This no-movement exercise is one of the most reliable ways to measure core endurance, posture control, and spinal ...

Core training has always been part of military PT and fitness testing. From crunches to sit-ups, flutter kicks, leg tucks and plank poses, the U.S. military uses many exercises to test core strength.

Borrowed from the Army’s fitness test, these moves build the kind of strength and conditioning that carries over to real life ...

How is your core strength? It's an essential part of staying healthy, so health and fitness expert Beth Oliver joined us to take us through a short test and show us how to improve it. Building a ...

When most people think of core exercises, they think crunches and sit-ups – possibly because the tactical professions have used them for decades. But given recent changes in military testing, the next ...

This 7-minute bodyweight test after 60 uses wall sits, planks, and glute bridges to assess strength, stability, and endurance ...

Choosing a new fitness test has become the Army’s new forever war. The Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, has undergone a never-ending series of changes since it was first introduced in 2017, and now ...

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.

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 ...

For generations of U.S. schoolchildren, phrases like "shuttle run" and "sit-and-reach" likely conjure vivid memories of what was once a staple of American physical education: the Presidential Fitness ...

On June 1, the Army will adopt new fitness standards for soldiers in combat roles. Many of the updates to the test are relatively minor, though the minimum requirement in some events, like the 2-mile ...