Obesity is a National Security Issue: Lieutenant General Mark Hertling at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012
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- Опубликовано: 5 дек 2012
- Lieutenant General Mark Phillip Hertling, is the Commanding General, US Army Europe and Seventh Army. In that role, he is the commander of the approximately 42,000 U.S. Army forces assigned to Europe, and he is the Army Component Commander of U.S. European Command. While Hertling's primary role is training U.S. Army soldiers and units for Contingency and Full Spectrum Operations, he is also responsible for Theater Security Cooperation and Building Partner Capacity with the 51 allied nations that are part of the European area of operation.
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Ten years on from this talk, and the military has now significantly relaxed the fitness standards. Sounds like Gen Hertling's message fell on deaf ears with the top brass.
Body positivity has turned into “I’m unhealthy and overweight and that’s fine because I love myself” rather than “I love myself and recognize my self-worth is not based on my weight, but loving myself means making healthy decisions and changes in my life.”
I am an 82-year old retired Army officer and still train three times a week in a fitness center. I am six feet tall and weigh 157 pounds. For me, staying fit is a life extender - a quality life. I met General Hertling some years ago and I can say, without qualification, that what he had to say is more important today than it was 10 years ago.
There is a misplaced focus on physical activity, because you can't outrun a bad diet.
13 hours of gaming a week?... those are rookie numbers
Never been in the military, but I did a 15k recently and learned that the military is right when they say that you're capable of more than you think when you push your limits.
I am from Norway, and people are generally very active and fit here. The first time I ever saw an obese person was when I visited the U.S. when I was 19 years old. Actually, not just one obese person, many obese people. That was back in 2004. I have still never seen an obese person here in Norway that I can remember, but even here people are generally getting bigger according to statistics. We have also adopted more of the Standard American Diet up here (with the very fitting abbreviation: SAD)... Gee, I wonder if there might be a correlation there.....
Love this!! As a Physical Therapist this is a huge issue and I believe everyone in America needs to see this!
1980s: "We will will have flying cars in the future"
I love how he's proactive about health instead of shaming people for their habits.
When I was out of shape, I saw military pt tests to be incredibly hard, but when I started working out, I slowly realized that he was right, the tests are pretty basic.
OMG! General Hertling! Such a gentle man! My husband worked with him. A true solider. A true man. In praise of the vulnerable man. An epic badass.
The fact that this was made almost 10 years ago but every word is spot on for today’s issues is terrifying. I’m so glad I’m getting myself together in that area.
This man was trained diagnose and solve problems. He thinks clearly, speaks clearly, and he is 100 % right.
Yeah, can we recruit more officers like this please? Thank you.
We need to be better and healtier as a society
Hertling was my commander back in the 90's. He really does practice what he preaches. We did PT 5 days a week and everyday that we had duty. He and his wife run marathons. On Fridays, they ran us like dogs. I miss serving with men like him. He was a soldiers commander. God speed Sir. Mend the broken sword.
"Sir, Doritos are moving in to make an attack on New York."
9 years later current military brass would find his comments “Hurtful” and “Non-Inclusive”. Milley would court martial him.....but he’s too busy polishing his nails.
Very interesting and great presentation! Shocking to realize only 5 states have PE for classes. I remember having just one and i had more than enough energy to keep going after the 1 hour. It would seem it would be beneficial if kids started off day with first hour PE and end the day with PE every day could be a good start.