The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 年前Presidential fitness teststartrek.websiteimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down110
arrow-up1476arrow-down1imagePresidential fitness teststartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square71fedilink
minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 年前Gotta make sure the youth can be good little soldiers if needed
minus-squareSoylentBlake@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 年前This is 100% fact. Eisenhower made PE a universal part of education to increase overall fitness in the case of war and conscription.
minus-squareBael422@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前I think it was worse than that. It was to test for and increase capability for military life, but the exercises themselves are not a good way to keep a general healthy body so it actually caused physical health to decline in the US.
minus-squarekase@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前 it actually caused physical health to decline in the US. Wait seriously? Where did you hear that?
Gotta make sure the youth can be good little soldiers if needed
This is 100% fact. Eisenhower made PE a universal part of education to increase overall fitness in the case of war and conscription.
I think it was worse than that. It was to test for and increase capability for military life, but the exercises themselves are not a good way to keep a general healthy body so it actually caused physical health to decline in the US.
Wait seriously? Where did you hear that?
Fuck yeah!