Originally Posted by
Optimistic Nick
I know! No, the opposite, I have a sedantry desk job.
It does seem a bit OTT. I have to do press-up tests; treadmill; bike; flexibility; some sort of lung capacity test; bloods, urine tests; this insanely complex sound test; eye tests; the good old cough-and-drop and they even check your balls. But it is quite good really. Gives me a chance to mention all of the little things you dont' normally bother going to see the GP about, and they are willing to check pretty much anything you mention.
It's not something you pass or fail and the results are entirely confidential. As far as I can tell they do it just to encourage us to look after our health.