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I know the Army requires so many sit-ups, push-ups, and to finish a 2 mile run in under so many minutes, but what are the Marines requirements for their fitness test in boot camp for women?

What are you required to do, and how many times in how long of time? For WOMEN, not men.

Don’t reply unless you actually know or you will just look stupid.

Form
[edit] Pull-up
The standard Marine Corps pull-up begins at the "dead-hang" with arms locked out and the body hanging motionless. A successful pull-up is performed without excess motion, the body rising until the chin is above the bar, and body lowered back to the "dead-hang" position. Changes in grip are allowed as long as the feet don’t touch the ground and only the hands come in contact with the pull-up bar. There is no time limit.

[edit] Flexed arm hang
Female Marines perform the flexed hang instead of the pull-up. The flexed hang is started with the chin above the pull-up bar. The timer is started and does not stop until the arms become fully extended. The feet may not touch the ground or any part of the pull-up bar at any time.

[edit] Crunches
Crunches are executed with the feet flat on the ground or 12 inches apart (which ever is more comfortable), knees bent at a 90 degree angle, and your arms on your ribcage or chest. One crunch is completed when the upper body is lifted until both arms touch the thighs and then lowered until the shoulder blades touch the ground. The arms must be in constant contact with the chest or rib cage; the buttocks must be in constant contact with the ground. The exercise is performed with the heel of your foot always on the ground. The Marine is given two minutes to complete the exercise. Males must complete 44 Crunches to pass exercise.

[edit] 3-mile run
Three miles on reasonably flat ground are run as quickly as possible. (Actual distance may vary slightly.)

[edit] Scoring
Marine Corps PFTs are scored the following way for males:

Pull-ups: Each complete pull-up is worth 5 points up to a maximum of 100 points (20 pull-ups). Additional pull-ups beyond 20 are not counted and do not add to the score.
Crunches: Each completed crunch is worth 1 point up to a maximum of 100 points. Any crunches completed after the two minute time limit are not counted and do not add to the score.
Three mile run: A perfect score of 100 points is achieved by completing the run in less than 18 minutes. One point is deducted from the score for each additional ten seconds that it takes to complete the run. Completing the run in less than 18 minutes does not add to the score.
Marine Corps PFTs are scored the following way for females:

Flex-arm hang: The maximum score of 100 points is achieved when the Marine maintains the flex-arm hang for 70 seconds. The clock is stopped when the Marine drops off the bar or the arms become fully extended. The Marines chin at no time is allowed to touch the bar. The score is calculated by subtracting the actual hang time in seconds from the maximum hang time (70 seconds) and deducting two points for each second of difference.
Crunches: Each completed crunch is worth 1 point up to a maximum of 100 points. Any crunches completed after the two minute time limit are not counted and do not add to the score. (Note: This is the only event that is scored identically to the male event.
Three mile run: A perfect score of 100 points is achieved by completing the run in less than 21 minutes. One point is deducted from the score for each additional ten seconds that it takes to complete the run. Completing the run in less than 21 minutes does not add to the score.
[edit] Maximums and minimums
To earn a perfect PFT score of 300 points, a male must do 20 pull-ups, 100 crunches in less than two minutes, and complete the three mile run in 18 minutes or less. A female perfect score is 70 seconds on the flexed arm hang, 100 crunches, and a 21 minute three mile run. Marines who score above a 285 receive certifications as an award for their higher than average fitness.

Marine Corps PFT Classification Scores - Male and Female
Class Age 17-26 Age 27-39 Age 40-45 Age 46+
1st 225 200 175 150
2nd 175 150 125 100
3rd 135 110 88 65

The minimum a male Marine must complete are 3 pull-ups, 50 crunches, and a 28 minute 3-mile run. The minimum a female Marine must complete are 15 seconds on a flexed arm hang, 44 crunches and a 30 minute 3-mile run. Note that merely completing the minimum in each category is not sufficient for passing the test (i.e., one must achieve a passing score and complete at least the minimum in each category in order to pass the test).[1]

Minimums and Age Adjustment - Male and Female
Age Pull-Ups Flexed Arm Hang Crunches 3-Mile Run Male 3-Mile Run Female
17-26 3 15 Seconds 50 28:00 31:00
27-39 3 15 Seconds 45 29:00 32:00
40-45 3 15 Seconds 45 30:00 33:00
46+ 3 15 Seconds 40 33:00 36:00

Hello, I am 15 years old and I am obsessed with fitness and nutrition.I have no idea what to take in high school to become a personal trainer and maybe even a nutritionist. The only thing I am taking in High School now is Food for Fitness and Food and Nutrition. What other things do I have to take to become a future Fitness Trainer.

You’ll need to be an experienced athlete yourself (which you probably are, with all the athletic activities you are doing) and you will need to take some courses after you finish high school.

You will need the following:

1. AFAA (Aerobics and fitness association of America)

2. NSCA ( National strength and conditioning association)

3. ACE ( American council on exercise)

4. NASM ( American college of sports medicine)

5. A degree from a post secondary institution in one or more of ( Physiology, exercise science, kinesiology, physical education, sports medicine, fitness management.)

6. Experience (two years normally)

I got the answer from my source below.

I know that a footballer needs to have a very high level of fitness to run around for 90 minutes but could someone explain the fitness requirements?
Thanks!

They do things like run up and down step stairs - in a 10 storey building several times a day as well as rigorous training. There is also sprinting, running backwards and other gruelling training.

I am fourteen and have to do fitness for GCSE and i want to do a fitness dvd, what is the best one to watch online?
Or Buy?

Slimtree has a wide variety of workouts that are free to watch without joining http://www.myspace.com/exercisevideos/videos/all

I am interested in what other men in their fifties do for high level fitness training. I have been working out throughout my adult life but I wonder how other guys have adapted their workouts.

Many men don’t get regular physicals. If you have seen your doctor and have been given approval, then up your level. For this, talk to a trainer who understands the needs of men at this age. If your knees are in good shape, and your heart is good, and you pass a Thalium stress test, I don’t see why there would be a need to cut back.

I need a fitness program that will get me in shape for the Marine Corps. I have about one and a half years until I start NROTC.

Do these workouts:

PPPA: Push/Pull/Press/Abs

First, pushup/pull-up supersets. For example, 10 pulls, 25 pushes, 8 pulls, 20 pushes, 6 and 15. The numbers increase each time you do it. By week 8 or 9, I believe it’s something like pull-ups: 16/14/12 and pushups 45/40/35. Ouch.

Ammo can press/crunch supersets come next. I think the ammo cans are 20 or 30 pounds each (full of sand.) This is a great preparation for the CFT and PFT. These are timed events, so you end up doing about 2 min/1.5/1 minute for ammo can presses, alternating with crunches of about the same time.

Fartleks

Fartleks are 3-5 mile runs, interspersed with workouts every half mile or so. Fartleks are very similar to the Run Course/Mec Weight (or something like that) where you just don’t run as far, and do more workouts. An awesome cardio workout.

Example exercises: Pushups, pull-ups, crunches, sit-ups, frog sit-ups (wide knees like you’re doing a groin stretch), diamond pushups, body squats, bend and thrusts, burpees, dips, mountain climbers, sprints

Also when you get close to going to OCS, start doing practice humps (aka hikes) with boots and weights in a backpack.

I need to know what is the maximum number of independent variables that introduce my fitness function and GA result and speed is good with this fitness function? In other word, what kind of fitness function I can use? What is it`s maximum number of independent variables?

use perhaps the Riemann’s dzeta function

I have bought my kids a snakebyte fitness board and I have followed all the instructions and cannot sync the fitness board to my Wii. Can anybody please help me?

A lot of people have a tough time syncing their balance boards. Here are some syncing tips:
-be sure the batteries in your balance board are NEW.
-make sure the Wii Fit disc is in the Wii console and don’t try to sync the balance board until prompted.
-hold the balance board VERY CLOSE to the Wii console while they are trying to sync. In fact, have it almost touching the Wii, just to be sure.
-here are some more tips/troubleshooting help:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/ts/balanceBoard.jsp

I’m thinking of becoming a personal fitness instructor. I myself have a trainer to help me get in shape. Since I won’t be meeting with my trainer for the time being. What are some good schools to get certify, how much do they make yearly, and what are the chances of getting hired?

are you looking to become a personal trainer or someone that teaches group fitness classes such as aerobics? if it’s the latter don’t expect to make much money at all but if you are wanting to become a personal trainer then i will say that the money can be very good depending on if you are.

if you are in the states a few organizations come to mind such as A.C.E which i think stands for American council on exercise. the I.S.S.A international sports sciences association and if you are up with me in canada Can fit pro is available with many others.

the most important thing you can do is go to as many gyms as you can just to ask them what organization they will accept a certification from but if you’re not a good trainer in the gym then it doesn’t matter where you got your course from. you simply have to know your stuff but most trainers fail because they themselves don’t know proper form when working out and i have seen it from every gym i have been to and i have been in lots of gyms over the past 23 years.