Think you can stomach the FBI’s sit-up test? The FBI accepts applications from people between 23 and 37 — though veterans may qualify for an age waiver. Besides a background check, applicants must ...

It’s one of the tenets of physical fitness, so why is flexibility overlooked by researchers and the average person putting on ...

When most people think of a strong core or achieving abs, the first exercise that comes to mind is often sit-ups. While sit-ups have long been a go-to for strengthening the core, they're not always ...

There are many ways to gauge how strong and healthy you are. Here are some of our favorites. Credit...Clockwise from top left: Sarah Karlan, Ashley Barker, Gritchelle Fallesgon, and Adria Malcolm for ...

Failing a "sit-to-stand" or "sit-rise" test, which entails standing up from the floor with legs crossed, without using hands, arms, knees or side of the legs, means one has a higher likelihood of ...

If you’re looking to get some insight into your fitness level, hold off before forking out for a high-tech smart device. The one-minute sit-to-stand test (1MSTS) is a reliable way to assess your ...

Mandatory push-ups, pull-ups, running and more will be soon be returning to schools as President Donald Trump has reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test, which requires students to complete a series ...

Generations of Americans who struggled to complete a pull-up in front of their classmates winced as President Trump announced that he was reinstating the annual assessment. By Michael Levenson Ivory ...