The Air Force has just introduced a new fitness test. Over the past decade, they've done extensive research and even considered adding a 1-mile walk as a replacement option for the 1.5-mile run. A study in Military Medicine, a peer-reviewed…
If you've been following my writing, you'll notice that my workout recommendations suggest that you switch to a lifting cycle during the fall / winter period where the focus is on gaining strength or mass and maintaining gymnastics. Swedish and…
AOT 9 2021 - Fitness Assessment Airmen from the 52nd Force Support Squadron have begun testing new physical training options that are expected to be available across the Air Force in early 2022. New cardio alternatives consist of the traditional…
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA - Everyone would need a little help reaching their goals sometimes. The Warrior Improvement Program, formerly known as the Fitness Improvement Program, at the Robins Air Force Base Fitness Center, aims to help Airmen prepare…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to a new study in Proceedings of the Mayo Clinic, taking into account cardiorespiratory capacity (CRF) as well as traditional risk factors such as age, sex, blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking, improves the accuracy of…
By Bo Joyner, Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters / Posted on February 12, 2020 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA - Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander and Air Force Reserve Chief, approved an alternative inside 1.5 mile…
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia -- Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Commander of Air Force Reserve Command and Chief of the Air Force Reserve, approved an indoor alternative to the 1.5-mile running fitness assessment for Citizen Airmen of the…
Airmen assigned to the 60th Mission Support Group participate in a group run at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., In September 2018. (60th Air Mobility Wing) KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - The Air Force is exploring a fitness assessment that would incorporate…
NAGPUR: For the first time in Central India, a National Level Fitness Assessment Workshop was held at Montfort Upper Secondary School. The workshop for physical education teachers was organized in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the…
Quality fitness facilities have long recognized that fitness assessments are an essential service to members. Most student recreation centers take this' best practice 'approach along with a more holistic understanding of their students' need to be healthy and physically fit…
MicroFit Inc. has been producing quality fitness and wellness assessment software and medical grade testing equipment since 1986. Several hundred colleges and universities have benefited from the use of a wide range MicroFit products designed for: Provide comprehensive yet "easy-to-use"…
How does the fitness of elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) athletes compare to that of fighters in other martial arts? In an effort to answer this question, researchers from Maringá State University and the Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research…