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Army to speed up fielding of holistic health and fitness programs

  • 19/08/2024
The Army’s new all-around fitness program may be coming to your unit sooner than previously planned. Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George has approved an accelerated fielding of Holistic Health and Fitness equipment and staff that will increase the annual number of brigades from 10 to 15. The overall effort began with 28 brigades fielded in fiscal year 2021, with a goal of hitting 110 fielded brigades by fiscal year 2029. The announcement came at the Maneuver Warfighter Conference at Fort Moore, Georgia this week. George and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer both doubled down on…
Health & Fittnes

No point exercising if consuming even 2 cans of soda a week

  • 10/08/2024
Canadian scientists have to offer a crucial message in a world where making health-conscious decisions and exercising frequently go hand in hand: drinking soda may be undermining your efforts to maintain a healthy heart. Researchers from Laval University in Quebec City have shown in a publication in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition just how much of a negative effect two cans of soda per week can have on the health benefits of exercise. Here is all you need to know about the study and its outcome. Image: CANVA Soda’s surprising setback: Nullifying exercise gains It turns out that your…