About this episode

The episode discusses the recent changes to the Army's body composition standards and their implications.

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People in this episode

Hosts: Drew, Alex

Topics covered

• Army Body Composition Policy
• Body Composition Standards
• Waist-to-height ratio
• Military fitness
• Health and fitness changes

Keywords

• Army
• Body Composition
• Standards
• Waist-to-height ratio
• DEXA
• BodPod
• Fitness

Sponsors

Teamworks, TrainHeroic

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