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.
Getting Through Deployment with Physical Fitness While deployed, many soldiers pass the time by setting goals. Some complete civilian or military education, play instruments...
These Swimming Workouts Will Make Your Time in the Water More Challenging Adding clothing and calisthenics are two ways to make your swim workouts more difficult when preparing for military fitness...
How to Adapt an Outdoor Fitness Workout to the Gym Sometimes, the best plans get uprooted through no fault of your own.
4 Ways to Rearrange Fitness Workouts for Your Unique Situation Imagine transforming a generic workout plan into a routine perfectly adjusted to your current fitness levels, available...
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.
Everything You Should Know to Become Better at Rucking Rucking, also known as backpacking, is becoming more popular every year, with more and more exercise enthusiasts outside of...
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.
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.