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Firefit Police Fitness Test PresentationGT PDF
Firefit Police Fitness Test PresentationGT PDF
2016
Recommendation 33
A fitness test should be introduced in September 2013 for all
police officers and staff in England and Wales required to
undertake personal safety training.
Participants should be required to attain level 5:4 on a 15-metre
shuttle run.
From September 2014, those who fail the test three times should
be subject to the appropriate disciplinary procedures.
BACKGROUND OVERVIEW
1980s: 1.5m run (12mins) >>>>>> 20m MSFT Bleep test (9:6)
Press Ups & Sit Ups/min, Body Fat%, Sit & Reach, Grip Strength,
Standing Long Jump
Results Score from computer programme
1990s : Loughborough University : 15mMSFT (Level 8/1), Press Ups,
Speed & Agility, Grip Strength
2004: 15m MSFT reduced to Level 5/4, Push and Pull
January 2012:
• Chief Constables’ Council supported new job-related fitness tests
(JRFTs) for specialist posts recommended by the Police Advisory
Board of England and Wales & Fitness Testing Working Group.
• The tests and standards for the 13 specialist posts were based
on physiological data from officers undertaking role-based
training exercises (Brewer 2010).
• 15m MSFT specific performance levels to be achieved that
closely matched the job-related physiological responses.
AEROBIC FITNESS STANDARDS FOR SPECIALIST POSTS (Brewer 2010)
* Aerobic Capacity must be at least this value in order to attain the Recommended Standard
AEROBIC FITNESS STANDARDS FOR SPECIALIST POSTS (Brewer 2010)
* Aerobic Capacity must be at least this value in order to attain the Recommended Standard
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE TEST
2015:
• KS commissioned by Cumbria Constabulary to adapt CTWT as
an alternative test for PST-JRFT (15m MSFT Level 5/4:
35mlsO2/kg/min)
• Commission extended to develop an alternative treadmill test for
the 13 Specialist Posts
• Chester Treadmill Police Walk Test (CTPWT) for 11 Specialist
Posts requiring 35-41mlsO2/kg/min
• Chester Treadmill Police Run Test (CTPRT) for 2 Specialist
Firearms Posts (ARV & DIAFO) requiring 46 & 51mlsO2/kg/min
• University of Chester commissioned by Cumbria Constabulary to
undertake reliability & validity study
CTPWT Protocol and Oxygen Cost at each Level
Treadmill Speed: 6.0km/hr
(Sykes 2015)
CTPWT TARGET TIME FOR PERSONAL SAFETY TRAINING (PST)
* Aerobic Capacity must be at least this value to attain the target time
CTPWT TARGET TIMES & 15MSFT SHUTTLE LEVELS FOR SPECIALISTS POSTS
* Aerobic Capacity must be at least this value in order to attain the CTWTP target time and/or 15m
Shuttle Run Level
CTPWT TARGET TIMES & 15MSFT SHUTTLE LEVELS FOR SPECIALISTS POSTS
* Aerobic Capacity must be at least this value in order to attain the CTWTP target time and/or 15m
Shuttle Run Level
CTPRT TREADMILL PROTOCOL AND OXYGEN COST AT EACH LEVEL
(Sykes 2015)
CTPRT TREADMILL PROTOCOL AND OXYGEN COST AT EACH LEVEL
(Sykes 2015)
BORG RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION CHART
End point
CHESTER TREADMILL POLICE TESTS AS ALTERNATIVES TO 15M SHUTTLE RUNNING
A Research Report
Dr Mike Morris PhD, Elizabeth Morris MSc, Professor Kevin Sykes PhD
• 78 UK Police officers (60 males, 18 females) volunteered to take part in the study
(age: 42 ± 7 years; BMI: 26.1 ± 3.5
• Familiar with treadmill walking and/or running
• Attended University of Chester on 2 separate occasions
• Blood pressure, resting heart rate, weight/height recorded.
• Participants did CTPWT or CTPRT according to their self-reported performance of
the 15m MSFT, (i.e. 5:4-7:6 Walk Test), 9:4-10:5 Run Test)
• Minimum 24 hours between testing days to allow recovery time and within 2
weeks to limit the effect of time or changes to fitness.
• During exercise, heart rate, RPE and VO2 measured.
Validation of Chester Treadmill POLICE WALK & RUN Tests
University of Chester
Firefit Annual Conference - 13th and 14th Oct
2016
* Aerobic Capacity must be at least this value to attain the target time