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What is Fitness? What Does Being Physically Fit Mean?
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What is Fitness? What Does Being Physically Fit Mean?What is fitness and what does it mean to be physically "fit?" Physical fitness is defined as "a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity" (USDHHS, 1996). In other words, it is more than being able to run a long distance or lift a lot of weight at the gym. Being fit is not defined only by what kind of activity you do, how long you do it, or at what level of intensity. 
While these are important measures of fitness, they only address single areas. Overall fitness is made up of five main components:
References U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Physical activity and health: a report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1996. Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7181.php on 25 April 2010 Weight Tables Max Weight, by age (Female) Height Min Weight 17-20 21-27 28-39 40+ 58 91 119 121 122 124 59 94 124 125 126 128 60 97 128 129 131 133 61 100 132 134 135 137 62 104 136 138 140 142 63 107 141 143 144 146 64 110 145 147 149 151 65 114 150 152 154 156 66 117 155 156 158 161 67 121 159 161 163 166 68 125 164 166 168 171 69 128 169 171 173 176 70 132 174 176 178 181 71 136 179 181 183 186 72 140 184 186 188 191 73 144 189 191 194 197 74 148 194 197 199 202 75 152 200 202 204 208 76 156 205 207 210 213 77 160 210 213 215 219 78 164 216 218 221 225 79 168 221 224 227 230 80 173 227 230 233 236 Body Mass Index (BMI) Females As Per Army Regulation 600-9, Females are allowed the following Body Fat Standards. However, all personnel are encouraged to achieve the more stringent DOD goals which is 18 % body fat for males and 26 % body fat for females. Age Group 17-20: 30% Body Fat Age Group 21-27: 32% Body Fat Age Group 28-39: 34% Body Fat Age Group 40+: 36% Body Fat Personnel who are overweight, including Soldiers who become pregnant while on the weight control program: (1) Are nonpromotable (to the extent such nonpromotion is permitted by law). (2) Will not be assigned to command, command sergeant major or first sergeant positions. (3) Are not authorized to attend professional military schools. Max Weight, by age (Male) Height Min Weight 17-20 21-27 28-39 40+ 58 91 — — — — 59 94 — — — — 60 97 132 136 139 141 61 100 136 140 144 146 62 104 141 144 148 150 63 107 145 149 153 155 64 110 150 154 158 160 65 114 155 159 163 165 66 117 160 163 168 170 67 121 165 169 174 176 68 125 170 174 179 181 69 128 175 179 184 186 70 132 180 185 189 192 71 136 185 189 194 197 72 140 190 195 200 203 73 144 195 200 205 208 74 148 201 206 211 214 75 152 206 212 217 220 76 156 212 217 223 226 77 160 218 223 229 232 78 164 223 229 235 238 79 168 229 235 241 244 80 173 234 240 247 250 Body Mass Index (BMI) Males As Per Army Regulation 600-9, Males are allowed the following Body Fat Standards. However, all personnel are encouraged to achieve the more stringent DOD goals which is 18 % body fat for males and 26 % body fat for females. Age Group 17-20: 20% Body Fat Age Group 21-27: 22% Body Fat Age Group 28-39: 24% Body Fat Age Group 40+: 26% Body Fat Personnel who are overweight, including Soldiers who become pregnant while on the weight control program: (1) Are nonpromotable (to the extent such nonpromotion is permitted by law). (2) Will not be assigned to command, command sergeant major or first sergeant positions. (3) Are not authorized to attend professional military schools. Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) Score Charts Find the number of repetitions you did, or your run time in the leftmost column. Follow that over to the appropriate age/sex column to determine your score for each event. You must score at least 60 points on each event to pass. Each event is worth a maximum of 100 points, for a composite score of up to 300 points. However it is recommended that army officers, as leaders, score at least 270. You must pass all three events to pass the APFT. There are a plethora of websites available to help determine extended scale scores. One such website is: www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/physical_training/apft-calculator-online.shtml . The website also calculates the soldier’s body mass index and is helpful for tracking individual process throughout the year and between Diagnostic APFT (DAPFT).
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