Over the past 20 years, to say that all military branches of the Department of Defense have changed their fitness testing and standards is an understatement. Largely due to the wars in Iraq and ...

The Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT) sets a basic level of fitness to pass, but to score the maximum points requires ...

When it comes to the selection and hiring of our next generation of firefighters, physical fitness should never be left to chance. The fireground doesn’t care how you look in uniform or what you bench ...

“There’s still time to back out,” Lieutenant Commander Joseph Wood informs me with a grin. I’m standing opposite an assortment of heavy sand-filled “powerbags”, wooden boxes, dumbbells, kettlebells ...

As the name suggests, this test method to detect heart health and muscle fitness is comparatively easy to perform. No equipment, no gym membership, and no fancy tracker is required. You just need to ...