New Army PRT and CRT For decades, the Army has assessed physical fitness through the standard fitness test that many branches of the military and...
TRADOC Revises Army Physical Fitness Test TRADOC collaborated with a team headed by the director of the U.S. Army Physical Fitness School, resulting in a...
Getting Through Deployment with Physical Fitness While deployed, many soldiers pass the time by setting goals. Some complete civilian or military education, play instruments...
Breaking Down the Three Phases of Army Ranger School As with any of the special operations units in the U.S. military, it takes endurance, stamina, intelligence and mental...
Army Basic Training PFT The Army's basic training physical fitness test is a three-event physical performance test used to assess endurance.
How These Workouts Pushed an Army Soldier and Recruit to the Next Level If your goal pace is to complete the two-mile run in 12 minutes, then you need to work on a six-minute mile pace or a 90...
Ask Stew: Calculating How Many More Calories You Burn While Rucking A reader asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, how to calculate calories burned during a weighted walk.
Ask Stew: What Is a Ruck? Defining "ruck" is difficult to someone who has never moved out with 50+ lbs in a backpack for many, many miles.
What You Should Know About the Army Weight Control Program The Army Weight Control Program ensures every soldier is healthy, physically fit and combat ready.
9 Ways to Tell That You Might Be a Runner Here is a series of issues that runners face every year, along with links or advice to help with whatever running goals you...
Building the Warrior: A Holistic Approach to Peak Performance in the Military While it is understandable for combat units to have the highest fitness standards, getting to that common goal requires...
Workout Challenges to Develop Mental Toughness One of the most powerful, yet overlooked, benefits of regular physical training is its capacity to strengthen the mind.
How to Modify Your Military Fitness Training if Your Shoulder Hurts Whenever we sustain an injury during training, it is normal to stop working out so we have time to rest and recover.
How to Decide Whether You Should Eat Before Working Out If you’re someone who likes to start your day with a workout, you have probably wondered if you should eat before hitting the...
The New Army Body-Fat Standard: A Step In The Right Direction? As obesity rates climb across America, the Army’s new body-composition policy arrives at a critical moment. This is not just...