Fitness Testing for USA Police Departments
Recruits for State Police Departments around the US are required to undergo fitness assessments as part of the recruitment process and also sometimes ongoing tests once they are employed. Below are links to some information about the fitness test requirements and standards for different departments around the US. This information is presented as examples and for discussion and may be out of date - for the latest information see current official sources.
Departments
Federal Law Enforcement: FBI, Secret Service
The fitness testing requirements for the Police Departments of the following regions.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky Law Enforcement
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon State police/ fitness testing includes push-ups, sit-ups and a 2-mile run (from March 2007)
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington State Criminal Justice
National LawFit Challenge
The National LawFit Challenge is an annual event where hundreds of police officers compete in fitness tests and obstacles to determine who has the most physically fit law enforcement officers in the country. All law enforcement agencies in the United States can participate.
The LawFit Challenge consists of a series of six fitness and job related competitive events:
- One Repetition Maximum Bench Press (Based of percentage of Body weight)
- One minute timed Sit-Up Test
- Pull-Ups
- Flexibility test
- 1.5 Mile Run
- 200 yard Agility Course (Suspect Pursuit)
Related Pages
- Fitness testing for other law enforcement agencies
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