Hegseth's new mandate also puts an emphasis on "gender-neutral" testing. Beginning in 2026, the Army's new fitness standards will require both male and female soldiers to meet the same minimum ...

It is wise to practice taking military fitness tests, long before the real ones count toward your record or your chances of ...

Airmen will also undergo a body composition analysis as part of the test that measures their waist circumference against ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A familiar fixture in American physical education is making a comeback. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test, a national ...

The memo appeared to meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's call for each service to develop a 'combat' fitness test. But ...

I devote a sizable portion of my life to aerobic exercise. According to Strava, I’ve spent more than 120 hours running this year, or five full days on my feet. Still, I somehow hadn’t heard of Dr.

Aug. 21, 2025 – When Spencer Nadolsky, DO, heard about the return of the Presidential Fitness Test, he shared his personal experience. His older brother, a star athlete, got the top award year after ...

When it comes to the selection and hiring of our next generation of firefighters, physical fitness should never be left to chance. The fireground doesn’t care how you look in uniform or what you bench ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in following healthy, ...