physical fitness

The best fitness trackers to help you crush your PT

Keep tabs on your training with an assist from these top-rated fitness trackers.

Overweight troops are costing the Pentagon more than $1 billion a year

That's the equivalent cost of 52 Apache attack helicopters going down the drain every year.

Soldiers will start taking the new Army fitness test in October, but don’t worry — it doesn’t count yet

If you've been struggling with the leg tuck, we have some good news.

Army Reserve leaders try out the new ACFT

A 43-year-old paratrooper with stage 3 kidney disease just hit the max ACFT score

"A lot of people look at me and think, 'Oh, this dude's just a meathead' ... but I'm part of...

The mother of a Navy recruit who died in boot camp claims the service ignored clear PT-related health risks

"This health condition (Kierra had), they knew it," she said. "They found it. They should have handled it better."

A new line on the Air Force fitness screening questionnaire may help solve the service’s rash of PT deaths

Screening for sickle cell will help flag airmen who might need additional clearance or care ahead of their PT test,...

Army leaders aren’t worried about the ACFT, despite women failing at an astronomical rate

Time to work it.

The entire Army is going to start doing the new ACFT, but the scores won’t count until next year

Good luck out there.

Marine poolee dies during fitness test at Maryland recruiting station

Jose Rodriguez had completed the run portion of the Initial Strength Test, which all prospective Marines, or poolees, must take...

Eglin AFB curtails running portion of PT test following captain’s death

Physical fitness tests were briefly suspended earlier this week and outdoor cardio testing will be curtailed for the remainder of...

Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it off

After nearly two decades of grinding low-intensity conflict, the U.S. military is shifting to focus on near-peer competition — and...

The Army is developing an alternate combat fitness test for soldiers with permanent injuries

Injured soldiers could be rowing instead of running.

What Soldiers Really Think Of The New Army PT Test, According To Reddit

The new Army PT test is right around the corner, and every soldier with Internet access seems absolutely pumped. That’s...

The Army Is Pushing To Make Basic Training And PT Longer And Harder

Editor’s Note: This article by Matthew Cox originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community. Senior...

The Army’s Next Crisis: Americans Aren’t Fit Enough To Fight

The mission of the U.S. Army is to fight and win the nation's wars. To that end, soldiers at installations...

The Navy Just Gave 48,000 Sailors Who Failed Their PRT A Sweet Deal

The Navy has a new message for tens of thousands of sailors who’ve struggled to work on their fitness: The...

The Military Wants To Make Bases More Walkable Because Vehicles Are For The Weak

As Syria heats up, the Gulf states get snippy, and North Korea keeps lobbing rockets, the Department of Defense’s top...

Here’s What Marines Have To Say About The New PFT Standards

A lot of changes hit the Marine Corps’ annual physical fitness test this year: a sliding point scale based on...