As the Army pushes holistic health, an officer examines the history of soldier fitness
By Todd South
Jun 19, 03:14 PM
But this isn’t the first time, by far, that the service has looked for ways to better mold soldiers for the rigors of modern battle.
Army Maj. Garrett Gatzemeyer, 37, has now documented this long and fascinating history in his recent book, “Bodies for Battle: U.S. Army Physical Culture and Systematic Training, 1885-1957.”
Gatzemeyer was commissioned out of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2007, and later taught history there as an assistant professor from 2016 to 2019. Like soldiers everywhere, Gatzemeyer did his dose of calisthenics without fail when he hit the regular Army.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/06/19/as-the-army-pushes-holistic-health-a-soldier-examines-the-history-of-soldier-fitness/
