Fit to Fight: The New Face of Military Training
Monday, September 6, 2010 12:25As one might expect, an overweight citizen population is translating into a plethora of overweight and unfit military recruits. In fact, this phenomenon has become one of the most pressing issues the military is facing.
The Army is responding to this problem by overhauling the current training regimen, replacing mainstays such as sit-ups and long runs, with more task-specific calisthenics, as well as widely popular mind/body staples like yoga and pilates.