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Advice & Guidance

Advice & Guidance

Preparing for the Royal Navy is about more than completing your fitness programme. Find practical advice on training, nutrition, recovery and staying healthy to help you build good habits and prepare for joining.

Prepare for training

Whether you’re following the Royal Navy fitness plan or building your own routine, these exercises will help you develop the strength, endurance and core stability needed for military training. Explore each category to learn the correct technique, improve your performance and reduce your risk of injury as you prepare to join.

Teams of four from HMS Dauntless take on Hyrox.

Train effectively

Make your training work for you

The right approach to training can help you make steady progress, stay motivated and reduce the risk of injury. Find practical advice on running, equipment and different ways to exercise, whether you’re training outdoors, at home or in the gym.

Find out about:

  • Training equipment
  • Running and training surfaces
  • Training in different conditions
Explore training advice
Powerlifting

Fuel and recover

Give your body what it needs

What you eat and drink can have a big impact on how you train and recover. Learn about hydration, nutrition, healthy eating and everyday habits that can help you get the most from your training and support your progress.

Find out about:

  • Food and nutrition
  • Hydration
  • Healthy habits
Explore food and lifestyle advice
Powerlifting

Stay healthy

Look after your body as you build your fitness

Increasing your fitness takes time, and it’s important to listen to your body along the way. Find out more about common training injuries and problems, how you can help prevent them and what to consider if you’re unable to train.

Find out about:

  • Common training injuries
  • Looking after your body
Explore health and injury advice
  • HMS DRAKE Wyvern Centre hosted a HYROX competition for military personnel.

    4 Week Fitness Plan

    If you’re unsure where to begin, our official 4 Week Fitness Plan provides a structured programme to help you prepare for the fitness assessments and Initial Training.

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