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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 |
| 2023-10-09 |
[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
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| Posted by:Skidmark |