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...
What's Included on a Service Academy or ROTC Fitness Test Each branch of military service has similar requirements in its fitness testing, but there are some differences.
Ask Stew: How to Adapt to Swimming with Fins Swimming with fins during rigorous military training, such as BUD/S and Army Ranger/Special Forces training, is required for...
How Assessing Your Fitness Can Save Your Life or Those You Love Assessing your abilities regularly can help you one day, when needed, to save yourself, your family, your teammates or other...
How to Build Speed and Power for PT Tests Depending upon the branch of service, the PT tests vary in exercises, timed events and run distances.
How to Crush Military Fitness Tests Depending upon the branch of service, the PT tests vary in exercises, timed events and run distances.
Looking for a Challenge? Give This Advanced Workout a Try. Here is a workout that incorporates some of the challenging events advanced-level military members will see during their...
Ask Stew: Examining the Pros and Cons of Wearing a Weight Belt Here is a question concerning the use of weight belts, using some of my personal workouts designed for the tactical athlete.
Ask Stew: Addressing Issues with Running Form and Technique I find that running injuries usually occur when I make changes of some sort. Here are some questions on the topic of changes...
What You Should Know About Five Common Fitness Injuries Nagging injuries and small aches or pains can occur at any time. Here's some suggestions about how to prevent them or recover...
Try These Options to Invigorate Your Bench Press Workouts Universally, bench press wins the competition, hands down, as to people's most-used or favorite exercise.
Congress Tells Army to Set Higher Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Soldiers Congress is set to direct the Army to boost fitness standards for most combat-arms jobs through a compromise defense policy...
How to Incorporate Stretches Before and After Workouts Whether to stretch or not is a common discussion among all types of fitness enthusiasts.
The Many Benefits of Stretching for Just Minutes a Day Finding the right warm-up routine for your body and your specific physical activities is a process that will take some trial...
To Improve Your Run Time, Do This Track and Leg Day Workout Once Per Week One of the better workouts to get your legs ready for faster-timed runs in the military is doing a mix of running pace, speed...