Table 3.
Fitness Testing Results of Volunteer Firefighters
| Fitness Test and Ranking Spectrum | % | Mean Normalized Rank | Mean Raw Score | ± SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sit-ups (reps/min) | 25th percentile | 27.3 | 10.5 | 0 | 49 | |
| n = 69 | ||||||
| Percentile Rank | ||||||
| 10th | 39.1% | |||||
| 20th | 23.2% | |||||
| 30th | 10.7% | |||||
| 40th | 13.0% | |||||
| 50th | 8.7% | |||||
| 60th | 5.8% | |||||
| 70th | 0% | |||||
| 80th | 0% | |||||
| 90th | 0% | |||||
| Push-ups (reps/min) | Very Good | 27.2 | 12.8 | 2 | 87 | |
| n = 72 | ||||||
| Ranking | ||||||
| Needs Improvement | 2.8% | |||||
| Fair | 9.7% | |||||
| Good | 8.3% | |||||
| Very Good | 33.3% | |||||
| Excellent | 45.8% | |||||
| YMCA Step Test (recovery HR, bpm) | Very Poor | 160.2 | 14.6 | 125 | 184 | |
| n = 62 | ||||||
| Ranking | ||||||
| Very Poor | 96.8% | |||||
| Poor | 3.2% | |||||
| Below Average | 0% | |||||
| Average | 0% | |||||
| Above Average | 0% | |||||
| Good | 0% | |||||
| Excellent | 0% |