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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- An important aspect of being a member of the U.S. military service is to meet basic physical fitness standards established by Department of Defense Instruction. The DOD ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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, ...

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