RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Body Composition and Physical Fitness in a Cohort of US Military Medical Students
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 165
OP 167
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2008.02.070194
VO 21
IS 2
A1 Mitchell, Sarah D.
A1 Eide, Richard
A1 Olsen, Cara H.
A1 Stephens, Mark B.
YR 2008
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/21/2/165.abstract
AB 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.