Excess alcohol consumption is a growing public health problem, causing around 5.3% of deaths in those aged under 60 years worldwide (Rehm et al, 2009). In England, about one in four adults aged 16-65 (about seven million people) drink hazardously or harmfully (Drummond et al., 2005). Alcohol accounts for 10% of disability adjusted life years… Read More
Update: The Loaded March
Read all about the loaded march in the Exercises Section of the blog.
Update: The Humble Sit-up
Read all about the humble sit-up in the Exercises Section of the blog.
Update: The Classic Press-up
Read all about the classic press-up in the Exercises Section of the blog.
UK Boot Camps: When They Started
Boot camps were brought to the UK by Robin Cope, a retired British Army officer, in 1999 “as an alternative form of group training to gyms” (BMF, 2012). However, Wikipedia suggests that the fitness boot camp concept did not reach our shores until 2005 (Wikipedia, 2012). Wikipedia usually so right, but on this occasion so… Read More
New Sub-section: BPFA Conversion Tables
This sub-section provides the reader with the tables necessary to convert BPFA raw scores into a final readable score.
New Section: Fitness Assessments
This section provides the reader with everything they need to know about the fitness assessments and tests utilised by the British Armed Forces.
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 