Fitness test
You will need to be in fairly good condition to pass this police fitness test.
Because police must be able to run for a reasonable distance, as part of your assessment, you will be tested to ensure your fitness levels are high enough.
It's a thorough test, but don't worry, it's not about being super fit. We only want to make sure you would be physically able to carry out your duties. Expect to be tested on two key fitness requirements:
- dynamic strength - involves performing five seated chest pushes and five seated back pulls on the Dyno machine to measure your strength.
- endurance - you will be asked to run to and fro along a 15 metre track in time with a series of bleeps, which become increasingly faster.
If you don't meet the standard first time around, you can take the test again up to a maximum of three times.