title: Body composition and physical fitness in a cohort of US military medical students.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eide
authors.forename: Cara H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012420:Running; D013337:Students, Medical