Over-Forty Cardiovascular Screening Program

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All soldiers in the Active Army, and the unit's physical performance Army National Guard, and Army levels . Reserve must take the Army Physical Inspection. This evaluates training Fitness Test (APFT) regardless of their procedures and indicates the sound age. The APFT is a three-event ness of the unit's physical fitness physical performance test used to as- Program . sess muscular endurance and cardi- Observation. This is an ongoing orespiratory (CR) fitness. It is a simple way to review training but is not as way to measure a soldier's ability to ef- reliable as testing as an indicator of The APFT is a three- fectively move his body by using his the unit's level of fitness. event physical major muscle groups and CR system.

Overview As stated, APFT events assess mus-cular endurance and CR fitness. The lowest passing APFT standards reflect the minimum acceptable fitness level

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