The head of North Wales Police has passed the force's fitness -*test*-('") - but questioned whether it is tough enough.

Chief constable Richard Brunstrom took the -*test*-('") - normally for recruits - after the force's physical training instructor said it was inadequate.

He passed, reaching a level "well up into the top half for men."

Writing in his online diary, he said he now plans to introduce career-long re--*test*-('")ing to ensure officers stay fit enough to perform their duties.

In his blog on Thursday, Mr Brunstrom said he and deputy chief Clive Wolfendale both took the -*test*-('").

He wrote: "I ended up with results well up into the top half for men, not bad for someone in their fifties - and slightly better than Clive.

"However it seems that we've never had a male applicant fail, and very few females. I really will have to question whether this -*test*-('") is set at the right level."

He added: "I have decided however, as a direct result, to move on something I've been meaning to do for years - career-long fitness re--*test*-('")ing, using this recruits' -*test*-('") as our starting point, to ensure that the whole organisation is sufficiently fit to carry out our job as a police force.

"This is not general practice in the service across the country, but I'm sure it's the right way to go, and the right time to do it.

If they introduce fitness -*test*-('")s for all members of an garda siochana they'd retire half the force overnight

You can say that again,

They should stick a few gatso cameras when hes doing his -*test*-('") and send him a few tickets.

They tried this in our force and it was rejected by the Federation!

Probably because they all resemble Mr blobby

oh! thats not nice

But true!

To be honest it was only rejected because people couldn't be bothered to take the -*test*-('") ... not because they wouldn't pass it.

I'd love to see them implement this and get the 38,000 met police officers to take this -*test*-('"). It would be as big a disaster as Hendon Driving School, which you end up waiting 8 years before your response course.