The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agoPresidential fitness teststartrek.websiteimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1540arrow-down112
arrow-up1528arrow-down1imagePresidential fitness teststartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square98fedilink
minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·9 months agoGotta make sure the youth can be good little soldiers if needed
minus-squareSoylentBlake@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 months agoThis 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-up1·9 months agoI 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-up1·9 months ago 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!