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.

Staff Sgt. Demonte Parker completes the deadlift event at his max deadlift weight during the 81st Readiness Division’s Best Warrior competition, Feb. 23-27, 2025, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. (Sgt ...

U.S. airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing begin a shuttle run at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 21, 2025. (Airman 1st Class Isabel Tanner/Air Force) Shuttle run-type fitness tests are ...

Think the fitness tests you did in gym class were tough? The U.S. military has been putting its service members through the wringer for decades, but the way they measure strength and readiness is ...

Ditch the barbell and train your chest like a soldier for the day.

A newly developed fitness app named Military Fitness Score is giving service members across the Department of War a single tool to build training programs tailored to their fitness test requirements ...

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 Department of Defense (DoD) considers physical fitness an important component of the ''general health and well-being" and readiness of military troops (DoDD 1308.1, 1981) and defines physical ...

Rucking, a military training exercise, has gained popularity with everyday lifters for low-impact cardio. Here, a military fitness coach share a ruck workout.