{"id":620,"date":"2019-05-18T18:46:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T18:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/?page_id=620"},"modified":"2019-05-19T18:46:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T18:46:24","slug":"physical-fitness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/physical-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"620\" class=\"elementor elementor-620\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70fec221 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70fec221\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-784310d0\" data-id=\"784310d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fec9d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fec9d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Physical Fitness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the aims of the Canadian Cadet Movement is to promote physical fitness. \u00a0At 2472 RCACC, the\u00a0first Tuesday of every month is usually designated as a Sports Parade (See training schedule for confirmation).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A high standard of physical fitness is a requirement for many advanced training courses and exchanges. \u00a0To safely and effectively complete training, it is important that cadets be fit and healthy. \u00a0Before applying for certain courses and exchanges, cadets may be required to achieve a certain level on the Cadet Fitness Assessment.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Cadet Fitness Assessment:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The procedure for assessing the fitness level of cadets was revised in 2010. \u00a0The Cadet Fitness Assessment (CFA) replaces the Army Cadet Fitness Test (ACFT). Portions have been updated as of April 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Four levels may be achieved. \u00a0These include Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Excellence. \u00a0Criteria for each level differs according to age and gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The CFA is composed of five evaluations, which are designed to evaluate cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility. \u00a0These tests include:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20-meter shuttle run test\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (cardiovascular)<\/li>\n<li>push-ups \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(muscular strength)<\/li>\n<li>sit-ups \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (muscular strength)<\/li>\n<li>back saver sit and reach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (flexibility)<\/li>\n<li>shoulder stretch \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (flexibility)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>CRITERIA FOR FITNESS LEVELS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The overall incentive level is based on the level achieved in each section. The lowest incentive level of the push-ups, sit-ups,\u00a0back saver sit and reach, and the\u00a0shoulder stretch is dropped.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The overall incentive level is based on the lowest of the remaining four.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The levels are based on age and gender and are rated as Participated, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CFA-Female.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cadet Fitness Assessment &#8211; Female Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CFA-Male.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cadet Fitness Assessment &#8211; Male Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical Fitness One of the aims of the Canadian Cadet Movement is to promote physical fitness. \u00a0At 2472 RCACC, the\u00a0first Tuesday of every month is usually designated as a Sports Parade (See training schedule for confirmation). \u00a0 A high standard of physical fitness is a requirement for many advanced training courses and exchanges. \u00a0To safely&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-620","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":885,"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/620\/revisions\/885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2472armycadets.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}