Military Health Expert Explains how Strength is Relative to Body Weight
The military monitors its service members’ fitness levels to ensure combat physical readiness and minimize loss of personnel to injury.
Each military service selects its physical fitness tests to meet its unique mission needs. All services’ fitness tests include measures of aerobic fitness, such as a timed run, and muscular health, such as the push-up. Depending on the service, the fitness test can include sprinting, carrying weighted items, or deadlifts.
