How to Master the Most Common Fitness Test in the World Most military and law enforcement physical fitness tests (PFT) include push-ups, sit-ups, sit and reach, and a 1.5-mile run.
5 Military Training Exercises to Help You Do More Pull-ups 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...
What Tapering Before Your Military Physical Fitness Test 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 Train for the Transition During a Physical Fitness Test After you perform max reps with your upper body, running can be difficult, so you must train for the transition in a military...
Why Your Fitness Workouts Should Mimic a Military PT Test For best military PT test results, arrange exercises in your fitness workouts in the order on which you will be tested.
The Keys to Achieving a Good Sit-up Score on Your Military PT Test The sit-up, or curl-up, is the easiest exercise on which to score maximum points on a military physical fitness test, but you...
How the PT Fitness Pyramid Can Build a Stronger Military The military PT fitness pyramid includes a warmup, max-out and cooldown, making it a healthy way to exercise, former Navy...
When to Use a Heart-Rate Monitor in Your Military Fitness Training Training with a heart-rate monitor can offer immediate feedback and give you an indication of effort, Military.com's tactical...
How to Get the Most Out of Weightlifting and Military PT Workouts Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith suggests a 20- to 30-minute upper-body weight and military PT workout.
Tactical Fitness: How to Progress in BUD/S Warning Order Workouts A Marine in the BUD/S Warning Order reaches out to Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith after struggling to...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...