US Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide

At a glance..

Injuries, both chronic and acute are occupational hazards, but there are training measures and precautions that can be used to decrease the incidence of these injuries. Understanding the basics of physical fitness can go a long way to achieving these goals.

The details..

The Navy SEAL Physical Fitness Guide is an authoritative guide to physical fitness for members of the United States Navy's elite special forces unit. Edited by Patricia A. Deuster, Ph.D., M.P.-H., this book provides comprehensive information on exercise and nutrition for optimal health and performance in mission-related activities such as swimming, strength training, running and other related activities.

This manual includes chapters covering topics such as swimming for fitness; training-related injuries; other training-related issues; seal mission-related activities; mental preparation/psychological considerations; injury prevention strategies/nutrition guidelines; body composition assessment techniques/body fat standards.

In addition to these topics, The Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide also contains valuable input from several experienced navy seals which was instrumental in the finalization of the manual including ENS Frances Franky and BM1 George Vernia who participated in panel reviews providing useful suggestions and comments.

Overall The Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide serves as a great resource not only to those serving or preparing to serve but anyone looking to learn more about physical fitness from experts within one of America's most prestigious military units - The U S Naval Special Warfare Command.