How to Prepare for the Timed Run Part of Your Physical Fitness Test Getting better at running for a non-running athlete or someone new to the activity can be challenging as you can easily incur...
The 3 Most Widely Abused Substances in Military Life (and How to Regulate Your Intake) Smoking and other tobacco use and binge drinking are higher than the national average in military members, and these habits...
Air Force Weight Charts In 2004, the Air Force set new weight requirements for joining. Another change is that the weight requirements are now...
The Marine Force Recon Workout: Fitness Tests and Selection Process Info Worth Knowing Just to get accepted and complete Recon training, you should prepare yourself for two fitness tests.
The Science of Taking a Nap (and How to Get Better Sleep at Night) For years, there has been a debate about the usefulness of a short nap in the early afternoon.
Thousands of Garmin Smartwatches Being Used to Test Space Force Fitness Program In 2022, Space Force leaders promised a revolutionary fitness program called the Holistic Health Approach that would use...
Tactical Periodization: How to Assess Your Tactical Fitness Training as Summer Turns to Fall If you have ever considered making regularly scheduled changes to your training, you should try the seasonal approach.
How to Customize a Full-Body Workout Circuit for Beginner Fitness Levels This series of circuits can be done in its entirety, or you can pick a section you prefer to do, depending on your abilities...
How to Make the Most of Your Workout When Crunched for Time Completing half a planned workout is better than nothing.
DoD Resources for Physical Health, Wellness, Nutrition and Injury Prevention and Recovery Within the Defense Department, the Defense Health Agency has realized the need for science-based human performance...
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC What started as an 800-troop mission for the D.C. National Guard has ballooned to more than 2,000 troops as Republican...
Former Space Force Sergeant Fatally Shot Teen in 'Vigilante Violence,' Colorado Officials Say Orest Schur received a 54-year prison sentence after a jury in June found him guilty of second-degree murder and attempted...
Airman Killed in Off-Base AK-47 Shooting Near F.E. Warren Air Force Base Identified An airman stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, who died after being shot by an AK-47 fired through the wall of an off...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...