Physical fitness is a cornerstone of military readiness. Historically, this quality has helped American servicemembers fight and win over numerically superior enemies. Nevertheless, Congress has ...

As California schools struggle to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, recent headlines highlight disturbing trends: sharp increases in youth mental health crises, soaring obesity rates and widening ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Soldiers looking to become some of the most elite in the U.S. Army will be assessed with new physical benchmarks, starting in late April. The U.S. Army Infantry School ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is making physical fitness assessments biannual for all airmen and introducing a 2-mile run as part of the service’s fitness initiative in the new year, the Air Force ...

On a hot August day at Copperview Elementary School, fourth graders are chasing balls and climbing ropes and spinning on playground equipment. The new school year is just a week old and the children ...

There are some concerning statistics regarding the physical fitness of Connecticut’s public school students. According to recent data, only 45% of students were able to pass the state's fitness ...

Physical literacy is a term normally associated with school-age children. But there’s a growing consensus among health and exercise professionals physical literacy should be extended to an adult ...

Researchers in Taiwan tracked children's performance in sporting activities like running, sit-ups and jumping to study how it impacted their mental health diagnoses over time Charlotte Phillipp is a ...

An Indiana Law Enforcement Academy recruit moves a dummy during a physical test. The academy has partnered with the University of Indianapolis to update their physical fitness test. Photo provided by ...

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 ...