ReviewAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine
Physical Activity and the Health of a Nation: A National Challenge and Collective Response.
Review in American journal of lifestyle medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evaluating the Return on Investment of U.S. Army Holistic Health and Fitness Performance Teams: A Matched Difference-in-Differences Study of Readiness and Economic Outcomes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- SCORE2 Outperforms Pol-SCORE in Detecting Increased Cardiovascular Risk.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2025Article
- Epidemiological Analysis of Cardiovascular Diseases with Consideration of Risk Factors, Health Awareness, and Preventive Behaviors in Civilian and Military Populations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Exposure-Informed Care Following Toxic Environmental Exposures: A Lifestyle Medicine Approach.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Review
- Great Progress, Enormous Challenges.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
Historic recruitment and retention challenges confront the U.S. military. In an invited panel discussion at Lifestyle Medicine 2023, we argued that widespread physical inactivity is contributing to these challenges, and that Lifestyle Medicine approaches should be part of the solution. Our aim in this commentary is to recapture the most salient messages from that discussion. First, we summarize significant epidemiologic studies that describe the scope of the problem among future recruits, current service members, and Veterans. Then, in the optimistic spirit that characterizes both the armed forces and Lifestyle Medicine communities, we outline several potential solutions. By increasing physical activity during the school day, using wearable technology to monitor and prompt health behaviors, addressing the other pillars of Lifestyle Medicine (especially sleep, nutrition, and stress management), aligning efforts with current health frameworks in the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and recruiting Lifestyle Medicine professionals, we are convinced that we can improve the health of our nation and, in so doing, strengthen military readiness and national security.
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