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PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT

To participate in the physical fitness test, the attached PHYSICIAN AUTHORIZATION FORM must

completed and signed by your physician, and dated within one year of the test. Only those applicants who

have been released by a certified medical physician to participate without risk to them will be permitted

to perform. The purpose of the physical fitness assessment is to evaluate an individual's physical

fitness. Each applicant's performance will be evaluated according to national fitness standards.

Applicants will be evaluated on the following:

AEROBIC CAPACITY: 1.5 Mile Run

Applicant is timed for 1.5 mile run on a running track or flat, measured

surface. Applicants

who display physical difficulties through the duration of the timed run will be removed from the

exercise.

STRENGTH:

Push-ups (

As many push-ups as possible in one minute)

Males -- Hands placed shoulder width apart, elbows fully extended and back straight at all

times. The applicant must reach full extension to complete one repetition. Pausing in the up

position is permitted.

Females -- Will use the modified version with knees on the ground and feet in the air. Again,

back must be kept in a straight line; arms fully extended and hands placed shoulder-width

apart, slightly ahead of the shoulders. Applicant must come to full extension to complete one

repetition. Pausing in the up position is permitted.

ENDURANCE: Sit-ups

(As many sit-ups as possible in one minute)

The applicant will begin by lying on his/her back with heels flat on the floor. He/she will bend

knees and rise to a sit-up position with his/her arms crossed on his/her chest. A partner may

secure the applicant’s feet. A sit-up will be executed by raising the upper body until it is

perpendicular to the floor, and lowering the upper back down until the small of the applicant’s

back touches the floor. The applicant will do many sit-ups as he/she can in one minute.

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