The U.S. Air Force recently updated its fitness test — so I decided to find out if I could pass it. From the cardio push to core strength standards, this challenge put my training to the test. Here’s ...

In 2017, Morgan Geekie was drafted in the third round by the Carolina Hurricanes. At one of his first training camps, the Hurricanes were required to perform two half-mile assault bike sprints with a ...

EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Trump Administration announced the reinstatement of The Presidential Physical Fitness Test, the long-running program that assessed youth health and fitness from 1966 to 2013.

These days, there's no shortage of tests available to anyone who wants to take a closer look at their health. And as a writer with nearly a decade of experience in the wellness and fitness space, I've ...

Staff Sgt. Neto Sevilla, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, performs a deadlift exercise during the Army Combat Fitness Test. (Capt. Sara Berner/Army) Soldiers who score a 465 or better on the ...

The Coast Guard is mandating a fitness test for all members, and it has opened the test up for the American public. All Coast Guard military members must take a physical fitness assessment by the end ...

The Coast Guard is ending years of debate over whether it should require all members to take a physical fitness test, or PFT, announcing Tuesday that it will implement mandatory tests for all military ...

You can hear a collective groan over the announcement of a new statewide fitness test for students in Tuesday’s Today in Ohio episode, as hosts Chris Quinn, Leila ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio schools are reviving the classic fitness challenges of shuttle runs, sit-ups and push-ups with a new program launched Monday by Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel. The Team Tressel Fitness ...

The award came with a certificate and two presidential-type emblems, one that could be sewn onto a dungaree jacket that was popular at the time, and the other, a sticker. It was quite the booty for a ...

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 ...

For decades, the sit-and-reach test and the mile run were hallmarks of physical education for schoolchildren across the country. With President Donald Trump reviving the presidential fitness test ...