The United States Army is about to undertake a dramatic and unprecedented overhaul to the way it tests, and promotes, military fitness. The man who headed the research into the new standards talks with us about how and why, as well as the future of Army nutrition and how the Army plans to circulate 80,000 kettlebells to bases around the globe.

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Episode 59: Michael McGurk on the Future of Army Fitness

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Episode 59: Michael McGurk on the Future of Army Fitness

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