Many people will start running and doing physical training, or PT, a month or so before their scheduled fitness test. Whether that is a 1.5-, two- or three-mile run, your preparation requirements will ...

Spc. Briceton Lowrie, with 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, conducts a deadlift during a pilot program for the Army Combat Fitness Test at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 17, 2018. The ACFT consists of ...

As the spring season nears, Soldiers across the Army are gearing up for physical fitness tests. There are probably many Soldiers who are worried they may not pass. There is good reason to worry. When ...

The U.S. Army plans to launch a large-scale pilot within the next year to test a new physical fitness test designed to gauge if soldiers are ready for the rigors of combat. On Monday, Secretary of the ...

AUSTELL, Ga. - You might not think a two-minute physical fitness test for future Georgia cops would create so much controversy. But the new test prompted an emotional debate among top law enforcement ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been modified from David Soto’s book, “Pass Your PT Test: An Unconventional Guide to Passing the Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment.” If you are struggling with the ...

When you get a cut, your body jumps into action to keep things from getting out of hand. Cells called platelets get there first to slow the bleeding. Then, a bunch of proteins, called clotting factors ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Army Regulation 350-1 is being revised to give more Soldiers a chance to excel in Army training. According to a Department of the Army memo released in October, Soldiers attending ...

The Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, measures recruits' physical aptitude to perform to job standards at the end of training for the Army's most physically demanding occupations. The ...

Capt. Tranay Tanner died early Saturday at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in Florida from health issues that occurred after she completed her fitness test at Eglin Air Force Base. (Courtesy of the ...