The Air Force Fitness Program goal is to motivate Airmen to participate in a year-round physical conditioning program that emphasizes total fitness, to include proper aerobic conditioning, strength and flexibility training, and healthy eating. Health benefits from an active lifestyle will increase productivity, optimize health, and decrease absenteeism while maintaining a higher level of readiness.Â
Fitness Assessment Cell
PFA
Forms & Resources
PFA
Fitness Guidance
Frequently Asked Questions
A. After removing the abdominal circumference as a scored component of the physical fitness
assessment, points were redistributed. Push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points
each, with the 1.5 mile run remaining at 60 points, effective July 1, 2021.
A. Revised scoring remains at 60 points for the aerobic component and reflects continued emphasis on cardio-vascular fitness. While it is not the only aspect of health and readiness, aerobic fitness remains one of the most essential elements for readiness and health.
A. These changes are in response to what Airmen have asked and what the Air Force Physical Fitness Working Group determined was the best way forward. This is effective July 1, 2021.
A. No, in order to pass the physical fitness assessment a member must 1) achieve a composite point total greater than or equal to 75 points and 2) meet the minimum point values for all components tested on.
A. No. All the same rules for fitness failures will still apply.
A. The body composition program will be separate from the physical fitness assessment and resume October 2021. Further details on the body composition program, as required by Department of Defense Instruction 1308.3., will be released at a later date.
A. Yes, if a member is on a profile their PCM or PCP must identify which components they are exempt from.
A. Yes, once the new components are implemented in January 2022, members will have a choice on which testing options they choose for their physical fitness assessment. More information is expected to be released this summer.
A. Members must decide their components in conjunction with the completion of their Fitness
Screening Questionnaire and provide it to their Unit Fitness Program Manager for review prior to their assessment. If they don’t make a determination, member will test on the regular components.
A. No.
