How to Get the Most Out of Your Heart-Rate Monitor Training with a heart-rate monitor can offer immediate feedback and give you an indication of effort.
PT Pyramid Is Great Way to Build Foundation of Fitness The pyramid program has a warmup, max-out and a cooldown built into it, making it a very healthy way to exercise.
Learn About the Proper Technique for Curl-ups The sit-up, or curl-up, is the easiest exercise on which to score maximum points, but you must practice it several times a...
How to Increase Your Stamina as the PFT Approaches If your PFT requires you to perform weights or PT exercises first, then your workouts should mimic the order of the test as...
How to Train for the Transition During the PFT After you perform maximum reps with your upper body, your heart has forced blood to the arms, shoulders and torso. After that...
What Tapering Before Your PFT Looks Like A piece of advice: Do not try anything you have not done before the week of or the day of the test that you have not done...
How to Perfect the Pull-up The pull-up is one of the most challenging exercises. If you are 10 to 20 pounds overweight, it can affect your ability to do...
The PFT Is Coming Up, and You're Not Ready. Here's What You Can Do. You cannot do it by diet alone, but if you mix in the following, this month of Physical Fitness Test training could work for...
How to Master the Most Common Fitness Test in the World The Standard Physical Fitness Test (PFT), used by most military and law enforcement agencies, is push-ups, sit-ups, sit and...
How Low-Carb Diets Can Affect Your Physical Fitness Performance If you are running fast to score a competitive time on your PFT or doing calisthenics for maximum scores, the body needs...
Former Airman Who Leaked Details of Drone Program Sentenced, Will Serve Prison Time A former Air Force intelligence analyst has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking classified information.
Guard Troops in This State Will Be First to Be Ordered to Get Vaccinated or Face Regular Testing The mandate comes despite the fact that the Defense Department does not have a vaccination requirement for the rest of the...
'Do You Want Him 6 Feet Under?' How a Purple Heart Recipient Infiltrated a KKK Murder Plot In 2015, three Ku Klux Klan members hatched a plot to murder a Black man who recently had been released from a state prison.
US Air Force Pilot Thanks British Man Who Guaranteed a Happy Landing A U.S. Air Force officer has thanked a British photographer whose quick action ensured he landed safely after an engine in...
VA Makes 'Error' in Using Gender-Neutral Motto in Official Government Notice A version of the agency's mission statement included in a Federal Register notice last week stripped gender pronouns from...
