The Army spent years trying to build a fitness test that ignored gender, only to discover that biology, politics, and combat readiness refuse to fit neatly on the same scorecard.

The test has been reinstated after being canceled in 2013 ...

RFK Jr. officially launched the return of the Presidential Fitness Test, joining dozens of children at a New Jersey Boys & Girls Club.

Army Spc. Matthew Powell performs the plank portion of the Army Fitness Test during the Best Warrior Competition at the Washoe County Armory, Nevada, March 13, 2026. (Sgt. Adrianne Lopez/Army National ...

President Donald Trump wants to bring the Presidential Fitness Test back to public schools. For more than four decades, students across the nation were tasked with performing the test's multiple feats ...

Ensuring the safety of exercise participation in older adults requires a comprehensive approach to health screening that balances risk identification with encouragement of physical activity.

I was on my fourth and final lap around the track during the mile run for my fifth-grade Presidential Fitness Test when it happened. My stomach gurgled, I stopped abruptly, and I bent over and heaved.