Coast Guard Fitness

Training with a heart-rate monitor can offer immediate feedback and give you an indication of effort.

The pyramid program has a warmup, max-out and a cooldown built into it, making it a very healthy way to exercise.

The sit-up, or curl-up, is the easiest exercise on which to score maximum points, but you must practice it several times a...

If your PFT requires you to perform weights or PT exercises first, then your workouts should mimic the order of the test as...

After you perform maximum reps with your upper body, your heart has forced blood to the arms, shoulders and torso. After that...

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...

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 Standard Physical Fitness Test (PFT), used by most military and law enforcement agencies, is push-ups, sit-ups, sit and...

If you are running fast to score a competitive time on your PFT or doing calisthenics for maximum scores, the body needs...

The better condition you are in physically, the more likely you can handle stress, understand a tactical concept and master...