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Physical Fitness Requirements

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s selection standards are high and those applying for a position as a Recruit Constable, Special Constable, or Auxiliary Constable must be physically fit. If you are not presently able to minimally meet all these standards, you may want to consider taking time to improve your level of competitiveness.

Our fitness test includes four components:

  1. Push Ups
  2. Trunk Forward Flexion (Sit & Reach)
  3. Core Endurance
  4. 20-Metre Shuttle Run

To prepare yourself for the required fitness testing, visit Police Fitness Personnel Ontario (PFPO) for a full breakdown of the tests you will be required to perform. For a suggested fitness test preparation program, click here.

Reminder – all Recruit Constable applicants MUST achieve a level 7 or higher on the 20-metre shuttle run to move on in the process. Download the Shuttle Run file to prepare for the test MP3 WAV M4A

Scoring

Required "results" vary depending on age and sex. A minimum "score" of 75 is required to pass. Please note that level 7 of the twenty-metre shuttle run must have been obtained to apply for a Constable position, regardless of total score.

"Results" and "scores" are different. See below:

  • Push Ups
    • Results = # of reps
    • Score is calculated using scoring table and is out of 20 points
  • Trunk Forward Flexion (Sit & Reach)
    • Results = cm reached
    • Score is calculated using scoring table and is out of 10 points
  • Core Endurance
    • Results = minutes:seconds
    • Score is calculated using scoring table and is out of 20 points
  • 20-Metre Shuttle Run
    • Results = final stage reached
      • Stage 1-3: Warm-Up
      • Stage 4-4.5: Poor
      • Stage 5-5.5: Below Average
      • Stage 6-6.5: Average
      • Stage 7-7.5: Above Average (ready for police testing)
      • Stage 8-8.5: Excellent
      • Stage 9+: Outstanding
    • Score is calculated using scoring table and is out of 50 points

Click here to download the PFPO scoring tables.

Frequently Asked Questions