THE NAVY SEAL PHYSICAL FITNESS GUIDE (AUG 1997)
THE NAVY SEAL PHYSICAL FITNESS GUIDE (AUG 1997)., The Navy SEAL Physical Fitness Guide has been prepared
for the SEAL community with several goals in mind. Our objective is to provide you, the
operator, with information to help:
* Enhance the physical abilities required to perform Special
Operations mission-related physical tasks;
* Promote long-term cardiovascular health and physical fitness;
* Prevent injuries and accelerate return to duty;
* Maintain physical readiness under deployed or embarked
environments.
If this guide is able to achieve those goals, it will be a major success. Being a SEAL
is a tough job and requires enormous physical strength and stamina. 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.