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Read this while eating my eggs and bacon this morning. The AF has the easiest test and are not first in the obesity category. Thoughts?
The article has some good data for each service to reflect on...
The article has some good data for each service to reflect on...
And the fattest U.S. military service is ...
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Maj Marty Hogan good read and share: guess what
"The U.S. military is fatter than ever, and the Army is leading the way with more than one in 10 soldiers considered clinically overweight, according to new Defense Department data obtained by Military Times"
Time for Drill Sergeant Davis to come out of retirement and get the troops motivated and in shape!
"The U.S. military is fatter than ever, and the Army is leading the way with more than one in 10 soldiers considered clinically overweight, according to new Defense Department data obtained by Military Times"
Time for Drill Sergeant Davis to come out of retirement and get the troops motivated and in shape!
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Capt Seid Waddell
The high BMI in the Marines may be due to higher muscle mass.
"... a person with exceptional muscle tone and low fat is more likely to have a higher BMI compared to someone with higher fat and lower muscle tone — this happens because muscle is four times as dense as fat tissue. In fact, many professional football players’ BMIs would place them in the obese category when they’re actually in better shape than the average person."
http://www.medicaldaily.com/body-mass-index-bmi-calculator-healthy-weight-obesity-372852
"... a person with exceptional muscle tone and low fat is more likely to have a higher BMI compared to someone with higher fat and lower muscle tone — this happens because muscle is four times as dense as fat tissue. In fact, many professional football players’ BMIs would place them in the obese category when they’re actually in better shape than the average person."
http://www.medicaldaily.com/body-mass-index-bmi-calculator-healthy-weight-obesity-372852
Forget The BMI Scale; Here Are 6 Better Ways To Measure Healthy Weight
Body mass index may be an inaccurate way to assess health, which is why patients and doctors may need to look beyond the BMI scale for other alternatives.
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Thanks for sharing Maj Marty Hogan. Considering SEC DEF wanted to relax the recruiting standards for weight and fitness, this article highlights the issues facing the military services already.
As a trained and experienced ORSA I take "survey" results like this with many grains of salt.
Body mass index was one of the more accurate techniques for assessing fitness.
As a trained and experienced ORSA I take "survey" results like this with many grains of salt.
Body mass index was one of the more accurate techniques for assessing fitness.
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Maj Marty Hogan
According to BMI I am over weight. I rran marathons and an average of 25 miles every week. BMI is an indicator but at 160 I am not obese or over weight.
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