%0 Journal Article %A Sarah D. Mitchell %A Richard Eide %A Cara H. Olsen %A Mark B. Stephens %T Body Composition and Physical Fitness in a Cohort of US Military Medical Students %D 2008 %R 10.3122/jabfm.2008.02.070194 %J The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine %P 165-167 %V 21 %N 2 %X Medical school requires that students balance academic schedules with other lifestyle demands, including nutrition, physical fitness, and wellness. We retrospectively reviewed trends in body composition and physical fitness of a cohort of military medical students attending the Uniformed Services University. Although students were able to maintain muscular endurance and body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance, as measured by a timed 1.5-mile run, declined significantly over a 2-yr period. %U https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/21/2/165.full.pdf