Marine Corps Fitness

Many of the issues the Navy is having with its physical fitness training mission stretch across the board within all branches...

The better condition you are in physically, the more likely you can handle stress and push through challenging military...

The body needs carbohydrates for fuel if you are attempting to score competitively on a military physical fitness test.

Most military and law enforcement physical fitness tests (PFT) include push-ups, sit-ups, sit and reach, and a 1.5-mile run.

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...

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...

After you perform max reps with your upper body, running can be difficult, so you must train for the transition in a military...

For best military PT test results, arrange exercises in your fitness workouts in the order on which you will be tested.

The sit-up, or curl-up, is the easiest exercise on which to score maximum points on a military physical fitness test, but you...

The military PT fitness pyramid includes a warmup, max-out and cooldown, making it a healthy way to exercise, former Navy...