New US Army Physical Fitness Test info

USRedLeg · March 3rd, 2011

The US Army had decided to try and update its physical fitness test which currently consists of push-ups, sit ups, and a 2 mile run with different minimum scores for men and women.

They now want to create a test that is more akin to the stresses of combat. It will now consist of a 1.5 mile run, 60 yard shuttle run, standing long jump, rows, and one minute of push-ups with no breaks. The new test will have the same minimum scores for both men and women as well as add a combat readiness obstacle course that must be completed annually.

The exact information about the new physical fitness tests can be found in the link below.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110302/...fitness_test_6

What are all of your thoughts on the new Physical Fitness programs?

March 3rd, 2011
USRedLeg	New US Army Physical Fitness Test info The US Army had decided to try and update its physical fitness test which currently consists of push-ups, sit ups, and a 2 mile run with different minimum scores for men and women. They now want to create a test that is more akin to the stresses of combat. It will now consist of a 1.5 mile run, 60 yard shuttle run, standing long jump, rows, and one minute of push-ups with no breaks. The new test will have the same minimum scores for both men and women as well as add a combat readiness obstacle course that must be completed annually. The exact information about the new physical fitness tests can be found in the link below. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110302/...fitness_test_6 What are all of your thoughts on the new Physical Fitness programs?