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President Donald Trump announced the re-establishment and restoration of the Presidential Fitness Test on July 31, 2025, when he signed an Executive Order revitalizing the test along with the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. Since then, the Trump administration also announced the Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge, a competition which invites “schools, districts,…

There was a time when eight miles felt like an eternity to Weini Kelati. Now, toward the tail end of preparing for her first full marathon, she can find herself 10 miles into a 20-mile workout and realize the distance that once signaled the end of a hard day has now become the halfway point.

When Julius Thomas hung up his NFL cleats in 2018, he didn’t know he was about to face the hardest, and longest, transition of his life. The tight end who caught touchdowns from Peyton Manning walked into graduate school at 30 with no job, no playbook, and none of the daily wins football used to…

Kristoffer “Kris” Polaha took on a serious challenge when he agreed to add around 25 pounds of fat to his usually fit frame for his role in American Hostage, only to drop it soon after in order to continue with other filming commitments. And while the chance to say “yes” to every indulgent meal gave…

From growing up in Saudi Arabia during a tense geopolitical era to graduating from the Air Force Academy, commanding special tactics teams across the globe, and navigating a grueling battle with stage 3 lymphoma, Ryan Del Grosso’s life is defined by a relentless pursuit of purpose and growth. Whether he is lifting others up through…

When the International Sports Hall of Fame inducted Garry Kasparov as part of their Class of 2026 on September 26th, it was more for him than a gold medal and a few minutes at a microphone. In Kasparov’s eyes, this helped answer a question that has been debated for many years: Is chess a sport?

The deeper Ben Shelton gets into a tournament, the less room there is for improvisation.

The 2026 Olympia Weekend will be remembered for many reasons: Nick Walker becoming the 20th Mr. Olympia, the premiere of the new Fit Model Olympia, and 10 other world championship events being held in the famous Orleans Arena. There were also numerous strength sports championship events being held in the Las Vegas Convention Center on…

The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) headquarters in Arlington, Virginia served as the host location for the fifth installment of M&F Senior Military Editor Rob Wilkin’s Military Health and Wellness Symposium series. Military leaders and experts from a variety of human performance fields gathered to share information and research that could be taken back…