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This Simple Gym Test Is A Major Predictor For How Long You Live—Here's How To Do It
Here, experts delve into how grip strength is a marker of healthy aging, plus simple ways to test—and improve—your grip, and ...
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Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality
The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of ...
End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs
Army fitness test changes will mean “sex-neutral” standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs while nixing the standing power ...
New Army Fitness Test Includes Gender-Neutral Benchmarks
The U.S. Army introduced a new fitness test with gender-neutral standards for combat roles, seeking to enforce uniform ...
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Defending the standing power throw: A pillar of the Army fitness test
The standing power throw captured the essence of what made the Army Combat Fitness Test revolutionary, the author of this ...
Female Soldiers Will Have to Pass ‘Sex-Neutral’ Physical Test, U.S. Army Says
The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards ...
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Army alters fitness test yet again, moving to 5-event format and sex-neutral standards
Beginning in June, a revised version called the Army Fitness Test will replace the 3-year-old Army Combat Fitness Test. The ...
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Army makes combat arms fitness test sex-neutral, drops ball throw
The Army has reconfigured its fitness test, dropping the ball throw, making the test sex-neutral for combat arms and raising ...