The exercises are challenging, but they can be a great way to gauge your overall strength and speed. By Erik Vance On June 1, the Army will adopt new fitness standards for soldiers in combat roles.

Staff Sgt. Aboubacar Kallo, a career counselor with 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, performs hand-release push-ups at Ritz-Epps Fitness Center on Fort Liberty, N.C., Dec. 11, 2024.

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.

The U.S. Armys basic training includes a fitness test at the outset and rigorous physical training (PT). Heres what you need to know about the Armys PT exercises and the fitness test you have to pass.

The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to schools. On July 31, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reviving the physical test that was first formally initiated in 1966 by President ...

President Donald Trump’s plans to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test stirred immediate reactions from adults, who still carry vivid childhood memories of running a mile or doing pull-ups as ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with sports physician Jordan Metzl about President Trump's effort to revive the Presidential Fitness Test. The presidential fitness test is coming back. You remember that, ...