BMF is certainly the most fun I've had for fitness exercise.  You and your colleagues are doing a great job
Nick Littlewood

 

As a marathon runner this is the best type of training for me
Didier Manier

 

The instructors just keep pushing you to get your best
John Davies

 

Why didn't I do this before?
Susan Wilson

 

Forget paying for gym membership - invest in BMF
Simon White

 

 

 
 

 
 

Fitness Assessments

Fitness Assessments are a series of exercises against the clock based on the Army Fitness Test, which we have adapted to suit our membership. It is voluntary, but is used as a way of monitoring your progress whilst training with British Military Fitness.

Assessments are held every month at each venue, normally in the last week of the month and will be confirmed by your class instructors. There is no need to complete a Fitness Assessment before you attend your free trial but the table below gives a rough idea of which ability level you should start at.

Assessments run alongside normal classes so you choose whether or not you wish to do it. To find out when the next Fitness Assessments are taking place, please see the Class Location page.

The Assessment

The Assessment is a great workout in itself and consists of a series of basic exercises designed to test strength and stamina:

  • A timed 1500 metre run (best effort)
  • Maximum repetitions over a 2 minute period for each of: Sit ups, Press ups and Burpees
  • 15 x 20 metre shuttle sprints (best effort)

Each of the five units is marked out of 100, see below.

The scoring system is as follows:

Exercise 1500m Run Press ups Sit ups Burpees Shuttle Sprints
HPS* (Points) 100 100 100 100 100
Novices Level 7.40mins + 1-20 Reps** 10-37
Reps
1-14
Reps
99-105 Secs
Points 5-34 1-22 5-37 1-14 5-32
Intermediate Level 6.30-
7.35mins
21-40 Reps 38-61
Reps
15-28
Reps
91-98 Secs
Points 36-62 24-60 38-60 15-48 34-46
Advanced Level

5.20-
6.25mins

41-60 Reps 62-85
Reps
29-41
Reps
84-90 Secs
Points 64-100 62-100 61-100 52-100 48-100

*HPS=highest possible score  **Reps=Repititions

As a rough guide, fitness levels for classes are based on the following:

Class Points
Novices Level 0 - 134
Intermediate Level 135 - 319
Advanced Level 320 - 500

We recommend that you take the Assessment once a month. You will be able to log on to the members area of the website to view your results and progress.

To return to the home page click here

Next Fitness Assessments
LocationDate and Time
Aberdeen: Duthie Park Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 19:00
Brighton: Hove Park Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 19:00
Brighton: Preston Park Monday, 29 September 2008 at 19:00
Bristol: Clifton Downs Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 10:00
Cambridge: Coldham's Common Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 10:00
Cardiff: Pontcanna Fields Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 10:00
Cheltenham: Pittville Park Sunday, 31 August 2008 at 10:00
Edinburgh: Inverleith Park Monday, 29 September 2008 at 19:00
Edinburgh: Meadows Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 19:00
Glasgow: Bellahouston Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 19:00
Glasgow: Kelvingrove Park Wednesday, 24 September 2008 at 18:00
Guildford: Stoke park Tuesday, 23 September 2008 at 19:00
Liverpool: Sefton Park Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 10:00
London: Battersea Park Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 19:00
London: Blackheath Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 10:00
London: Clapham Common Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 09:30
London: Finsbury Park Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 11:30
London: Hampstead Heath Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 09:30
London: Hyde Park Wednesday, 24 September 2008 at 19:30
London: Old Deer Park Wednesday, 24 September 2008 at 19:00
Newcastle: Leazes Park Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 19:00
Oxford: South Park Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 10:00
Perth: North Inch Park Tuesday, 23 September 2008 at 19:00
Portsmouth: Southsea Common Wednesday, 24 September 2008 at 00:00
Reading: Prospect Park Wednesday, 24 September 2008 at 19:00
Sheffield: Graves Park Tuesday, 23 September 2008 at 19:00
Southampton: Southampton Common Tuesday, 23 September 2008 at 19:00
Tunbridge Wells: Tunbridge Wells Common Saturday, 30 August 2008 at 10:00