The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPresidential fitness teststartrek.websiteimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1539arrow-down112
arrow-up1527arrow-down1imagePresidential fitness teststartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 year agoGotta make sure the youth can be good little soldiers if needed
minus-squareSoylentBlake@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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!