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VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. With health and well-being of airmen in mind, the Air Force has set strict fitness standards for active duty and Reserve members.

Each airman must pass a physical fitness test consisting of aerobic, muscular and body composition elements.

For the aerobic element, airmen must complete a timed 1.5 mile run; for the muscular element, they must do as many push-ups and sit-ups as possible in separate, one-minute periods; and for body composition, they must have the circumference of their abdomens measured. All components must be done in a three-hour window.

Standards for passing the 100-point test are based on age and gender, with age groups broken into 10-year increments. In most circumstances, tests are administered annually. Scores of 90 and above are excellent, 75 to 89.99 satisfactory and less than 75 unsatisfactory.

If they score a 90 or better, its yearly, if its less than a 90 it is every six months, said Kellie Jensen, fitness program coordinator at Vance Air Force Base Bradley Fitness and Sports Center.

To help airmen pass their fitness tests, as well as to promote healthy lifestyles, the Vance fitness center offers a wide variety of programs.

We have educational classes, we have incentive programs, we have group exercise classes that are actually designated as fitness improvement program classes, which means they are sufficient enough to help you prepare for a PT test, said Jensen.

Among the classes offered are strength training, spinning, yoga, PiYo, Zumba and Turbo Kick. A natural running clinic also is offered.

Its all gait analysis, said Jensen. We look at their running form and try to offer corrections and show them what good running form should look like.

Jensen and Joel Urdang, health promotions program coordinator at Vance, offer a running class consisting of their top 10 tips for runners.

Its not necessarily intervention for a failed PT test, said Urdang. That could be somebody who is doing great on their PT test but they say, Let me see if theres something in that top 10 that I could add to my toolbox.

Jensen also develops individual workout plans for airmen.

Beginning each January the fitness center offers a program called Soar Into Shape, which focuses on helping participants develop healthy lifestyles.Soar into Shape participants are awarded points for meeting weight goals of losing, gaining or maintaining weight, healthy eating routines and regular exercise.

If an airman fails the PT test, his or her commander can order specific interventions, said Urdang, depending on where help is needed. If an airman fails the run portion, Jensen will meet with them for a cardio intervention, while there will be a strength intervention if they fail the push-up/sit-up part of the exam. If the airmans waist circumference does not measure up, Urdang will perform a healthy weight intervention.

Theres also another option, although we encourage commanders never to make it the only option, said Urdang. Theres online training that can be included as one of the interventions for a failed PT test.

If smoking is a factor in a failed fitness test, Urdang will meet with the airman and discuss the tobacco-cessation program he directs.

They cant require someone to quit smoking, but they can encourage them to explore it because maybe they failed their run time, Urdangsaid.Most of the work that I do from the health promotions side is more lifestyle change, getting people to think about reducing some of their risky behaviors related to lifestyle-related diseases.

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