U.S. Army Changes Their Training to Deal With Overweight Recruits…

April 14, 2010

[Technology might have advanced, but infantry is still jumping fences…]

According to this news article, the U.S. army is changing their training program.
Why?
For two reasons:
1) Their training is out-dated, soldiers need to be able to sprint now. Not just run.
2) This generation of Americans is more obese and overweight than ever, and the military needs to adjust it’s training to first get their soldiers into decent shape, and THEN worry about the rest.
Here’s a quote from the article:
“We don’t run five miles in combat, but you run across the street every day,” Palhoska said, adding, “I’m not training long-distance runners. I’m training warriors” who must shuttle back and forth across a back alley.”
The article then goes on to explain how the new training also focuses on getting overweight soldiers to lose weight and into great shape.
Personally, I think this is a good thing. I agree from my time […]

Original post by rafael@thefitnessadviser.com (Rafi Bar-Lev)

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