Royal Marines Fitness Tests - Royal Navy PDev Portal

Royal Marines Fitness Tests
CALCULATING OVERALL HEALTH RISK
Using the information contained in Figure 1 the PTI will be able to combine the BMI
and WC data to identify the overall level of health risk to an individual.
BMI (kg/m 2 )
Men < 94cm
Women < 80 cm
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE
Men 94 – 101.5 cm
Women 80 – 87.5
cm
Underweight < 18.5 Increased Risk
Healthy
Weight
Figure 1– Classification of Disease Risk based on BMI and WC.
Men ≥ 102 cm
Women ≥ 88 cm
18.5 – 24.9 No Increased Risk No Increased Risk Increased Risk
Overweight 25.0 - 29.9 No Increased Risk Increased Risk High Risk
Obese Class
I
Obese Class
II
Obese Class
III
30.0 - 34.9 Increased Risk High Risk Very High Risk
35.0 - 39.9 High Risk Very High Risk Extreme Risk
≥ 40 Very High Risk Extreme Risk Extreme Risk
Body Composition Measurement
Using the above chart to calculate ‘risk’ is considered the most efficient method in
the advent of limited requirement, in the case of the RM, or when considering
attached RN ranks, where access to the JPA/FISS data base is problematic. Use of
the chart will enable the PTI to record one of the following classifications into the
‘Overall Health Risk’ column on the Results Sheet:
No Increased Risk.
Increased Risk.
High Risk.
Very High Risk.
Extremely High Risk.
When recording results on the JPA/FISS database, both the BMI and the Overall
Health Risk Category will be calculated automatically once raw scores are entered.
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