If you are preparing for the Ontario Provincial Police, you may have seen references to the PIN test, PREP and the shuttle run. Those terms describe different things. Before following a workout labelled “OPP preparation,” establish which assessment applies to your role and recruitment stage.
Use the OPP's official recruiting information and the instructions sent to you as your starting point. A training article cannot replace those instructions.
What is the PIN test?
PIN refers to the Ontario Police Fitness Award, also known as the OPFA Pin Program. The Police Fitness Personnel of Ontario describes it as a program encouraging police officers and civilian employees to maintain fitness throughout their careers. Read the PFPO's explanation of the program.
That description alone does not establish which assessment you must complete during an OPP application. If your invitation names PIN, use the instructions accompanying that invitation. Do not assume a generic online scoring chart matches your particular requirement.
How is PREP different?
PREP stands for Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police. The OACP Certificate website describes a pursuit/restraint circuit and a 20-metre Leger shuttle run, and identifies PREP as an assessment during the Basic Constable Training Program at the Ontario Police College. See the OACP physical preparation guidance.
Preparing for a shuttle run alone does not cover everything in that description. A score from a gym workout is also not an official PREP result.
Check these details before planning your training
- The exact role and selection process you are applying to.
- The assessment named in your current instructions.
- Your assessment date, if one has been provided.
- The current protocol, scoring information and participation requirements supplied by the organizer.
- Any official familiarization or practice opportunities available to you.
Keep a copy of those instructions. Bring them into your coaching conversation so you are working towards a defined requirement rather than an assumption.
Use your starting point to guide preparation
Two applicants preparing for the same assessment may need different support. One may want help understanding shuttle-run pacing. Another may need a more consistent strength routine or a training week that fits rotating shifts.
Explain what you currently do, what you find difficult and how much time you can train. That tells us more than any hard workout you could find online. Our shuttle-run setup and pacing guide explains some of the practical details to check before practice.
OPP fitness preparation in Mississauga
Forever Aesthetic specializes in law-enforcement fitness preparation. To discuss coaching, send an inquiry with your target service, recruitment stage and any assessment date.
We reply with availability to arrange a 60-minute assessment. At the end, we sit down to review your results and recommend a training frequency. You can ask about preparation before you have applied or received an assessment date.
Send an OPP fitness preparation inquiry.
Forever Aesthetic is an independent training provider and is not affiliated with the OPP, the Ontario Police College or other recruiting organizations. Our coaching assessment is not an official employment fitness test. Official requirements take precedence. Sources checked October 26, 2026.