The five components of physical fitness are cardiovascular training, flexibility, body composition, muscular endurance and muscular strength. Here's what each one means.

To help you understand each of these five components of fitness and how they help your overall health and longevity, as well as your running performance, we spoke with experts to break down ACSM ...

The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says ...

Everyone Has a Fitness Weakness. Here's How to Handle Yours (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan) Military.com|By Stew Smith, CSCS® Published October 14, 2024 ...

Deadlifts not only will test for strength in military training and testing, but other events before or immediately following them also will touch on different components of tactical fitness (speed ...

“The [old] APFT measures two components of fitness,” muscular endurance and cardio fitness, Grinston explained. But the new combat test “covers 10,” including muscular strength, power ...

The recent removal of the standing power throw from the Army's fitness test threatens to undermine the test's comprehensiveness and effectiveness, the author of this op-ed argues. (SSgt. Armando ...

The best pre-workouts can boost energy, endurance and recovery to help you make the most of every workout. Here are the blends we recommend, based on expert insights.