Research Paper Title An Innovative Solution For The Canadian Military’s New Training Program. Overview On April 1, 2014 the Canadian Armed Forces implemented new Minimum Physical Fitness Standards in a program called FORCE, aimed at updating their approach to military fitness. The FORCE Evaluation contains four different test components each specifically designed to measure different physical capabilities… Read More
The Value of Warm-ups for Military Fitness Tests
Research Paper Title Warm-ups for Military Fitness Testing: Rapid Evidence Assessment of the Literature. Background Warm-up exercises are commonly used before exercise as a method to physiologically prepare for strenuous physical activity. Various warm-up exercises are often implemented but without scientific merit and, at times, may be detrimental to performance. To date, no systematic reviews have… Read More
10 Standards to Assess Your Fitness Level
Could you do the following tests? Bench 1.5 times your body weight Run 1.5 miles in 10 minutes Touch the rim Leg-press 2.25 times your weight Swim 700 yards in 12 minutes Do 40 Pushups (Press-ups for us British linguists!) Measure up Run 300 yards sun one minute Touch your toes Toss a basketball 74… Read More
Self-rated Health & Indoor vs Outdoor Physical Activity
Research Paper Title Outdoor Physical Activity and Self Rated Health in Older Adults Living in Two Regions of the U.S. Background Older adults spend little time outdoors and many are physically inactive. The relationship between outdoor physical activity and self rated health has not been studied in older adults. This paper aimed to assess the relation… Read More
Can the US Air Force’s Fitness Test be Modified?
Research Paper Title Modifying the U.S. Air Force Fitness Test to Reflect Physical Combat Fitness: One Study’s Perspective. Background Within the past few years, the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps have either incorporated or are in the process of incorporating physical fitness tests that assess a soldier’s fitness capability in a combat environment. In… Read More
An Alternative Approach to the APFT
Research Paper Title An Alternative Approach to the Army Physical Fitness Test Two-mile Run using Critical Velocity and Isoperformance Curves. Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of critical velocity (CV) and isoperformance curves as an alternative to the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) two-mile running test. Methods Seventy-eight men and… Read More
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