Taking your push-ups to higher levels in two- or three-minute tests -- yes, there are three-minute, push-up tests -- requires a combination of strength training foundationally. Your first few push-ups ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – The Army will stick to its tried-and-true physical fitness test for now while it orders more reviews of a new assessment meant to more accurately gauge combat readiness. Commanders ...

The Army’s physical fitness test has remained unchanged for some 40 years: two minutes to do as many push-ups as possible, then two minutes for sit-ups, then a two mile run. Recruits need a certain ...

When doing the "perfect workout," how well you do and how much rest you need depends on your conditioning and muscle stamina. This workout aims to improve your ability to recover quickly and improve ...

It’s been a decade in the making, but the Fort Eustis-based Center for Initial Military Training’s rethink of soldiers’ physical fitness and the test it developed has won a green light from Army ...

Soldiers might get more options for their PT gear, but the black and gold color scheme isn't going anywhere, enlisted leaders said Monday. (Staff Sgt. Brittany Primavera/U.S. Army) Rumors of the ...

The Army is not buying a new PT uniform, but it will offer soldiers a wider selection of optional PT gear items, a spokesman for the service’s top enlisted leader said. “The Army will continue to ...

For more than a century the Army has tinkered with ways to make soldiers more fit. With each passing phase of warfare, leadership sought to get more soldiers ready for battle through a range of ...