95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's New Country » fitness http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:11:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 US Army May Do Away With Sit-Up Requirement http://kezj.com/us-army-may-do-away-with-sit-up-requirement/ http://kezj.com/us-army-may-do-away-with-sit-up-requirement/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:12:13 +0000 Brad Weiser http://kezj.com/?p=4560 In what some say is an attempt to make its training more practical, the Army may soon drop the sit-up from its fitness requirements.

The army is testing a new fitness regiment that includes running an obstacle course with 40 to 70 pounds of combat gear on and dragging a sled weighing 180 pounds, but none of the iconic stomach-strengthening exercise.

According to head of Army training Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling "re

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