3 Reasons Not to Practice Holding Your Breath for Underwater Swims Practicing holding your breath for underwater swims is not a good idea, and neither is swimming underwater without a...
Why the 'Common PFT' Has Become the Fitness Standard While the regular military and law enforcement agencies use the "Common PFT," the specialized groups in these units have more...
What You Should Know About Military Body Composition Tests All services use the body composition test, which requires all military personnel to weigh in and have their height measured.
If You Are Functionally Fit, Think You Are Up to the TRX-Force Mission Readiness Challenge? The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times...
How to Adapt an Outdoor Fitness Workout to the Gym Sometimes, the best plans get uprooted through no fault of your own.
The Weekend Warrior: 5 Classic Weekend Workouts to Maintain Your Fitness Strategy Finding time for fitness during the busiest days of the week can seem like an insurmountable challenge, especially with long...
How to Boost Your Leg Workout with a Ruck or Swim The leg workout of the week starts with a warm-up mixed with jogging, calisthenics and dynamic stretches.
The One Thing You Should Do Before Taking a Military Fitness Test One of the best ways to prepare for a military fitness test is to take it a few times before the actual test.
How to Use Pyramid-Style Workouts to Improve Your Fitness Level If you have or have not tried the PT Pyramid, summer is a perfect time to learn this classic workout and take it to new...
How Shorter Periods of Exercise During the Day Can Improve Your Health Finding time to train is often the most challenging part of the fitness puzzle, but it's one worth solving. Regular physical...
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...