An Air Force captain turned his own fitness-test failure into a free app designed to help troops train for every service’s ...

"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 ...

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 rebuilt test is one of the better all-around fitness benchmarks you'll find, and it's a surprisingly useful challenge for civilians. It doesn't reward one exceptional quality. It rewards having no ...

I was on my fourth and final lap around the track during the mile run for my fifth-grade Presidential Fitness Test when it happened. My stomach gurgled, I stopped abruptly, and I bent over and heaved.

While the initial physical assessment is a crucial entry-point event, it hardly scratches the surface of what is necessary for success as an active-duty member of the U.S. military. Preparing for a ...

Air Force basic and technical trainees no longer have any alternative exercises available in the service’s fitness test, as only the three traditional events are now being used in the assessment for ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced his is partnering with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to help train them for the Presidential Fitness Test. “Great to see ...