The Army spent years trying to build a fitness test that ignored gender, only to discover that biology, politics, and combat readiness refuse to fit neatly on the same scorecard.

For generations, the image of U.S. Army physical training has been early mornings, endless push-ups, and formation runs. But as the physical demands of modern warfare have evolved, so has the U.S.

The Pentagon has quietly set in motion a yearlong strategy to unify the military services’ approach to boosting human performance and reaching “Total Force Fitness,” emphasizing a data-driven approach ...

Sailors help kindergarten students in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, with sit-ups during the Presidential Fitness Test in 2011. (U.S. Navy) Students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools ...

Soldiers of the D.C. National Guard were among the first to complete the Army’s new Combat Field Test at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington on Sunday. The Army Department rolled out the new ...

President Trump on Tuesday restored the Presidential Fitness Test Award for public schoolchildren — less than a year after he revived the health program that was nixed during the Obama administration.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday revived the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as part of his push to return an annual physical fitness test to America's schools. The award is tied to ...

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Tuesday to restore the Presidential Fitness Test Award, reviving the school-based competitive fitness program as part of the administration’s ...

May 5 (UPI) --In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation announcing the revival of the Presidential Fitness Test, an annual ...

The Army announced in a news release earlier this week that it is rolling out a new combat fitness test for frontline troops as leaders push to strengthen battlefield readiness amid ongoing recruiting ...