Tag: Officer Fitness: Page 4

Patrol

Kansas Law Enforcement Recruits' Fitness Requirements May Change

Hoping to attract more potential recruits, some Kansas law enforcement agencies are studying the possibility of easing fitness requirements for applicants.

August 24, 2016

Patrol

Kansas Survey Reveals Public More Concerned About Out-of-Shape Officers Than Tattooed Officers

Being out of shape distracts more from a law enforcement officer's professional appearance than having a tattoo, a survey by the Kansas Highway Patrol found.

March 10, 2016

Patrol

Colorado Springs Officers No Longer Have to Take Fitness Test After Lawsuit

Last Friday the Colorado Springs Police Department agreed to the demands of 12 female officers who filed a civil suit claiming the fitness tests are discriminatory. All the officers were over the age of 40. More Here.

November 12, 2015

Patrol

Video: Colorado Springs Officers No Longer Have to Take Fitness Test After Lawsuit

Last Friday the Colorado Springs Police Department agreed to the demands of 12 female officers who filed a civil suit claiming the fitness tests are discriminatory. All the officers were over the age of 40.

November 12, 2015

Patrol

Texas Agency Implements Innovative Officer Wellness Program

Cedar Park (TX) Police Chief Sean Mannix is implementing what he calls the most comprehensive wellness program in the country. He is aiming to improve everything from an officer's mental health to how they manage their finances and he says all of this will make officers better to serve you. More Here.

October 9, 2015

Patrol

Video: Texas Agency Implements Innovative Officer Wellness Program

Cedar Park (TX) Police Chief Sean Mannix is implementing what he calls the most comprehensive wellness program in the country. He is aiming to improve everything from an officer's mental health to how they manage their finances and he says all of this will make officers better to serve the public.

October 9, 2015

Patrol

How to Handle Stress On Duty

POLICE

You can take steps to improve your well-being at work before you reach the breaking point.

August 10, 2015

Patrol

Motivating Officers to Stay Fit

Officer fitness needs to be a priority, or at the very least one of the priorities, for law enforcement agencies. The rigors of the law enforcement profession place an unusual degree of mental, physical, and psychological demands on officers. Maintaining officer health has to be a budget priority, even if the administrators who manage agency budgets have to get creative to find the funds.

May 24, 2015

Training

FBI Requiring New Fitness Tests for All Agents

For the first time in 16 years, the F.B.I. is requiring that its agents pass a fitness test.

April 6, 2015

Training

NYPD Officers Chip-in to Buy Gym Equipment

An overweight group of NYPD officers has gotten so out of shape that their commander forced them to chip in for a room full of exercise equipment.

October 1, 2014

Training

Zebra Offers New Fitness Systems for Officer Training

The company has now expanded into the fitness-equipment market with the same focused business plan – to deliver industry-leading products backed by relationship-focused customer service.

September 4, 2014

Careers

We Don't Need to Relax Recruit Fitness Standards, We need to Prepare Candidates Better

Fitness standards should not be lowered to accommodate anyone, male or female. The job is the job, and the physical requirements are the same for men and women officers.

August 25, 2014