Sporns Useful to Familee Only as NSmen! *Shake Head*

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Special Report
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Poly students out of shape <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>7 out of 10 males don't make fitness grade, face extra training for NS </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Goh Yi Han and Yeo Sam Jo & Rachel Au-Yong
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Republic poly student Christopher Ignatious Barley, 19, does the standing broad jump. Building lower limb strength is the key for this test. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->MR THOMAS Quek, 21, thought his daily 24-lap swim was enough to keep him fit.
But the third-year Republic Polytechnic student failed to attain a silver award at his National Physical Fitness Award (Napfa) test last October.
A poor 2.4km run timing pushed him into the bronze category - and into a club of young men who will begin National Service (NS) earlier than those who managed at least a silver. Read the full story in today's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>March 16, 2009
Special Report

</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Poly students out of shape <!--10 min-->

</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>7 out of 10 males don't make fitness grade, face extra training for NS </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Goh Yi Han and Yeo Sam Jo & Rachel Au-Yong

</TD></TR><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>

</TD><TD width=10>

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom>

Republic poly student Christopher Ignatious Barley, 19, does the standing broad jump. Building lower limb strength is the key for this test. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->MR THOMAS Quek, 21, thought his daily 24-lap swim was enough to keep him fit.
But the third-year Republic Polytechnic student failed to attain a silver award at his National Physical Fitness Award (Napfa) test last October.
A poor 2.4km run timing pushed him into the bronze category - and into a club of young men who will begin National Service (NS) earlier than those who managed at least a silver. Read the full story in today's edition of The Straits Times.

Wah, Bronze still not consider fit and still need extra training in NS? Wait till more NSmen starts to drop like flies trying to attain elite IPPT status.

IPPT classification has very little to do with combat readiness. The over emphasis on attaining high or elite fitness status on every individuals will only create long term medical issues for some in the long run.

crazy saf mentality, everything must be elite.