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America's military's fitness crisis: Alarm over rising obesity and number of 'skinny fat' recruits who can't pass physical tests
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The US military is struggling with 'skinny fat recruits' - those who appear slim and healthy but fail mandatory fitness tests because they lack muscle mass

  • A growing number of active duty personnel are also overweight after obesity levels ballooned during the pandemic

  • Military leaders are now utilizing cutting-edge technology to assess recruits' fitness, including full body scanners that detect their total body fat

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-10-09
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