TY - JOUR
T1 - Body composition and physical fitness in a cohort of US military medical students
AU - Mitchell, Sarah D.
AU - Eide, Richard
AU - Olsen, Cara H.
AU - Stephens, Mark B.
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - 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.
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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=41549148235&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3122/jabfm.2008.02.070194
DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2008.02.070194
M3 - Article
C2 - 18343867
AN - SCOPUS:41549148235
SN - 1557-2625
VL - 21
SP - 165
EP - 167
JO - Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JF - Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
IS - 2
ER -