Physical Fitness test? Army requirements? Am I physically fit and healthy?

Im 15 years old and I weigh 137 and I am 5″6. I can run one mile in 7 mins and 26 seconds with a little difficulty and by the time im done im sweating bullets. I can do 57 sit ups in 2 minuets.
Is that the normal fitness area I should be in? How many push ups, situps, and miles should I be able to do at my age?
Im wondering because I want to go into the army when im older and I need to know if I am in shape. Im EXREMELY nervouse about the Army Physical Fitness Test. According to what i told you, what would you say? Will I get stronger?
Also, what breakfast food gets you the most energy in the morning and will help drop some pounds?
Also, what time should I go to sleep at if I must wake at 6:00am?
Another thing about the running.
As I said, I run one mile a night non-stop in approximatly 7 mins and 30 secs. While I’m running, I have to really force myself to keep running and I always end up finishing without stopping, but I need something to keep me running without feeling the need to stop. The biggest problem with me is boredom and breathing difficulties. The breathing thing, i do NOT have athsma so its not that. For the boredom, I have my ipod which is actually the thing that keeps me going. Without it i doubt I could do it all at once running full speed. Any tips? And any ideas for a good song that will keep me running while listening to my ipod? As relation to my dreams of going into the army, what I REALLY need is a song with drill sergants screaming at me haha

Please answer (especially if your a doc or were in the army) Am i physically fit according to this?

Im 15 years old and I weigh 137 and I am 5″6. I can run one mile in 7 mins and 26 seconds with a little difficulty and by the time im done im sweating bullets. I can do 57 sit ups in 2 minuets.
Is that the normal fitness area I should be in? How many push ups, situps, and miles should I be able to do at my age?
Im wondering because I want to go into the army when im older and I need to know if I am in shape. Im EXREMELY nervouse about the Army Physical Fitness Test. According to what i told you, what would you say? Will I get stronger?
Also, what breakfast food gets you the most energy in the morning and will help drop some pounds?
Also, what time should I go to sleep at if I must wake at 6:00am?

Questions about Marine Corps Boot Camp.?

I have made the decision to join the United States Marine Corps, however, I do have some questions that I would like to ask people who may have been in these situations before.

First, I would like to know if it seems as though I am in a state of physical fitness that will prove to be a good building block for what boot camp will provide. (AKA, do I seem ready for boot camp). I am 20 years old, 6’1″, and around 160 pounds. I can run about 2.5 to 3 miles before hitting the deck from exhaustion. In the morning, the first thing I do is hit the deck for a maximum effort pushup spree. I can only do about 20 at a time before getting ready, then I can normally do 30 at max because I have loosened up my muscles after my morning shower. After this, I go for a 2 mile run that takes me about 12 to 15 minutes to complete. After the run, I will then do around 50 sit-ups within at least a minute or so, but after 50-55 sit-ups, I’m pretty much dead. I can, however, keep going if I yell Oohrah! a few times and keep telling myself what I’m working towards, but regardless of what I am working for, (becoming a Marine), the human body can only take so much. I have never been the strongest or the fastest, but I have always been in good shape because I have always been athletic. I play soccer as a kid, then baseball, then (don’t laugh) bowling. When I entered high school, I was in (no kidding) one of the toughest drum lines in the state. We ran everyday during class, and then started warmups. We would only have a certain amount of time to learn the music and drill, and after that, for every mistake we made, we’d have to do something similar to boot camp’s quarterdecking. If you’re wondering why, it’s because our percussion instructor was a member of “The President’s Own” Marine Corps marching band, so you can bet he was strict. But, back to the topic at hand, I was hoping someone could tell me if it seems like I’m ready physically for boot camp.

My final concern is not what you may think it would be. I am not wanting to know whether it will be hard or not, because it must be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone could be one of the few, and that paradox just can’t exist. I am wanting to know if there is anyway to fail boot camp other than failing on the marksmanship test, or failing the physical fitness test at the end. I am going in with an understanding of how hard it will be. I understand why the Drill Instructors are going to be as harsh as they will be, and with this understanding, I feel that I can excel, and beat their mind games. The purpose is to cause chaos so they can teach the recruits how to focus regardless of all the distractions of the yelling (or in combat, the bullets, mortars, etc.). Lastly, I even understand that UNDERSTANDING and EXPERIENCING the real thing are different, so I am even psyching myself up for that part. My only fear is that regardless of how hard I try, how straight I shoot, how fast I respond to the Drill Instructors, or how well I do, that somehow, someway, I will fail. That is my only fear going into boot camp. I know it will be hard, and I intend to push and to strive until either I graduate….or die trying. I want only one thing, to become a Marine, and as I have already stated, my only fear is that I will fail. Is it possible that I could fail regardless of how hard I try?

I thank you for putting up with endless rambling to get to my primary questions, and I appreciate all answers. Also, any miscellaneous tips and advice on preparing for boot camp, or surviving boot camp, would be greatly appreciated as well.

(Oh how I wish I could say Semper Fi here, but I have not yet earned that honor).

Weight gain and fitness during pregnancy?

For those of you who were particularly health and fitness conscious throughout your pregnancy, how much weight did you gain during the entire process? How much of that weight was baby and how much was fat? How difficult was it for you to get back to your previous weight? What about your previous level of muscle tone? What kinds of lasting physical effects have you noticed (stubborn fat in a specific area, wider hips, etc.)? Just the basic bullet points of your experience would be much appreciated .

I know this may sound shallow, and I’m sure these things will seem less important once I am expecting a baby. My body is something to worry about, though, and I’m interested to hear other people’s experiences and how difficult it is to stay in shape if you make the effort.

Alternative Paths To Becoming A PMC?

I am interested in becoming a Private military contractor, and was wondering if there were any other paths besides being ex special ops or having experience in SWAT? Before I go any further I’ll state that I am Canadian.

I do private security work at the moment, along with bodyguard stuff on the side. And the company does do jobs that require us to have guns and body armor, but they don’t do anything out of the country or anything really heavy. My instructor also might be a valuable asset too, she said I could use her for a reference, she has a list of qualifications as thick as a phone book, counter terrorism, sharp shooter, etc and was a cop in South Africa for 16 years.

The only reason I don’t want to do law enforcement or be a cop is because I like my long hair(though I put back and under my hat when on job) and I like to smoke up in my free time, and I am very stubborn, compromise is something I don’t do often.

The “soldier” life style does appeal to me, just I don’t really wanna take a bullet for a country where I am not allowed to smoke a joint, but they give out opiates pretty easy to anyone with the slightest bit of pain.

So what things can I do outside of military and law enforcement that could be credible? I know they want to know that I am proficient with weapons. And for my restricted weapons permit(which is relative to my current job) I gotta belong to a gun club, and jump through some other hoops. Guns clubs also mean shooting competitions, which cover various relative weapons, they even have defensive shooting competitions(essentially simulating actual situations). Another thing I found out about is pretty much an appointment you make with some sort of government branch where they test your physical fitness to set standards and then give you some kind of certificate saying how fit you are.

So other than shooting competitions, extreme physical conditioning, working for higher end domestic security companies and what ever opportunities come with networking relative to my instructor, is there anything else I can do?

Just a job that requires a hard person appeals to me, and the harder the person it requires, the more it appeals to me.

Thanks for any input you may have, and if this may require more in depth discussion message me if you would like.