject carries out this instruction according to their capabilities, - wherein it is checked whether the subject is seated on the chair and, if this is the case for a predetermined timespan, a time recordal is started and a predetermined start signal is given, - wherein the time recordal is stopped when the subject again sits on the chair, - wherein a signal (d(t)) is generated from the distance measurement values recorded over time, which signal (d(t)) is examined, in particular after the end of the time recordal, to determine whether the signal (d(t)) (a) increases continuously in a first time range, or, as appropriate, remains for individual time intervals unchanged apart from measurement errors, and (b) continuously decreases again after exceeding a predetermined turn-around threshold (d th,u) or, as appropriate, remains for individual time intervals unchanged apart from measurement errors, until it falls below the lower threshold (d th,s), and - provided that conditions (a) and (b) are met, the test is considered to have been carried out correctly and the length of time required is kept available or, as appropriate, displayed. - wherein a distance measuring device is provided which continuously measures and transmits to a control unit the distance of a subject located in front of a chair from the backrest of the chair, - wherein the chair is positioned, in particular is brought to a predetermined distance from a wall or an obstacle or a mark, - wherein the distance measurement values (d) recorded by the distance measuring device are continuously recorded, - wherein the subject is instructed to stand up from the chair, to move forward, in particular towards the wall, the obstacle or the mark, then to turn around, in particular in front of the wall or the obstacle or in the area of the mark, and to again sit on the chair, and the subject carries out this instruction according to their capabilities, - wherein it is checked whether the subject is seated on the chair and, if this is the case for a predetermined timespan, a time recordal is started and a predetermined start signal is given, - wherein the time recordal is stopped when the subject again sits on the chair, - wherein a signal (d(t)) is generated from the distance measurement values recorded over time, which signal (d(t)) is examined, in particular after the end of the time recordal, to determine whether the signal (d(t)) (a) increases continuously in a first time range, or, as appropriate, remains for individual time intervals unchanged apart from measurement errors, and (b) continuously decreases again after exceeding a predetermined turn-around threshold (d th,u) or, as appropriate, remains for individual time intervals unchanged apart from measurement errors, until it falls below the lower threshold (d th,s), and (a) increases continuously in a first time range, or, as appropriate, remains for individual time intervals unchanged apart from measurement errors, and (b) continuously decreases again after exceeding a predetermined turn-around threshold (d th,u) or, as appropriate, remains for individual time intervals unchanged apart from measurement errors, until it falls below the lower threshold (d th,s), and - provided that conditions (a) and (b) are met, the test is considered to have been carried out correctly and the length of time required is kept available or, as appropriate, displayed.