Fitness

The goal of the cadet physical fitness program is to make cadets physically fit and to motivate them to develop a lifelong habit of exercising regularly.

The first method to achieve this goal is to have the units create a fitness program.
The second method is testing the cadets using the Cadet Physical Fitness Test (CPFT).

Video Demonstrations
The Coral Springs Cadet Squadron from Florida Wing created the following videos on how to conduct the CPFT.

Curl-Ups	Mile Run
Right Angle Push-Ups	Shuttle Run
Sit and Reach

Safety Guidelines for the Shuttle Run
This is a review of the guidlines for the Shuttle Run. Please pay close attention to these guidelines when administering the CPFT.

AWARDS

President's Active Lifestyle Award
Because the primary goal of the cadet physical fitness program, to develop a lifelong habit of exercising regularly, is closely aligned with the President's Challenge, cadets may qualify for President's Challenge Awards. For details, see President's Challenge.

The Presidential Physical Fitness Award
Because the cadet physical fitness test is aligned with the PCPFS fitness test, cadets may be eligible for awards sponsored by the President's Council. For more information, see the Fitness Challenge 2009 Flyer.

Squadron Physical Fitness Award
A semi-annual award based on the overall scores of their cadets on the CPFT. For details, see the Fitness Challenge 2009 Flyer.

How to Request the Squadron Physical Fitness Award
To apply for the Squadron Physical Fitness Award, send the following information via email to strupp@capnhq.gov

Please include the following:

Unit name and charter number
Name and phone/email address of senior member project officer
Roster of all cadets (as of May 1 or November 1) and their percentile score on the CPFT (50th, 60th, 70th)
Date of test
Level of award you are requesting (Gold, Silver or Bronze)

Application Timeframe
Spring - Test any day in May Request award by 15 June
Fall - Test any day in November Request award by 15 December

* An important issue about the CPFT needs to be clarified in the procedures to retest a cadet. The wording “When retesting, all events required for their physical fitness category must be completed and passed” means that the cadet cannot bank the events he might have passed the first time the cadet took the test. The cadet must test the entire test over again. This does not add any additional requirement that they would now need to pass all 5 sections of the CPFT.