In the Uniformed Public Service, there are many fitness test assessments a person may need to pass in order to be considered for a job. A fit person does not necessarily mean they can run fast or for a longer period of time. Fitness comprises of this and many other factors such as having a healthy lifestyle and also being fit in several areas, which would then make up the components of physical fitness. P1- The components of fitness are made up of different types of fitness, five being health related and the other five, skill related. Health related (General Health) would be Cardio Vascular Fitness, Body Composition, Flexibility, Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance. Skill Related (Learned Abilities) would be Agility, Balance, Coordination,…show more content… For persons wanting to join the Fire Services, unlike the Police, this test requires more specialized equipment and it is also a tougher physical challenge.
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There are two ways they may test or assess a person’s fitness level, one being the bleep test (shuttle run) or the step test. There are also many other ways such as the sprint test or the twelve minute run test. A good way to know how fit a person is before deciding to go the fitness centre is to try any of these at home for a continuous amount of time until improvement is seen.
The Bleep test consist of a shuttle run over twenty metres. It is conducted on a flat surface which starts easy and gets increasingly harder, starting at level one and finishing on level twenty three. For this test, there is a countdown of five seconds to start and after each minute the time interval decreases between beeps. This table would show the distances needed to be covered and also the levels.…show more content… In order to do this test, thirty five metres would be marked out on a running surface, with a fifteen minutes warm up (running movements), the whole idea is to sprint thirty five metres, flat out while timing. The time rating would be displayed below
Time Rating
• Less than 4.8 seconds Excellent.
• 4.8 to 5.5 seconds Good.
• 5.6 to 6.0 seconds Average.
• More than 6 seconds Poor. http://www.fireservice.co.uk/fitness/howfitareyou The twelve minute run test is the same as the sprint test; the only difference is it can be done on a running track or at a set treadmill to level one incline. The main idea for this is to run as far as you can for twelve minutes. The ages and the rates would be shown below
Age: under 40
• Over 2,700m – Excellent
• 2,300m to 2,700m – Good.
• 1,900m to 2,299m – Average.
• 1,500m to 1,899m – Below Average.
• Less than 1,500m – Poor.
Age: over 40
• Over 2,500m –
