Gut health significantly influences overall well-being, affecting both physical fitness and mental clarity. The gut, often ...

Objective To examine the joint associations between physical activity and abdominal obesity with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Methods We included 70 830 UK Biobank participants ...

“Why is the abdominal region the most popular and sought after in terms of perfection for women?” asks a journalist in her email to me. A quick look at some of the most recent magazine covers verifies ...

Experts say a narrative is being spread that women aren't fit for combat roles. During a speech earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the implementation of new fitness ...

After three years of complaints and debate, the Army has scrapped its move to have a physical fitness test that is gender- and age-neutral, and will now allow women and older soldiers to pass while ...

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, mandated that physical fitness requirements for combat jobs be “sex-neutral,” a move that is likely to significantly reduce the number of women who qualify. By ...

Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., in 2023. (Stephen B. Morton/AP) ...

The Army has unveiled plans to require identical fitness tests for men and women in combat positions. The debate over women in combat is an old one. The Army has announced that it will set tougher ...

The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards for women in combat roles. By Jonathan Wolfe Women in U.S. Army combat ...