The Navy rolled out its first fitness test for sailors in combat arms roles, mandating swimming, running and calisthenics ...

Preparing for a military career involves much more than just passing a physical fitness test. While this initial physical assessment is a crucial entry-point event, it hardly scratches the surface of ...

If you are preparing for a fitness test and feeling overwhelmed, don't worry: You are not alone. This week's question is from someone struggling with the U.S. Marine Corps fitness test, working hard ...

"Army Strong" is more than just a tagline — for soldiers, it’s a requirement for duty. The U.S. Army requires that all active-duty soldiers prove their physical ...

The increase in fitness testing aligns with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push for increased physical standards across the ...

The Army’s physical fitness test has remained unchanged for some 40 years: two minutes to do as many push-ups as possible, then two minutes for sit-ups, then a two mile run. Recruits need a certain ...

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 451st and 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Commands, participate in an ACFT at Camp Dodge, Iowa, March 25, 2024. (Spc. Jonathan Clutter/Army) The Army Combat Fitness Test ...

WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Army Christine E. Wormuth issued an Army Directive today outlining a time-phased implementation of a revised ACFT as the Army’s general physical fitness test. Changes ...

In July of 2025, President Donald Trump reinstated the Presidential Physical Fitness Test,[1] a standardized evaluation of fitness for American school-age children. It includes a one-mile run, ...

There are many ways to gauge how strong and healthy you are. Here are some of our favorites. Credit...Clockwise from top left: Sarah Karlan, Ashley Barker, Gritchelle Fallesgon, and Adria Malcolm for ...

Being able to perform a moderate number of pushups may say more about your health than expensive tests or gym machines.

This straightforward squat test uses only a chair and your own body weight to measure lower-body strength, endurance, and ...