“There’s still time to back out,” Lieutenant Commander Joseph Wood informs me with a grin. I’m standing opposite an assortment of heavy sand-filled “powerbags”, wooden boxes, dumbbells, kettlebells ...

Can you pass the Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT)? Whether you're an active-duty sailor, preparing for boot camp, or just curious, this video breaks down exactly how the Navy PRT works and what it ...

The Navy will allow sailors who score high on their annual fitness test but might be carrying a few extra pounds to forgo extra physical training requirements as the services change their ...

The U.S. Navy has announced a "one-time reset of all physical fitness assessment (PFA) failures" as part of an effort to keep sailors in the service. It wrote in an administrative memo Thursday that ...

Sailors assigned to the 7th Fleet's flagship Blue Ridge perform planks during a physical readiness test at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka in October 2021. (MCSN Trinity Benjamin/Navy) Sailors ...

Officer Candidate School students, at Officer Training Command Newport, Rhode Island, perform push-ups as part of the Navy physical fitness assessment, Aug. 9, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Clark Demaree) ...