Posted on Apr 25, 2014
Does the Military take health and fitness as serious as the leaders in it?
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We are a Army and Military that leads the global nations in technologies and science. Commanders push fitness for combat readiness, but with all our advances we still use a seamstress tape with a algorithm to figure body composition. Science has completed an analysis and most agree to hydrostatic weight is the best... What are your thoughts?
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I agree the method we use to measure a Soldiers body composition is outdated. However the system does work the problem is the weight and height tables need to be revised. I do agree the hydrostatic system does work the best. but the question is how many installation have it, how much would it cost, and how avabuile would it once in place?
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Gyms in here San Antonio are buying them and not charging people to use them, so that tells me not much. It would take more time and other assests are needed, but this is a issue that could be taken up at a joint level. I have a 16 inch neck and a 35 inch waist weigh in around 170 and the BMI says I'm 24%; the hydrostatic says I'm 17.4%. This is my issue with how it goes.
I've been to three NCOES and I'm a Master Fitness trainer. In MF we went over it slighty, but in the NCOES we never touched it. Most NCOS never go to MF, so why is the Army allowing this to happen, or has this changed in the NCOES programs?
I've been to three NCOES and I'm a Master Fitness trainer. In MF we went over it slighty, but in the NCOES we never touched it. Most NCOS never go to MF, so why is the Army allowing this to happen, or has this changed in the NCOES programs?
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You are correct NCOES do not talk much about MF. I don't believe their will be a push for hydrostatic until more installations have them. As far as I know Fort Campbell does not have any, at least in the gym I have been in.
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