Re: Lets come up with a test of basic fitness.
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There should be a speed component, like 100m in under a certain time.
[/ QUOTE ]Except that speed and fitness have nothing to do with one another.
The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test is a good one. Dead-hang pullups (hands either way, can switch midway so long as you don't dismount the bar), crunches (2 minutes), and a 3-mile run. A 300 (perfect score) requires 20 pullups, 100 crunches, and an 18 minute run. Obviously anyone who scores a 300 is in excellent shape, not just ok, average-adult-guy shape. Generally a 225 ("1st class") is considered "passing," though that's very much below average in the Marine Corps. Scoring works like this:
*5 points per pullup
*1 point per crunch
*-1 point for every ten seconds over 18:00 on run
So, for example, if I do 13 pullups, 85 crunches, and run a 22:00, that's (65) + (85) + (76) = 226.
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Jeebus, running 3 miles in 18 minutes sounds almost impossible. Seriously, you would have to be in peak physical condition to do that.
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