Ask Stew: What Should I Do to Lose Weight Before the ACFT? It is wise to start your physical preparation long before you even talk to a recruiter, and while the Army has height and...
New Tape Test: Here's How the Army Is Measuring Body Fat Now The service announced it has simplified one of the key ways it judges soldier physical fitness following a broader overhaul...
How to Manage Your Fitness Choices When They Become Overwhelming If you break down the fitness world into smaller segments, you may find something that interests you while lessening the...
Here’s How Not to Bail on Your Workout When the Air Quality Outside Is Poor With wind patterns blowing smoke from Canadian wildfires over the East Coast of the United States recently, millions of...
Ask Stew: How Preparing for Swimming in Open Water Differs from in a Pool Swimming in a pool can be very different than in open water, largely depending on the type of open water.
Army Pre-Boot Camp Course Expanded as Recruiting Challenge Looms The pre-basic course is designed to help recruits who are physically out of shape or have trouble taking tests.
Why You Should Add Resistance Training to Your Life (And Never Stop Doing It) Consider this the natural progression of resistance training that is a broad spectrum that anyone can do.
ACFT Score Chart, Resources and How to Administer The ACFT or Army Combat Fitness Test is a military fitness test for the U.S. Army. Read more.
Preparing for a Fitness Test? These Drop Set Workouts Can Help. Drop sets are relatively advanced types of workouts where the goal is to perform an exercise (on the same muscle group) while...
Ask Stew: How to Prepare for Summer Seminar, Attending a Service Academy The summer before your senior year in high school is as exciting as it is stressful for the young person considering life...
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
