Physical Fitness
Remedial Physical Fitness Trainer was one of my responsibility, while serving in the army. Physical fitness is vital to survival in combat. Failing the physical fitness test, 3 times or being overweight means that the soldier will discharged. Sixty push-ups, 60 sit –up and a two mile run under twenty minutes are minimum requirements. A waiver can be granted for medical reason. A waiver grants extra time needed for recovery from sickness and injuries. Physical Fitness is imperative to success on the battle field.
Normally physical fitness training is done in the morning and done as a unit. Unit physical fitness training consists of stretching, calisthenics and a run. However organized sports football, soccer, and basketball can be part of the training. Soldiers that fail the physical fitness test are required …show more content…
So every other day we took a two mile run. By doing no more and no less than two miles trainees became accustomed to running two miles. We also tried to keep a constant pace. A pace that would ensure everyone would pass the run. I would be the pace man. Setting the pace from behind, unlike the pace car at Indianapolis speed that set the pace from the front. Everyone knew that they could not fall behind me. Sgt. John Doe was a special case.
Sargent John Doe has a large family and had been in the military for many years. He had failed the physical fitness test twice. The Frist Sargent informed him that if he failed again he would be discharged. He faced an uncertain future, the loss of financial security, health insurance, a place to live and how to feed his children. He was approaching 40.
The older we become the harder it is to maintain physical fitness. The human body takes longer to recover from a strenuous workout. The heart and lungs will become less efficient and must work harder. Maintaining or losing weight becomes more difficult. Smoking amplifies the effects of
Remedial Physical Fitness Trainer was one of my responsibility, while serving in the army. Physical fitness is vital to survival in combat. Failing the physical fitness test, 3 times or being overweight means that the soldier will discharged. Sixty push-ups, 60 sit –up and a two mile run under twenty minutes are minimum requirements. A waiver can be granted for medical reason. A waiver grants extra time needed for recovery from sickness and injuries. Physical Fitness is imperative to success on the battle field.
Normally physical fitness training is done in the morning and done as a unit. Unit physical fitness training consists of stretching, calisthenics and a run. However organized sports football, soccer, and basketball can be part of the training. Soldiers that fail the physical fitness test are required …show more content…
So every other day we took a two mile run. By doing no more and no less than two miles trainees became accustomed to running two miles. We also tried to keep a constant pace. A pace that would ensure everyone would pass the run. I would be the pace man. Setting the pace from behind, unlike the pace car at Indianapolis speed that set the pace from the front. Everyone knew that they could not fall behind me. Sgt. John Doe was a special case.
Sargent John Doe has a large family and had been in the military for many years. He had failed the physical fitness test twice. The Frist Sargent informed him that if he failed again he would be discharged. He faced an uncertain future, the loss of financial security, health insurance, a place to live and how to feed his children. He was approaching 40.
The older we become the harder it is to maintain physical fitness. The human body takes longer to recover from a strenuous workout. The heart and lungs will become less efficient and must work harder. Maintaining or losing weight becomes more difficult. Smoking amplifies the effects of