Research Paper Title Improving the Selection of Candidates for Royal Marine Recruit Training by the Use of a Combination of Performance Tests. Abstract Candidates who wish to undertake Royal Marine recruit training, a physically strenuous course which now extends 32 weeks, must first of all successfully complete a Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA) and four psychomotor… Read More
Dismissal: The Law of Unintended Consequences
Will doubling the qualifying period for unfair dismissal bring in further traps for unwary employers? It is nearly a year since the Government increased the qualifying period for bringing an unfair dismissal claim from one to two years. But has the change helped employers, or is there now a greater risk of making mistakes? Established… Read More
Men: Exercise, Health & Risk Factors
Research Paper Title Effectiveness of Exercise Intervention and Health Promotion on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Middle-aged Men. A Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Background Although cardiovascular disease has decreased, there is still potential for prevention as obesity and diabetes increase. Exercise has a positive effect on many cardiovascular risk factors, and it can significantly… Read More
Components of Physical Fitness
Muscular Strength: The amount of force that a muscle or a group of muscles can exert for one repetition, i.e. crunches. Muscular Endurance: The capacity of the same muscle or group of muscles to sustain a series of repetitive contractions, i.e. crunches. Flexibility: The range of movement of a specific joint or group of joints, i.e. quadriceps… Read More
Terms: Adaptive Heterothermy
Humans can raise their body temperatures slightly more when forced to exercise without any or optimum fluid replacement.
New: Run!
For some outdoor fitness, fitness boot camp and military fitness providers, running is an integral component of the training philosophy. As a result, a new section of the blog is dedicated to the art and science of running. The Running Handbook is the first contribution to this section and can be located under the main page… Read More
New: Exercise Programmes
This new section ‘Exercise Programmes’ under the main heading page of ‘Exercises’ will provide the reader with a number of tried and tested exercise programmes that I delivered to military personnel or have taken part in myself. The section starts with one of my very first sessions as a young private in my first adult… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 