The good news: if you fail your APFT, Army Physical Fitness Test, don't stress. You don't have to pass it officially until you graduate med school and head to residency. However, it's better to get good habits ingrained now and not have to worry about it three years from now.
Below are some standards I found for the Army PFT.
So if you're not an athlete, or you haven't been one since college, how do you get into shape? For me it was about finding the proper motivation. I decided to sign up for my first half marathon and take pictures of my progress. Also I used some of my bonus money to invest in a basic home gym. Therefore on a cold day I would have no excuse. To get to a place of being able to even train for the half marathon I did this workout for a month. It was easily adjustable and it worked the whole body. Also a good idea is to do a mock APFT at the end of each month to see how much farther you might need to go.
Stay on your workouts, but if you need to study then study. But don't let Netflix take a hold of your free time when you could be on the elliptical watching Netflix.
On that note, I need to stop writing and get my lazy ass on the elliptical. Hooah!
2LT Lister
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