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
Weight Management
Figure out what your fighting weight is, how to get there, and how to maintain it once you're there.
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Women-Specific Resources
Learn more about the issues that specifically affect service women and women’s fitness.
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Work out anytime, anywhere
The American Council on Exercise offers a variety of specific, easy-to-follow workouts online.
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Physical Fitness News
Runners: How to pace yourself on hills
A study published this year in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests that most runners make two key mistakes: They try to run too fast uphill and don’t run fast enough downhill.
Fitness 2.0: Can social media help you get fit?
More and more apps are supporting the goals of getting health and staying fit. Join them!
Is high endurance running harmful to your heart?
MedicalNewsToday.com presents an article that reports on a 2009 study from the European Journal of Echocardiography that assesses the effects of running in ultra-endurance races.
Army revises training program to deal with overweight and unfit recruits
The New York Times presents a look at the Army’s new physical-training program to deal with recruits who reach basic training having less strength and endurance than those privates in the past.
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