Physical Fitness
Optimized physical conditioning that maintains performance, prevents injury and illness, and speeds recovery is essential to military readiness. If you can't find the answer to your Physical Fitness question in our resources, click the button below.
Physical Fitness Resources
Physical Fitness Resources
Helpful resources for gaining and maintaining optimum physical fitness.
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Program Guides
These are the manuals used by military programs to stay at the top of their physical games.
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Policies, Standards, Reports, and Guidelines
Policies, reports, guidelines, and standards on physical fitness and fitness programs in the U.S. military.
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Understanding knee pain
If you have been training, such as for the PRT, and have noticed some knee pain, you may find this information helpful.
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Physical Fitness News
Understanding knee pain
If you have been training, such as for the PRT, and have noticed some knee pain, you may find this information helpful.
How does air pollution affect physical performance?
It is known that exposure to air pollutants during exercise may affect your health and performance, but what can you do about it?
The One-Rep-Max: Assessing your maximum strength
Muscular fitness is an essential component of your overall fitness. But how do you know how much weight to lift when you’re training for muscular strength or muscular endurance?
Food for thought: What does your brain tell you about eating after exercise?
Your brain might be the driving force behind what you eat (or don’t) after a workout.
Preparation for the PRT part 1: aerobic conditioning
The Army PRT is designed to test your cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength. In this three-part series, we’ll take a closer look at each component, offer tips on optimizing your training, and show you how to prevent common injuries associated with different types of training.
The lowdown on stress fractures—and how to prevent them
Stress fractures are chronic injuries that occur most often in the lower extremities. Prevention is key and can be helped through adequate attention to nutrition, training surfaces, and footwear, as well as gradual progression in training.
Back in motion: Can swinging a kettlebell improve back and shoulder pain?
Exercises with strength-training equipment known as kettlebells may provide relief from back, shoulder, and neck pain.
The latest development in the Total Force Fitness Movement: the Chairman's CJCSI
Next step in the development of the Total Force Fitness movement recently was issued in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction on the Chairman’s Total Force Fitness Framework.
Optimizing Performance: Common errors in abdominal training
Training your abdominal muscles helps strengthen your core and develop that “six-pack,” but only if you do it correctly. Here are some tips to help.
Understanding knee pain
If you have been training, such as for the PRT, and have noticed some knee pain, you may find this information helpful.
The One-Rep-Max: Assessing your maximum strength
Muscular fitness is an essential component of your overall fitness. But how do you know how much weight to lift when you’re training for muscular strength or muscular endurance?
Food for thought: What does your brain tell you about eating after exercise?
Your brain might be the driving force behind what you eat (or don’t) after a workout.
Preparation for the PRT part 1: aerobic conditioning
The Army PRT is designed to test your cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength. In this three-part series, we’ll take a closer look at each component, offer tips on optimizing your training, and show you how to prevent common injuries associated with different types of training.<br /><br />
Back in action: Regaining peak fitness
Getting back into shape takes dedication and persistence, and doing so safely and correctly may help prevent injuries.
Marines address boot camp injuries
Reducing injuries during boot camp is a priority for the Marine Corps; athletic trainers keep watch over recruits to ensure the 13-week training is as injury-free as possible.
Future Trends: DARPA looking to develop “performance underwear” for warriors
DARPA researchers envision a future of soldier technology that will improve Warfighter effectiveness by employing high-tech underwear.
Pounding the pavement or soft trails—which running surface is better?
Some experts think that soft-surface running is harder on the body than running on pavement.<br /><br /><br />
Navy revamps Physical Readiness Program
The Navy has issued new guidelines on meeting body fat standards for its Physical Readiness Program.
Navy fitness through NOFFS
This Navy fitness program focuses on basic and performance nutrition alongside physical training exercises designed to target operational tasks and reduce injuries.
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