Q&A for How to Prepare for a Physical Fitness Test

Choose your food based on what type of fitness test you're taking. If you're going for a sprint, eat some kind of simple sugar, which will digest quickly. If your test is more endurance-related, you'd want to eat a complex carbohydrate, like yams, potatoes, oats, or whole-wheat bread. If you're doing fitness and someone's going to see your physique but you don't need energy, you could have protein, no carbohydrates, and plenty of water.

There is nothing you can do except eat a healthy, energizing breakfast like eggs, and drink water during the day. When your fitness test comes, just do your best.

Yes, pre-workout formulas typically just contain high amounts of caffeine.

It is low in calories, but very high in fat. It has some protein, too, but that's about it. Try something like a spinach salad with cranberries or strawberries instead.

They have you do as many push-ups as you can in 2 minutes, as many sit-ups as you can in 2 minutes, and a timed 2 mile run. Your age will determine the numbers required to pass.