FireFit
Fitness Profiles
Utilizing
percentile data from the fitness tests of 2045 male firefighters
and 218 female firefighters Dr. Bever has developed fitness profiles
based on age and gender. Five categories (Excellent, Good,
Average, Below Average, Poor) describing levels of officer
fitness have been developed for bench press, push-ups, sit-ups,
sit & reach, pull-ups, 1.5 mile run, and the work performance
test.
Bench
Press
| Gender
Age |
Male
£
20-29 |
Female
£
20-29 |
Male
30-39 |
Female
30-39 |
Male
40-49 |
Female
40+ |
Male
50+ |
| Excellent |
118
|
120 |
122 |
125 |
116
|
85 |
127 |
| Good |
107-117
|
86-119 |
109-121
|
85-124 |
95-115
|
82-84 |
106-126 |
| Average |
100-106 |
80-85 |
100-108 |
82-84 |
85-94
|
64-81 |
100-105 |
| Below
Average |
93-99 |
74-79
|
92-99 |
71-81 |
72-84 |
46-63 |
86-99 |
| Poor |
£92 |
£
73 |
£
91 |
£
70 |
£71 |
£
45 |
£
85 |
*
Bench Press scores represent percentage of body weight lifted.
Sit-Ups
| Gender
Age |
Male
£
20-29 |
Female
£
20-29 |
Male
30-39 |
Female
30-39 |
Male
40-49 |
Female
40+ |
Male
50+ |
| Excellent |
54 |
55 |
55 |
56 |
50 |
58 |
50 |
| Good |
50-53 |
50-54 |
47-54 |
49-55 |
42-49 |
39-57 |
45-49 |
| Average |
46-49 |
44-49 |
41-46 |
43-48 |
36-41 |
35-38 |
36-44 |
| Below
Average |
44-45 |
41-43 |
36-40 |
49-42 |
30-35 |
29-34 |
29-35 |
| Poor |
£
43 |
£
40 |
£
35 |
£
38 |
£
29 |
£
28 |
£
28 |
Sit
& Reach
| Gender
Age |
Male
£
20-29 |
Female
£
20-29 |
Male
30-39 |
Female
30-39 |
Male
40-49 |
Female
40+ |
Male
50+ |
| Excellent |
41 |
48 |
42 |
46 |
39 |
49 |
38 |
| Good |
36-40 |
43-47 |
36-41 |
43-45 |
34-38 |
41-48 |
34-37 |
| Average |
33-35 |
40-42 |
32-35 |
37-42 |
31-33 |
32-40 |
28-33 |
| Below
Average |
28-32 |
36-39 |
27-31 |
31-36 |
27-30 |
30-31 |
25-27 |
| Poor |
£
27 |
£
35 |
£
26 |
£
30 |
£
26 |
£
29 |
£
24 |
Pull-Ups
| Gender
Age |
Male
£
20-29 |
Female
£
20-29 |
Male
30-39 |
Female
30-39 |
Male
40-49 |
Female
40+ |
Male
50+ |
| Excellent |
14 |
5 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
| Good |
10-13 |
2-4 |
10-13 |
1-5 |
7-9 |
1-3 |
7-10 |
| Average |
7-9 |
0 |
7-9 |
0 |
5-6 |
0 |
5-6 |
| Below
Average |
5-6 |
0 |
5-6 |
0 |
3-4 |
0 |
3-4 |
| Poor |
£
4 |
0 |
£
4 |
0 |
£
2 |
0 |
£
2 |
Run
| Gender
Age |
Male
£
20-29 |
Female
£
20-29 |
Male
30-39 |
Female
30-39 |
Male
40-49 |
Female
40+ |
Male
50+ |
|
Excellent |
£
10:12 |
£
10:38 |
£10:27 |
£
10:56 |
£10:56 |
£
11:20 |
£
10:58 |
| Good |
10:13-11:20 |
10:39-11:59 |
10:28-11:26 |
10:57-12:09 |
10:57-11:55 |
11:21-12:14 |
10:59-13:03 |
| Average |
11:21-11:59 |
12:00-12:36 |
11:27-12:10 |
12:10-13:14 |
11:56-13:00 |
12:15-13:24 |
13:04-14:33 |
| Below
Average |
12:00-12:40 |
12:37-13:23 |
12:11-13:07 |
13:15-14:27 |
13:01-14:26 |
13:25-15:22 |
14:34-15:59 |
| Poor |
³
12:39 |
³
13:24 |
³
13:08 |
³
14:28 |
³
14:27 |
³
15:23 |
³
16:00 |
**
Because of the small number of female subjects age 50 and over,
only median scores were listed.
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