Fat or Fit: Is There a Correlation?

Abstract

Army Regulation (AR) 600-9, The Army Weight Control Program, has undergone two major changes since all the military services were directed by Department of Defense (DOD) to design a weight control program. The current AR 600-9 requires the use of circumferential measurements to assess body fat percentages and states that the assurance of physical fitness and a trim military appearance are the primary objectives of this program. The hypothesis of this paper is that body fat percentage standards, as defined in AR 600-9, cannot accurately measure physical fitness. Keywords: Body fat, Physical fitness, Overweight, Weight control system, Fat or fit, Combat readiness, Army, AWCP.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223598

Entities

People

  • Steven M. Sakuma

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Army Personnel
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Composition
  • Body Water
  • Combat Readiness
  • Department Of Defense
  • Equations
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Education

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