Navy to keep base gyms open 24/7The Navy is directing base commanders to draft plans to keep MWR fitness facilities open 24/7 so sailors can stay in top shape.By Diana Stancy2 weeks ago
Navy will continue single physical fitness assessment cycle for 2024The Navy departed from two annual PFA cycles in July 2021.By Diana Stancy5 months ago
Deadlift 101: Expert advice on a core lift in the Army's fitness testsWe asked experts for their advice on getting more weight off the ground.By Kevin Lilley6 years ago
Pursuit of power: 9 training tips from elite lifters in uniformFitness resolution for 2018, or just want to get stronger? Learn some basics from these big lifters.By Kevin Lilley6 years ago
Move or die: Why speed matters, and how troops can get fasterThink your sprint is up to snuff? Take this test to find out.By Nick Barringer6 years ago
New in 2018: All new evals and fitrepsThe Navy’s aim is to get better metrics to gauge sailor performance.By Mark D. Faram6 years ago
Navy grants fitness amnesty to 48,000 sailors who failed testNew fitness rules aim to keep more sailors in uniform as the Navy grows.By Mark D. Faram6 years ago
Navy recruits will have to pass a run test prior to boot camp starting in JanuaryIf new Navy recruits cannot pass the new run test, they'll have to go home.By Jon Simkins6 years ago
Commentary: Units should tap sports trainers for fitness assistAn Army officer on how his ROTC unit improved its test scores, and all-around health, with a new civilian addition ... and how your unit should consider following suit.By Army Lt. Col. Christopher J. Heatherly6 years ago
CMC gets fired, accused of falsifying fitness scoresCommand Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Rachel Watson allegedly tried to change fitness scores for several sailors in the Navy's official database.By Mark D. Faram7 years ago
Army Reservist, 9/11 responder to run 170-mile Grand Canyon event for veterans' charityWhy this officer is heading to the desert, plus his tips for aspiring long-distance runners.By Lindsey Wray7 years ago
MEDAL: Female Marines are rocking pullups on the Corps’ new fitness testWhat's next? Gender-neutral fitness standards?By Military Times Editors7 years ago