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Body Composition and Physical Fitness in a Cohort of US Military Medical Students

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC (SDM)
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD (RE, CHO, MBS)

Correspondence: Corresponding author: Mark B. Stephens, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814 (E-mail: mstephens{at}usuhs.mil)

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.