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United States Air Force Fitness Assessment. Airman executing a push-up. The United States Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) is designed to test the body composition, muscular strength/endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the United States Air Force.
Apr 6, 2021 · To determine whether U.S. Air Force (AF) personnel are maintaining physical fitness, a fitness assessment (FA) is administered to airmen. This report presents an overview of research about FA components to ensure airmen readiness, support the National Defense Strategy, and promote a culture of health and well-being in the AF.
- Sean Robson, Isabel Leamon, Maria C. Lytell, Miriam Matthews, Margaret Chamberlin
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- 2021
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Jan 27, 2022 · A complete guide to the new Air Force fitness assessment. Published Jan. 27, 2022. Air Force Reserve Command. WARNER ROBINS, Ga. --. Jason Ham, Chief of Fitness and Health Promotion, HQ Air Force Reserve Command, explains the new fitness tests that will be available to Reserve Citizen Airmen and Air Force personnel.
fitness training program and individual fitness training, the Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) provides commanders with a tool to assist in the determination of overall physical fitness of their members.
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Air Force Reserve Command WARNER ROBINS, Georgia -- Jason Ham, Chief of Fitness and Health Promotion, HQ Air Force Reserve Command, explains the new fitness tests that will be available to Reserve Citizen Airmen and Air Force personnel.
As part of its fitness program, the AF administers a fitness assessment (FA) to all airmen that contains four components: (1) a 1.5-mile run or 2.0-kilometer walk, (2) abdominal circumference (AC) measurement, (3) push-ups, and (4) sit-ups.
May 26, 2021 · The Air Force will resume physical fitness testing July 1 with only three components: push-ups, sit-ups and the 1.5-mile run. Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points.
