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Passed my fitness test - yipee!
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:yippe: Every year I have to pass a fitness test for the Army, and for this year I had mine this morning.
:yippe: I passed!!! :yippe: Wahoo! Thought I wouldn't pass the run as I haven't done much fitness recently and been really lazy.
Also did reasonably well on the press ups and sit ups. :yippe:
:yippe: Three of us were girls, one of the others I lapped :yippe: , and the other one I was about to lap when she dropped out :yippe: . I was the only girl to pass so feeling quite chuffed with myself! :yippe:
:yippe: I passed!!! :yippe: Wahoo! Thought I wouldn't pass the run as I haven't done much fitness recently and been really lazy.
Also did reasonably well on the press ups and sit ups. :yippe:
:yippe: Three of us were girls, one of the others I lapped :yippe: , and the other one I was about to lap when she dropped out :yippe: . I was the only girl to pass so feeling quite chuffed with myself! :yippe:
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Thank you!
How far is the run and do you have a time limit?
We had to do two laps of an athletics track for a warm up, do some stretches then do (for girls in the army - differs for guys and different forces) 21 press ups or more in 2 minutes (hands beneath shoulders - no wider, feet no more than 30cm apart, go down until arms are at 90 degrees) I did 32 I think (can't quite remember but it was just over 30).
Then had to do 50 sit ups or more in 2 mins (shoulders have to touch the ground, feet together, fingertips on collar bone, elbows not allowed to lose contact with the body). I did 64 ish
Then had to do 800 metres in under 5 mins for a warm up, then a mile an a half (2400metres) in 13 mins or under. I did it but only just in 12mins 41secs!
But I was the only girl to pass all three. One girl failed all three and the other only just passed press ups, did well on sit ups but then dropped out of the run just as I was about to lap her!
Bah.
Don't worry I went straight to the chippy and had donnor meat and chips afterwards! Also, went to Pizza Hut for the buffet the other day - was sooo GOOOOOD!
I'm not worried about my fitness. Actually, I'm quite proud of myself. During one week, I ran a total of 50 km and improved my results on the bleep test.
Bleep test is sort of a test on one's endurance... Every time the stereo beeps, you must have reached either side. Clarification: you are running backwards and forwards. The time intervals between the beeps gradually become less.
I could have done a lot better though. It's all about willpower in the end.
Torture.
Oh my goodness; the bleep test! I remember that.. to me, that was absolute torture! I dance for around 3 hours a day, but can't run anywhere to save my life - I always came last in cross country too.. if I actually managed to finish the course!
Anyway, congrats! :thumb:
Congrats!
:eek2:
no chance anymore tho
Got 11.2.
I'm going to train hard this year and so next year I will hopefully do more press ups, more sit ups and a better time on the run.
I think passing it has given me the confidence to train, and now that I know how good it feels to pass, I will get an even better feeling when I pass with a bigger margin!
I have been so stiff today though! I had a bath this morning and almost couldn't sit up and get out! It took a while. Hehe! I have been hobbling round the house like an old woman!