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.
Click here to watch Times journalist David Aaronovitch take a fitness assessment for the first time at our Hampstead Heath venue.
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 |
12.19 - 7.40
mins
|
1-20 Reps** |
1-37
Reps |
1-14
Reps |
200-99 secs |
| Points |
1-38
|
1-20 |
1-37 |
1-28 |
1-36
|
| Intermediate Level |
7.39 -
6.19mins |
21-45 Reps |
38-65
Reps |
15-30
Reps |
98-86 Secs |
| Points |
38-71 |
21-45 |
38-65 |
29-72
|
38-72 |
| Advanced Level |
4.22-
6.18mins |
46-100 Reps |
65-100
Reps |
30-50
Reps |
86-62 Secs |
| Points |
72-100 |
46-100 |
72-100 |
52-100 |
72-100 |
*HPS=highest possible score **Reps=Repititions
As a rough guide, fitness levels for classes are based on the following:
| Class |
Points |
| Novices Level |
0 - 159 |
| Intermediate Level |
160 - 325 |
| Advanced Level |
326 - 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.
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| Location | Date and Time |
| Aberdeen: Duthie Park |
Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Brighton: Hove Park |
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 at 18:00
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| Brighton: Preston Park |
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 at 18:00
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| Bristol: Clifton Downs |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Camberley: Frimley Lodge Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 11:30
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| Cambridge: Coldham's Common |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Cardiff: Pontcanna Fields |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Cheltenham: Pittville Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Edinburgh: Holyrood Park |
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Edinburgh: Inverleith Park |
Monday, 22 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Edinburgh: Meadows |
Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Glasgow: Bellahouston |
Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Glasgow: Kelvingrove Park |
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 at 18:00
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| Guildford: Stoke park |
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Liverpool: Sefton Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| London: Battersea Park |
Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 19:00
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| London: Blackheath |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:30
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| London: Clapham Common |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 09:30
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| London: Hampstead Heath |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 09:00
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| London: Hyde Park |
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 at 19:30
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| London: Old Deer Park |
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Manchester: Bruntwood Park |
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Manchester: Heaton |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Manchester: Platt Fields |
Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Manchester: Sale Water Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Newcastle: Leazes Park |
Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Oxford: South Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Perth: North Inch Park |
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Plymouth: Central Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Portsmouth: Southsea Common |
Monday, 22 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Reading: Prospect Park |
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Reigate: Priory Park |
Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 19:00
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| Sheffield: Graves Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Southampton: Southampton Common |
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 at 19:00
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| St Albans: Verulamium Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:30
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| Tunbridge Wells: Tunbridge Wells Common |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 10:00
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| Watford: Cassiobury Park |
Saturday, 27 February 2010 at 08:30
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