% Fat

Flexibility

Bench Press

Sit-ups

Push-Ups

1.5 mile run

Measures body composition

Measures lower back and hamstring flexibility

Sit & Reach Test

(inches)

Measures upper body muscular strength

(1 RM bench

press ratio)

Measures core body muscular endurance

( #/minute)

Measures upper body muscular endurance

(maximum #)

Measures cardio respiratory capacity

(minutes: seconds)

 

 

Physical Assessment Minimum Standards for Entrance into the Police Academy: 40th Percentile Requirements[1]

(MINIMUM STANDARDS TO BE ACCEPTED INTO THE ACADEMY)

FEMALE

% Fat

Flexibility

Bench Press

Sit-ups

Push-Ups

1.5 mile run

20-29

22.7%

19.3

.59

32

15

15:05

30-39

24.6%

18.3

.53

25

11

15:56

40-49

27.6%

17.3

.50

20

9

17:11

50-59

30.4%

16.8

.44

14

7

19:10

 

Physical Assessment Minimum Standards: 50th Percentile Requirements

(MINIMUM STANDARDS TO GRADUATE FROM THE ACADEMY)

FEMALE

% Fat

Flexibility

Bench Press

Sit-ups

Push-Ups

1.5 mile run

20-29

21.0

20.0

.65

35

18

14:15

30-39

22.6

19.0

.57

27

14

15:14

40-49

25.6

18.0

.52

22

11

16:13

50-59

28.8

17.9

.46

17

n/a

18:05

 

[1] Standards by age and gender were developed by the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research.

 



[1] Standards by age and gender were developed by the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research.