The State of Florida, for example, does have a physical requirement once you are in the academy. The Physical Fitness course is 60 mandatory hours of your academy time. How that time is spent is again up to each academy and the programs vary widely. We follow a CrossFit style PT program.
The State of Florida requires that recruits be tested twice while in the Police and Corrections academy. Once in the first two weeks, and once in the last two weeks of the academy (or at the end of 60 hours of PT training. The test consists of the following:
1.5 mile run
300-yard sprint
Maximum without stopping push-ups
Sit-ups in 1 minute
Vertical leap
