Total Energy Expenditure During Strenuous U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Training

Bathalon, Gaston P.; McGraw, Susan M.; Falco, C M.; Georgelis, J H.; DeLany, James P.; Young, Andrew

doi:10.1097/00005768-200305001-01009

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“…During portions of enlisted Marine Corps recruit training, men have been shown to have energy expenditures (measured with doubly-labeled water) that are 1.3 to 1.7 times higher than those of women [9,10]. Unlike Army BCT, Marine Corps enlisted basic training is gender-segregated with men and women performing the same events but in different gender-segregated units.…”

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Ambulatory Physical Activity during United States Army Basic Combat Training

et al. 2007

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Electronic pedometers were used to quantify locomotor physical activity during an entire 9-week United States Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) cycle. Pedometers were worn on the hips of 4 trainees in each of 10 BCT companies during all BCT activities. Investigators obtained pedometer readings (steps) on a daily basis, and estimated travel distances were obtained by multiplying steps by the average individual step length. A short questionnaire was administered daily to assure trainees wore the pedometers and trained with their companies all day. Trainees performed an average +/- SD of 16 311 +/- 5826 steps/day and traveled an estimated 11.7 +/- 4.4 kilometers/day. The highest daily locomotor activity was during the field training exercise in which trainees took an average +/- SD of 22 372 +/- 12 517 steps/day traveling an estimated 16.2 +/- 9.7 kilometers/day. Differences among the 10 companies ranged from 14 720 +/- 6649 steps/day to 18 729 +/- 6328 steps/day. This survey provided the first examination of locomotor physical activity during an entire BCT cycle.

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