Injury prevention gets major lift New physical training routines are making soldiers titter to fight

摘要

THE Royal Army Physical Training Corps (RAPTC) has introduced a revolutionary new fitness plan to help soldiers stay in optimum shape and avoid musculoskeletal injuries (page 32).Essentially, it promotes short bursts of strength and conditioning work and reduces the emphasis on long runs.What's not widely known, however, is that a number of its elements were inspired by a separate study at Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick called Project Omega.