| Not only is being a police officer mentally | | | | strength to restrain a person they may be dealing |
| challenging, you also need a fair amount of | | | | with and stamina to keep up with even the most |
| physical ability too. There is no shying away from | | | | determined and long lasting of criminals. |
| the gym tests when endeavouring to become a | | | | The police fitness requirements are necessary if |
| police officer in the UK. You need to pass the | | | | you are to be considered as a potential officer. |
| fitness tests to stand a chance of getting in, even | | | | You are allowed a maximum of three attempts |
| if some officers' fitness may have slipped a little | | | | to pass the tests after which you will fail your |
| since they joined. Nonetheless, you must pass the | | | | application. Anyone with a good level of fitness |
| police fitness requirements test before being | | | | should be able to pass these tests quite easily and |
| considered as an officer. | | | | there really should be no problem for a young and |
| There are two main components of the fitness | | | | fit adult. |
| test: strength and stamina. The strength test is a | | | | If there are any causes for concern then you can |
| series of five pushed and five pulls on a machine | | | | easily practice in the gym and ask a member of |
| that measures how hard you are able to push | | | | staff to test your push and pull strength. You can |
| and pull. The requirements for this are not very | | | | also approach a police officer if you need any |
| difficult and a active and healthy person should | | | | further advice on how to pass the fitness tests |
| have no real problems here. | | | | and gain an insight into how it will be. |
| The second part of the police fitness | | | | The police fitness requirements are a necessary |
| requirements is stamina. For this there is | | | | part of the selection process and officers of both |
| something called the bleep test. In essence you | | | | genders are required to pass the physical |
| have to run 15 meters and back again in between | | | | demands placed upon them. They all need the |
| bleeps. If you keep within the bleeps then you | | | | strength to restrain a criminal and also the |
| stay in and you fail when you are too slow. The | | | | stamina to be able to catch them up. |
| bleeps get progressively faster and faster until | | | | This is very important and there is no way you |
| you cannot run any more. The pass level for this | | | | can be accepted as a police recruit if you don't |
| test is not particularly high and anyone who gets | | | | pass these requirements. If you are able to pass |
| some kind of exercise in their lives shouldn't find | | | | then a very rewarding career may lie ahead, so |
| this test too difficult either. | | | | why not give yourself the best possible chance |
| There are many aspects of a policeman's job that | | | | and get down to the gym for some pre-test |
| require a great deal of physical ability. They need | | | | revision. |