https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/medals-misfires\/2018\/02\/15\/medal-marine-corps-fitness-test-offers-smart-alternative-to-running\/<\/a><\/p>\nMarines seeking to do that will require a medical chit to prove and explain why they can\u2019t run. But it will allow fit and hard-working Marines to still earn a top score on their fitness test without risking unnecessary injury. – Article.<\/p>\n
Okay, I can \u201cdo\u201d 3 miles easily by walking, but I\u2019m a lousy runner. Swimming? Takes me an hour to swim 15 laps in a 25-meter pool, but I\u2019ll stick it out and do it. One lap is down-and-back.<\/p>\n
But the rowing machine? Would you please give me a break? That\u2019s supposed to build muscle tone in lower extremities and in dorsal muscles, not be a fitness test.<\/p>\n
How about this instead: Marines who can\u2019t run worth a crap can probably do speed or race walking. If you\u2019ve ever seen racewalking competitions, you know how demanding it can be. There are speed records available for comparison, so why not tone up with a loaded pack, hit the track and do racewalking instead, with someone timing you? It\u2019s easier on the knees and other joints, and has the same benefits as running. A racewalking marathon is 50 miles, not 25.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t understand this obsession with running. Never will.<\/p>\n
The article closes with this heartening observation: \u201cIt\u2019s heartening to see the Marines push ahead with common-sense change that maintain high standards while also considering the unique needs of individual service members who might be contributing to the Corps readiness in non-traditional ways. Other services \u2013 and Pentagon bureaucrats \u2013 should take note.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yeah \u2013 WIENIES!!!<\/em><\/strong> Try racewalking instead of sitting on your backside and rowing. Try treading water for 2 hours in the deep end of the pool with your hands six inches above the surface, and see what it does to your butt and thigh muscles. Try wearing a loaded pack everywhere you go, instead of just during training hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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