By Shannon Fable (a USA Veteran Fitness Instructor): “Knowing how to make an impact as a Group Fitness instructor (GFI) is sometimes a misunderstood art. Most of us become GFIs because we LOVE exercising in groups. […] To increase your opportunity to make the biggest impact on the widest variety of participants, consider these 10 important… Read More
Pass Rates for Selected US Military Courses
The United States Military has a number of schools that provide advanced or specialist training courses to their trained soldiers (i.e. soldiers who have completed basic training). Below is a selection of these courses, their pass rates and average number per course. Army Rangers: 1 in 3 (358 per course) Air Force Pararescue: 1 in… Read More
Not so natural selection – Part 1
The Joys of Basic Training!
New Sub-section
A new sub-section of the blog ‘Boot Camp & Military Fitness Providers’ can be found under the main page heading of ‘What are Boot Camps?’
New Sub-section
A new sub-section of the blog ‘Glycaemic Index & Load’ can be found under the main page heading of ‘Anatomy & Physiology’.
US Soldiers Booted for Failing Military Fitness Tests
Growing ranks of the U.S. Army are no longer fighting fit – they’re fighting fat, the Washington Post reports. The military is weeding out overweight soldiers and recruits to trim its budget and address what it called a national security concern, according to the paper. Through October, the Army had dismissed 1,625 soldiers this year… Read More
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