Performing push ups in a Physical Fitness Test

A physical fitness test is a test designed to measure physical strength, agility, and/or endurance. They are commonly employed in educational institutions as part of the physical education curriculum, in medicine as part of diagnostic testing, and as eligibility requirements in fields that focus on physical ability such as military or police. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A press up (North American English: push up) is a common strength training exercise performed while lying horizontal and face down, raising and lowering using the arms. ... The magnitude of physical strength, often referred to as just strength, determines the ability of a person or animal to exert force on physical objects using muscles. ... Agility definitions have traditionally centered around closed skill, change of direction speed movement. ... Look up Endurance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Physical instruction at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917 Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all areas of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ...

Throughout the 20th century, scientific evidence emerged demonstrating the usefulness of strength training and aerobic exercise in maintaining overall health, and more agencies began to incorporate standardized fitness testing. In the United States, the President's Council on Youth Fitness was established in 1956 as a way to encourage and monitor fitness in schoolchildren. Strength training is a blanket term for all exercises that develop the strength and size of skeletal muscles. ... In physical exercise, aerobic exercise is complementary to anaerobic exercise. ... The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is an American government organisation that aims to promote, encourage and motivate Americans of all ages to become physically active and participate in sports. History The Presidents Council on Youth Fitness was founded on 16 July 1956 to encourage American...

Examples

• Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), a test in the U.S. Army
• Harvard Step Test, a cardiovascular test
• Singapore's NPFAS; see National Physical Fitness Award
• Physical Readiness Test, a test in the U.S. Navy
• United States Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test, a test in the U.S. Marine Corps
• Work Capacity Test, a test for firefighters

Soldier conducting the push-ups during an APFT The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is designed to test the muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the US Army. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The National Physical Fitness Award Scheme (NAPFA) is a test of physical fitness for Singaporeans as part of Singapores Sports For Life programme. ... A test conducted by military organizations to determine the physical fitness of an ensign. ...

External links

• President's Council Physical Fitness Test standards
• New York City Police Department Job Standard Test
• Illinois State Police Physical Fitness Test