Marine Corps Fitness

Marine Corps Fitness Spotlight

Max Fitness Test, Skip the Tape: Marine Corps Mulls New Body Fat Rules

Airman carries sandbags during a farmer's carry.

Tactical Fitness: Are Fighters Born or Made?

Future sailors try to complete as many push-ups as possible.

Why the 'Common PFT' Has Become the Fitness Standard

An Army lieutenant seeks improvement in the squat.

How to Mix Powerlifting with Military Tactical Fitness Training

What's the best way to prepare for a physical fitness test?

15 Days from the PFT

Army sergeant nears finish line of run.

Tactical Fitness: How Hard You Should Train Before Military Service

Airman runs during track workout at Scott Air Force Base.

Interval Training for the PFT Run

A service member takes a ruck-march test.

Tactical Fitness: What Type of Rucksack Should You Get for Training?

Paratrooper competes in Army Combat Fitness Test.

How to Improve Your Running with Little Time Before a Military PT Test

Marine Corps Fitness Categories

Get Marine Corps Fit

Marine recruits run during an initial strength test.

Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit Training

If you join the USMC, you will have to pass the initial strength test, or IST -- a shortened version of the physical fitness...

Marine recruits do pull-ups during their initial strength test.

Marine Corps Initial Strength Test (IST)

Marine lifts a 30-pound ammunitions can during his combat fitness test.

Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test (CFT)

Marines use body-fat analyzers.

Marine Corps Body Composition Program

Marine runs during physical fitness test.

USMC PFT Score Charts

How to score well on the Marine physical fitness test

Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

What are the U.S. Marine Corps' height and weight standards?

USMC Weight Charts

Get Marine Corps Special Operations Fit

MARSOC Marine on patrol in Afghanistan

Explaining Marine RECON and MARSOC

There are two types of RECON Marines: "Battalion" & "Force" RECON. The training paths for Marines in both RECON units are...

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Marine Combat Fitness Test - Six Minutes of Pain

The Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test and requirements for an 18-year-old male.

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Running and Cardio

New Marines run in formation.

Ask Stew: How Can I Get Rid of My Shin Splints?

U.S. and coalition forces run the Army's 36th annual Ten-Miler Run virtual edition at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.

How Air Pollution Should Factor into Your Running Schedule

Soldiers with the Georgia Army National Guard complete a sunrise run during annual training at Fort Stewart.

Build Up Your Running Program with the Sun

A runner stretches his legs and discusses strategy before a run at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

Interested in Building Up Mileage? Here's the Twelve-Mile Run Plan.

Riders with the Combat Center's triathlon team set out on their weekly 25-mile ride.

Here's How You Can Benefit from Training like a Triathlete

First male finisher crosses finish line at 2017 Marine Corps Marathon.

Marathon Running Plan

Airmen run an 800-meter relay race.

Quarter-Mile and 100-Repetition Challenge

Participants in a memorial run cross the finish line on Camp Lejeune.

Ask Stew: Why Runners' Race Times Are Getting Slower

Elliptical machines are a good alternative to swimming.

Ask Stew: Options for Those Without Access to a Swimming Pool

A soldier carries a sandbag at Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Looking for a Challenge? Give This Advanced Workout a Try.

A soldier performs a hand-release push-up during the army combat fitness test.

Upper-Body Workout with Cardio and Skills Options

A soldier runs a two-mile route during an Army physical fitness test.

Ask Stew: Addressing Issues with Running Form and Technique