Current trends and approaches to determining the physical fitness level of servicemen of foreign armed forces

Abstract

The article presents the results of an analytical review of publications and documents on the content of physical fitness tests of servicemen of the armed forces of the world's leading states. It appears that the level of general physical fitness of servicemen in most countries is monitored annually based on the results of physical exercises that characterize strength and general endurance. The article underlines that there is no coordinated experts’ approach to the uniform requirements for physical fitness of servicemen of different ages and genders, as well as the rationale of specially tailored tests to determine the general physical fitness level of servicemen of different occupations. The paper determines the main trends in the development of the physical training monitoring systems of servicemen: delimitation of general physical fitness monitoring and special (applied) physical fitness monitoring, increased number of tests, adding exercise tests that characterize absolute (maximum) strength display, motor mobility of servicemen to the battery.