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...
Tactical Fitness: How to Become Comfortable Running Three Miles for the PFT A future Marine asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, how to train for a solid three-mile run on his...
Tactical Fitness: The Best Way to Run a 300-Meter Sprint After the PFT An FBI candidate needs to ace a 300 meter sprint after taking a fitness test similar to the PFT.
Tactical Fitness: Improving Muscle and Cardio Endurance for PT Tests A soon-to-be Army recruit asks how to build long-distance muscle to excel at passing the Army physical fitness test.
How PT Tests Are Evolving into Functional Combat Fitness Training The transition from the standard health and fitness test the military has used for decades has evolved slowly, but those...
Tips On Accelerating Your Turnover for a Faster Running Time Running is a key component of physical fitness and perhaps the most important aspect of conditioning for wartime duty.
Workout of the Week: A Tough Spec Ops Leg Day Awaits This workout is rather advanced and involves a series of events that special ops students need to master when training before...
What Motivates People to Start Running? The Survey Says ... During the pandemic, the running population increased significantly as people sought ways to focus on their physical health.
Supplemental Workouts that Can Blend in with Your Unit PT Developing and maintaining a personal routine while serving in the military can be a challenge.
Pace Yourself, But You Also Must Learn to Run Fast Learn to run fast enough to keep your time well above minimum standards.
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...