said the overall fitness standard of IPPT would be lower with the new format given the removal of pull-ups, which trains different muscles from push-ups. Pull-ups assess soldiers’ back muscles ...

It consists of three stations — push-ups, sit-ups and the 2.4km run. The IPPT scoring system is adjusted progressively to cater to your age group. So while in theory it should get easier to pass ...

Although Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen had said the new three-station IPPT test format — a 2.4km run, sit-ups and push-ups — will mean more servicemen will pass, Major-General Lim stressed that ...

But is there a way to best prepare ourselves for IPPT? The current IPPT format comprises of three stations - push-up, sit-up and a 2.4km run. This simpler format was implemented in 2015 to ...

standing broad jump and chin-up stations will be scrapped and push-ups would be added, as part of moves to make the IPPT less painful for NSmen, especially those who failed it and were sent for ...

But if you lead a more sedentary lifestyle, you probably dread the IPPT as failing it means having to attend up to 20 sessions of remedial trainings. For the latter group, fret not, help is here.

Servicemen seem to be getting better scores in the new IPPT, which is made up of sit-ups, push-ups and a 2.4km run, and replaced a five-station physical fitness test. In a trial involving some ...

He was also responsible for overseeing the IPPT, a physical fitness test that includes push-ups, sit-ups and a 2.4km run that PNSmen must take yearly. As part of his work, Labin had access to a ...

The all-weather fitness conditioning centre will have running, push-up and sit-up stations as part of the IPPT. The sheltered track is 300m instead of 400m due to space constraints, said SLTC Lau.