Latest "Fitness" stories

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Edwards, 51st Fighter Wing public affairs specialist, performs lateral pull-downs during a back-and-bicep workout at the fitness center at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 30, 2022. (Staff Sgt. Dwane Young/Air Force)

Air Force to start tracking height-to-waist ratios in April

Airmen and guardians who fall short have a year to get fitter without punishment.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 weeks ago

Lt. Col. Noel Colls, flight surgeon for the Air Force's "Thunderbirds" air demonstration squadron, administers the oath of enlistment to new recruits during the Wings Over Houston Airshow in Houston, Texas, Oct. 9, 2021. The team typically performs an enlistment ceremony at each show site. (Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Sarver/Air Force)

What’s missing from the conversation on Air Force recruiting?

The Air Force says it’s having one of the toughest recruiting stretches of the past quarter-century.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

New in 2022: Out with the old, in with the new Air Force PT tests

The Air Force's menu of fitness test options debuted Jan. 1, 2022.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Air Force rolls out new exercises on fitness test ‘menu’

Airmen and guardians can mix and match shuttle runs, planks and more.

By Rachel S. Cohen

19 months ago

Here are the new PT uniforms coming to the Air Force

The service has signed off on designs for a new PT jacket, T-shirt, shorts and pants that will start to become available in 2022.

By Diana Stancy Correll

23 months ago

Personal training is a $4 billion industry. Here’s how veterans are cashing in (and you can too)

See why veterans make great fitness coaches and how veterans in the industry are adapting to the pandemic.

By Harm Venhuizen

24 months ago

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