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.
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...
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...
Guard Launches App to Help Improve APFT Scores Improve Your Army physical fitness test (APFT) score with the new Guard Fit app.
The Best Workout Strategy for Beginners Consistency means showing up for yourself every day, even just for a quick, 20-minute workout.
The Most Accurate Ways to Assess Body Fat and Lean Muscle Mass Many enjoy a fitness "bulking phase" in the winter season.
No One Is 100% Motivated to Work Out Every Day. Here’s How We Still Do It People who go to the gym are not 100% motivated to train daily, but know they will feel better even after a “bad workout.”
How to Meet Your Strength and Conditioning Goals in One Fitness Workout We all need to be strong and have cardio conditioning, and there are many ways to develop both.
How to Measure Your Level of Everyday Fitness Essential health and fitness standards depend on what you need to be capable of doing on a daily basis, but are you prepared...