Test Cell offers Airmen uniformity, neutrality Published May 14, 2010 By Wayne Crenshaw 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A small room in the rear of the Health and Wellness Center here is increasingly getting more attention. The room is the site of the newly-established Fitness Test Cell, which will administer the new fitness test to all Robins Airmen. The new fitness test begins July 1. Both the current and new tests feature the same elements -- a 1.5-mile run, pushups, sit-ups, and waist size measurement. However, in the new test, the run will count for more of the overall grade and the waist size will count less. Additionally, Airmen must pass all four elements of the test or they fail it entirely. Fitness Cell Testers are currently grading Airmen using both standards. The latter grade is given to Airmen so they know how they stack up against the new standard. Airmen with questions about the fitness test are welcome to call or visit the cell, said Scott Peavy, lead evaluator. Testers can also advise Airmen whether or not they're doing sit ups and pushups correctly. Pushups have been the biggest problem evaluators have seen in the handful of tests they've given, Peavy said. "If you've done a lot of incorrect pushups, your body is not used to doing them right," he said.