Army Fitness

Here is a great information piece from an Army Soldier who completed the US Army Basic Airborne Course (BAC) at age 42.

View the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) standards here.

Olympian Nick Symmonds bagged a respectable score, albeit with some not-quite-authorized modifications.

To pass the two-mile run portion of the APFT, ACFT and graduate Basic Combat Training, soldiers must score at least 50.

Passing the push-up portion of the APFT and graduate Basic Combat Training, soldiers must score at least a 50.

The Army has fielded thousands of hex bars for the more challenging fitness test that will replace the current APFT.

Also known as "forced marches" or "humps", these events are basically walking at a fast pace over rough terrain with a...

An alternative exercise is just one of the changes Army officials are making to ACFT plans.

The Army is using the Army Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT) and Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) to create a more...

Reducing the impact of running and rucking will save soft shins, joints and muscles that are not fully ready for daily impact...