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Navy rolls out twice-a-year fitness tests

Sailors will once again be required to take two physical fitness tests per year, the Navy announced today. The changes…

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Growth Hormone Therapy Boosts Fitness in Deficient Children

TOPLINE: Children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) had reduced physical fitness and lower levels of physical activity than control individuals…

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Physical fitness starts declining much earlier than expected: Exact age found in long-term research

Physical fitness is often associated with youth, while decline is commonly linked to much later stages of life. However, long-term…

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Marines Get Tougher: 2026 Brings Unified Fitness Standards

The U.S. Marine Corps is rolling out significant updates to its physical fitness and body composition requirements starting January 1,…

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Marines moving to gender-neutral Physical Fitness Test for combat jobs

All Marines in combat arms fields will soon have to meet the same standards on their Physical Fitness Test, or…

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Fort Rucker hosts fitness competition for area students

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A JROTC cadet low crawls under some wire on the obstacle…

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Safety Stand Down 2026 Focuses on Firefighter Physical Fitness

About the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) The IAFC represents the leadership of firefighters and emergency responders worldwide. IAFC…

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Physical Fitness to Be Focus of Safety Stand Down 2026

Physical Fitness to Be Focus of Safety Stand Down 2026 The campaign will focus on physical fitness and its role…

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Space Force fitness contest combines sandbag tossing, satellite tracking

For its annual fitness competition, the Space Force has “Guardian Arena,” which tests both brains and brawn to measure the…

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Exercise Snacks: Fitness Appetizers for Firefighters

Photo courtesy of Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department PIO When most people think about physical fitness training, they picture a 60-minute…