An assessment of pre- and post-fitness measures in two remedial conditioning programs

The purpose of this study was to determine if taking part in a command-organized remedial physical condition program based on the OPNAVINST 6110.1 Basic Exercise Program (BEP) is effective in reducing body fat, improving failure-specific performance on components of the Physical Readiness Test (PRT), and improving overall physical fitness level. Pre- and post-program PRT results collected for participants in two BEP-based remedial programs showed trends toward improvement in performance on the curl-ups, push-ups, and run/walk tests as well as a positive change in overall classification scores and percent of participants passing the follow-up PRT. A substantive impact on body fat reduction was not demonstrated.