Army Fitness

Two senators say the new Army Combat Fitness Test sets unrealistic standards for some soldiers.

The Holistic Health and Fitness strategy is designed to work with unit leaders and individual soldiers to hone performance.

Pvt. Corlton Chee recently collapsed during physical training and later died.

Getting better at pull-ups is a subject of concern for many people. As with the Pushup-Push Workout, this idea makes little...

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.