Gardaí Need App for Wellness and Fitness: FittedupBit?

To join the PDF the fitness test is,

20 press ups in 1 minute

20 sit ups in 1 minute

2.4k run in Male 11 Min 40 Sec, Female 13 Min 10 Sec

I know a bloke who failed even the 8.8 beep test but yet was kept on - indeed, was promoted.

Well its certainly not a scrabble word anyway.

There's nothing wrong with having a wellbeing app. It's quite normal nowadays. Many employers have health and wellbeing programmes with apps. I know my previous employer provided us with a wellbeing app through Spectrum Healthcare.

I'm going to call shennanigans on those figures of 11,000 applied to join the Gardai this year and they could only get 500 to pass the test. That doesn't sound credible. It's more likely that they don't have the capacity to train 800 new Gardai this year. Actually a quick look at Wikipedia says that Templemore can accommodate 520 people. I'd say that's closer to the reason why they have 500 new Gardai this year and not the 800 promised.

why should going to the gym be mandatory?

You'd be better off going for a cycle or playing a game of GAA or any of the millions of other thing ppl do to keep fit rather than be required to go to a gym and do a public service made up program of some description.

Many Gardai don't even get breaks, let alone time to go to the gym.

That machine was broken by the first group so subsequent groups haven't had to use it. So no excuse there