Obesity is a National Security Issue: Lieutenant General Mark Hertling at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012

[@groovediggr8777]

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.

[@Sho-td8wg]

No group is immune to limitations in the pool they draw from. Sometimes I wonder what'd happen if a future conflict required a draft.

[@groovediggr8777]

@@Sho-td8wg agreed. However I don't feel that's an excuse to lower the standards. Yes, recruits might come in less fit nowadays; instead of lowering standards, they could lengthen basic, or make failing soldiers repeat it. A less fit military serves nobody's interests. Well, maybe it serves the enemy's.

[@Sho-td8wg]

@@groovediggr8777 world peace via all nations being unable to field an army?

[@felixbeutin8105]

The fitness people enter into training with is not the same they graduate training with

[@groovediggr8777]

@@felixbeutin8105 and?

[@wishingonthemoon1]

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.”

[@Brothisisprivate]

EXACTLY

[@C63Bez]

Love is often misunderstood anyway. Some people believe it to be dependence.

[@DemonDrummer]

This is put so well! 👏🏼

[@104thironmike4]

This. So much this.

[@m1a1abrams3]

no wonder pride is the worst of the seven sins. ppl celebrate like its somehow a virtue

[@marvincool3744]

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.

[@daizzyang5262]

15k that was just to get water when I was a kid. Guess it was good for me. I though we were poor eating fish and veggies wild chickens. Now in a city and miss the food.

[@tatotaytoman5934]

@@daizzyang5262 I imagine that life would feel more pure and whole than even the life of a well off American today.

[@alimamulma3sum14]

@@tatotaytoman5934 It teaches you gratitude and appreciation for the little things you have. And those qualities can't be taught easily to someone who never had a serious hardship. That's why suicide is common in wealthy countries.

[@alexgillis9446]

10k fun run. Operative word being 'fun' run. Lol. Every Friday.

[@ninezerotwo1778]

Pushing your limits requires effort though. It's much easier to stay comfortable.

[@lawrenceapplebaum4297]

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.

[@CSRLaunchpad]

Very true! Thank you for sharing and thank you for your service sir.

[@chicken6727]

Thank you for your story and your service

[@Hunter11725]

Thanks for your service Lawrence, and excellent work keeping a great training regimen!

[@doofus2157]

Wow I’m only 14 but I admire you sir. My goal is to stay fit for the rest of my life!

[@susan123465]

I'm a 77 year old Navy veteran and just wanted to say how your message has motivated me. I need to lose some weight as I am certain it effects longevity. I want to be around longer to watch my grandson grow and support my wife. Thank you for your positive message, it and LtGen Hertling's message hits home and I'm on my way!

[@grob25]

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.

[@shadowfox6438]

Norris "Mend the broken sword"... where'd you get that???

[@raphaelh8852]

Thanks for sharing that with us

[@TheOwenMajor]

"This gun is fully semi-automatic" -Herting

[@TotallyNotRevv]

Owen Major meme

[@icebergslim8926]

Owen Major that was him? Bruhhhhh. *edit I just checked out the news clip again and it was him lmaooo*

[@jennahilton8259]

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.

[@skippetyskedaddle]

Wonder how closely the present matches predictions.

[@jennahilton8259]

@@skippetyskedaddle I’m not sure what the stats are, but it would be interesting to see 🤔

[@RandomHuTaoSimp]

Same, I weighed 282 pounds 2 and a half months ago. I now weight 255 pounds on Keto and Intermitted fasting. And still going!

[@kellyg7591]

@@RandomHuTaoSimp WTG! I know it's not easy to alter eating habits and stick to it. I wish you a lot of success :)

[@RandomHuTaoSimp]

@@kellyg7591 thank you!! :)

[@lauraw8546]

I love how he's proactive about health instead of shaming people for their habits.

[@alfiebones7551]

Laura W you’ll love David Goggins then, or maybe not but check him out

[@Vdub-md2wz]

@@alfiebones7551 he is part of the reason I am going to try to run an ultra marathon

[@kevinmael3862]

That's because shaming doesn't work.

[@jamesglines4698]

Agreed

[@ThreeDaysOfDan]

@@kevinmael3862 False, shaming is the way japan keeps its crime issue low , countless studies show shame is a motivating factor in keeping people in check.

[@kathygiselesmith-cancela5291]

Love this!! As a Physical Therapist this is a huge issue and I believe everyone in America needs to see this!

[@LMAOvibes]

um no

[@rainriderpnw6259]

This man was trained diagnose and solve problems. He thinks clearly, speaks clearly, and he is 100 % right.

[@harutohashimoto7683]

Unfortunately he’s a Democrat

[@lastgenrichtofen8735]

@@harutohashimoto7683 -🤓

[@justinlavine9209]

That's right. Everybody should just change their minds and habits because some *ssh*l* in a uniform told them it's a national emergency. I forgot how easy it is to willfully change your metabolism using the power of thought alone.

[@WaldenSpawn]

@@harutohashimoto7683 really? That sucks, I would think the democrats would call him fatphobic.

[@tobyix1569]

@@harutohashimoto7683 The truth is the truth, regardless of your political leanings.

[@VeXoNCoNvIcT]

13 hours of gaming a week?... those are rookie numbers

[@monkeyd4847]

Sassy The Sasquatch right? I used to play 6 hours on school days and 12 hours on weekends. I wasn't healthy

[@TheBSishere]

Jeremy Han Solo burger when I play games I find a lot of time waiting for spawning or what ever. so I lift my weights or do exercises. every time I make a mistake is one rep.

[@manictiger]

Video games don't cause obesity. Fructose and lack of fiber (which fills you up) does. Processed starches like bread are a little too efficient at delivering energy. I eat a lot of veggies, oatmeal and a bit of chicken. I also stand at my desk and am constantly moving during work. (I'm listening to "Soulfly - Redemption of Man By God" right now. Impossible not to move to that).

[@MsAsdfasdfasdf]

Jeremy Han Solo burger I thought the same thing

[@SinerAthin]

Yeah, I don't think you can blame gaming for that tho. I've played 6-12 hours a day, devoting 1-2 hours to exercise. 1-3 hours a day, 5 days a week, is all you need to stay in shape. I was doing almost 400 lbs in deadlifts and running the 3000m in 11-12 minutes. 5 strength sessions(1h each), and 3 cardio(1h each) sessions is all you need to be in serious shape. Sure, if you wanna go pro, you might increase that, but to maintain a very decent human fitness, you need no more than about 1-3 hours of exercise a day.

[@icicleman0479]

1980s: "We will will have flying cars in the future" 2012: "Obesity is a national security issue"

[@sarahmeyers1773]

Icicleman04 😭

[@coopersmith1308]

We also have cars that can drive themselves, and we have prototypes of flying Ubers. That's pretty damn good, so you can go ahead and mock our achievements, but just know, i'm pretty damn proud of how far we have come, and the people working toward innovation.

[@icicleman0479]

Čøöpër Šmïth It is just a joke, man. Of course we have accomplishments, I can see that

[@SN00PICUS]

@@coopersmith1308 Take a joke and chill dummy lol

[@charliealexander5603]

2019: "Saying the word obesity is fatphobic."

[@lauracobb9204]

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.

[@olgar4157]

The PE thing shocked me. No mandatory sports at school? I live in Poland, and here you have to have 2 hours of PE a week basically from age 6 to 18, unless you have a doctors note of course. It's a part of school so you get grades for, which is why there's nearly no way around it. I know Germany has mandatory sports as well. While I complain about it a lot, maily due to the not entirely fair grading and no too great curriculum, it's undoubtedly a good thing we are forced to exercise in some way.

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

When I was in school, back in the 90s and early 2000s, Physical Education was mandatory. Completely and utterly. I went from 1st Grade, to 12th. Every day I was there, 2 hours of PE. That didn't count playtime/recess, either. I graduated in 2012, so... I dunno, but... At my school in California, it was mandatory, and still is, from what I know.

[@RHW42Archangel]

graduated 2009 in California, P.E was mandatory. even had those tests with the long jump, shot put, high jump and so on. had to pass them or risk failing the semester

[@jackdinsmore7900]

PE should only be for kids who don’t play sports or are obese

[@leroylol]

2 hours a week? when i was growing up we had an hour every DAY. And i've only just graduated a couple years ago..

[@Guzzoline]

I’m 41 years old. And this shocked me. I graduated high school in 1996. In a upper class suburb of Chicago. In the 1980’s All we did was play outside. There wasn’t anything else to do? And nothing I couldn’t do. PE was an hour a day and 2, thirty minute recess outside. We only had 1....19 inch television. Now I have 6....55” televisions. Times have changed drastically. In 1986 everything changed. We got our first Microwave, VCR, and Nintendo. Still through high school I had PE and had to pass to graduate. I skipped PE a lot my junior year in high school. So senior year I had to retake that PE class. First and second period they gave me P.E. Soon as I got to school I had to run 1.7 miles twice! So about 3-1/2 miles every morning. I was so fit the Air Force came to my job every Friday evening trying to recruit me. My father has his draft card from Vietnam in his wallet to this day. I have my selective service card in my wallet to this day. Every American male citizen was supposed to join at 18 by law. Most probly have no idea this was mandatory. My father strongly urged me to avoid the military. And many of my friends who served in the Middle East are mentally damaged for life!!! He taught me about the military after Vietnam. So I took his advice and not served. Probly a good thing? I probly would have gone to Iraq? Then 9/11 happened when I was 23 and considered joining again? Again I decided not to. That was the last time I felt America was “UNITED”! Still very fit. I’m sure more than most 18 year old soy boys. P.E. Is a must! I had to through out my childhood. No exceptions! Even in crazy liberal Chicago!!!!

[@alauracollis6520]

I joined the army in 2017 at 18 years old. I had swam competitively for 12 years, did drum line all throughout high school. I had also never been over weight, typically had had more issues being underweight. Halfway through AIT (advanced individual training) I found out that I had damaged the cartilage in my knees beyond repair, as well as gotten 3 stress fractures in several parts of my left leg. It isn’t just a weight issue. It’s also a nutrition issue. Several people in our upcoming generation are not getting the correct amounts of calcium and other nutrients to help build our bones. I know so many soldiers who’s bones just started breaking.

[@carenseagraves5683]

Bone strength is a lot more than calcium going in the mouth. Too little vitamin D, necessary to take up the calcium that is eaten, is a much more likely problem.

[@alexandercruz4766]

Also, you did not run and walk consistently to train your legs to endure the training at Basic. Aside form nutrition it looks like you mostly trained swimming. Idk if you trained a lot of running. I did cross country when I was a kid and ran all the time on my free time. Bones and legs and cartridge will adapt to your workouts. When I went to OSUT the running and rucking was easy. But the swimming part was rough…. Anyways it also depends on rounding out your workouts. Good to do, running, rucking, swimming, weights, calisthenics, martial arts and stretching. Keeping it well rounded will adapt your body for each activity progressively.

[@DreadPages]

Weight is 70% diet. Exercise is good. But competitive sports or things like basic training will inevitably lead to injuries. You will wear down. Our best professional athletes with the best nutrition and best lifestyles all eventually breakdown quickly. And painfully. With rare exceptions.

[@billmoyer3254]

@@carenseagraves5683 it's Vitamin K2 Mk-7 with Vitamin D3 that directs calcium from blood and tissues into your bones.

[@Vscustomprinting]

its easy to find good information out there.. you can see how a plant based diet and fermentation max out health- especially bone density etc.. ive studied this stuff for years in an interdisciplinary way.. the problem is trying to pertain to modern society and its flawed status quo. it isnt that there is not enough calcium, its that persons ambitions include disruptions. the science will be spun to reflect whatever marketing ideal need be met. Nutrition is fairly easy, and mundane- whats hard is saying no to hyperpalatable, and addictive, food drugs like refined carbs, concentrated oils, animal products, and high levels of salt.. all of which disregulate systems of the body and shorten lifespan.. (HORMONE D is kept in check, highly regulated by the body, and is disrupted through many of modern societies arbitrary ambitions like hyper-sterility, animal product consumption, chemical use)... its like running around trying to make smoking and cigarettes see, like a part of a healthy lifestyle...

[@jimviens-realtor]

He's not the first one to be concerned about this. Theodore Roosevelt, when touring various military bases, found the physical condition of the officers to be unacceptable. He implemented fitness requirements that had to be met for any promotions within the officer ranks. This was the root of the current military PT tests.

[@rubyray777]

It was also the start of PE in schools. The prep guys in the United States to go into the army for compulsory service.

[@jimmycarterislike100]

Teddy is kinda one to talk if we're being honest.

[@myhearthasahalo]

Teddy was always the guy who held people to a standard.

[@JsnHgl]

@@jimmycarterislike100 you have no idea what you’re talking about

[@Ricky16317]

@@jimmycarterislike100 Roosevelt wasn't overweight in his teens and 20's, he was pretty fit in the age range being discussed here. But even when he gained weight later he still stayed physically active. As governor of New York he would have regular wrestling matches in his office. As President he would go on long walks through brush and forrest that would get pretty intense. If he saw a stream, he crossed it. If a boulder was in his way, he climbed over it. If a foreign dignitary was with him he'd drag them along too. He was fit enough to sneak away from his security on a whim to hike the mountains of Yosemite with John Muir for a couple days. So yes, he is one to talk

[@seanh.3177]

This guy knocked it out of the park!!!! Bravo!!!

[@Recceman901]

They need to bring back recess in elementary and middle schools as well.

[@muffinman5423]

+Brent Lochhead wait recess is gone in elementary school ?

[@SRT480]

+muffinman5423 many see it as a waste of time because teachers are graded by test scores. less recess more time for test training.

[@UnleadedCube]

wyoming still has P.E

[@alvinjones6856]

kids who exercise 20 min get a two to three hour period of heightened ability to learn.

[@tylerhendrix14]

Frank N'Beans That wouldn't work out in the dangerous cities.

[@LaboratoryRatKing]

Maybe PE should include lessons on how to feed yourself too. I'm just now really learning about calories, macros, etc Home ec should come back!

[@allbets0ff134]

Thats why in my school we had PE and health.

[@kaleidoscope5054]

yeah. they should at least teach a little about food in PE, they act like theyre separate

[@zlatko8051]

Thats a thing in SG,But only in high school,which is most likely why obesity is still an issue here.

[@Resource.Management]

It's not us, it's the food we eat. I now only eat allot of veggies and fruit and haven't dont a thing except work and lost pounds from 160lbs to 127lbs.

[@marciaosullivan3200]

Everyone knows how much to eat

[@callicordova4066]

This man is right. It is also an economic problem. Not just $100K for surgery, but diabetes, heart disease, joint problems, etc.

[@yourdailydoseofreality3219]

Taller height is also an economic problem. Significantly higher levels of cancer, joint problems, blood clots, hypertension, etc.

[@jancizek4845]

Also low productivity and high maintenance of these people. They eat alone enough food for a whole family and their work performance is not high really

[@ottrzzz932]

@@yourdailydoseofreality3219 The thing is is that height isn’t controllable choosing to live a healthy life style and controlling your weight is controllable. Also height is far less stressful on your body unless you are 7’+ than being morbidly obese.

[@einCAA]

@@yourdailydoseofreality3219 are you comparing something that is more or less under control with being (un)lucky with the genetic lottery?

[@yourdailydoseofreality3219]

@@einCAA Curious why you chose to put the prefix (un) into parenthesis? You are not sure whether inheriting this unhealthy trait is lucky or not? Is it because you live in a society that fetishizes this useless and ultimately damaging trait? As for the uncontrollable part, tell this to the parents, who give growth hormone to their short healthy boys, and to the doctors, who bend to cultural stereotypes and prescribe a harmful “treatment” to a healthy child.

[@DolphinsPlayingInAquaMoonlight]

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.....

[@kalinahagen406]

jeg har sett så mange- jeg bor i Oslo. hvor bor du?

[@DolphinsPlayingInAquaMoonlight]

​@@kalinahagen406 Bergen. Jeg har aldri sett en sykelig overvektig person her. Tror det er det rette begrepet på norsk. Jeg snakker ikke om overvektig. Når man snakker om "obese" på engelsk så er det ikke bare snakk om "overweight", men mennesker som er såpass store at de ofte må sitte i spesialtilpasset rullestol/scooter, og i de verste tilfellene er de bare stuck i senga, type sånn som man ser på enkelte programmer på TV fra USA, alla " My 600-lb Life" etc. Jeg har aldri sett noe sånt her i Norge.

[@Furiouspenguin27]

Almost 1/4 of adults in Norway are obese. Do you live in isolation?

[@Furiouspenguin27]

@@tobyix1569 my point still stands

[@tatemoore3596]

@@Furiouspenguin27 Could him not seeing them be because obese people don't go out nearly as much as other people?

[@BornNoU]

“We {adults} are also relying on technology instead of play.” I love that he acknowledges that it’s not just kids with tech dependency & I love the use of the term “play” instead of exercise. It doesn’t have to be a treadmill, it can be swimming or playing sports or tag with your family

[@DEAR7340]

When I was a teenager, in the 1970's nobody in our neighborhood had a lawn service - - nobody.

[@shreksburgers]

plenty of adults have forgotten what play is ...

[@josephcoon5809]

Relying on government*

[@ndo533]

@@shreksburgers Codename Kids Next Door

[@Xavier28200]

For me it's bad because im only child and we live outta town and it's not fun

[@thuanantythieu2764]

This is the weirdest talk so far, nobody is on the stage.

[@lemonnicbeing2405]

Thuận An Tý Thiều that is the most dumbest camo pattern XD

[@thebaeeffect_5287]

Thuận An Tý Thiều 💀

[@justincase2153]

You didn’t see the floating head and hands !?

[@estherbjerga523]

Lemonnic Being “most dumbest” lol k

[@lemonnicbeing2405]

@@estherbjerga523 what does the ACU blend into? the blue rocky mountains. It doesn't really blend in the environment that well also it has many flaws on the uniform. See Angry Cop's video on The Worst Military Uniform.

[@theodorebear6714]

"Sir, Doritos are moving in to make an attack on New York." *Deploy the push up challenges. Send in the salads. We show no mercy to the enemy. Don't skimp on leg day.*

[@trishl707]

Theodore Bear This is the BEST comment. Period. hahaha.

[@joshspringsteen4367]

Only bottoms train legs

[@theodorebear6714]

@@trishl707 Thx. I thought it was pretty goofy when I was typing it haha.

[@roxyc5345]

👍😂😂😂👍

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

Bro, what did you smoke? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chessmaster1115]

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.

[@Mattjki]

Great idea!

[@putridamayanti2326]

I'm all in for 1h PE everyday if the school has decent showers and actually enough break time to use the shower

[@jannamyers6792]

What good does do when kids won't. Join the army??

[@jannamyers6792]

@Chad Abercrombie ĺ

[@tuffguydoe7937]

When I was a kid, we had recess and we ran around in the field and playground after eating lunch. In a different state it was PE and lunch break didn't involve an extra 1/2 hour to run around.

[@bobyoung1698]

I just kept hearing his voice but I couldn't see him. Very mysterious. He must have been wearing camouflage.

[@dixiebennett8335]

Bob Young why do people take a very serious conversation and make a joke or of it. It’s ridiculous. Grow up.

[@austinjobst4154]

@@dixiebennett8335 You grow up. They made a camo joke. If you're seriously offended by that, take your own advice.

[@dixiebennett8335]

Austin Jobst they’re making childish jokes about our military.. really? I need to grow up?

[@austinjobst4154]

@@dixiebennett8335 It's not a joke at their expense....it's about camouflage. You are getting offended over a youtube comment on a TED Talk. So, in conclusion, grow up.

[@thereforeayam]

hat...a non-issue

[@antonmoulard]

If Jeff Cavaliere was a vet, that's probably what he would look like

[@jdp8ygaming]

Charlie get those facepulls in

[@atakanuyar8850]

Underrated as fk

[@christionhunt6185]

Charlie you made it into the Ted Talk!

[@karlcs901]

Yeah but being in the military probably kills your gains haha

[@anonasdf2570]

Those clickbait thumbnails are annoying.

[@ianhardy5580]

Let's make America FIT again!!!!

[@angelgjr1999]

Ian Hardy Trying to get better. I’m running 30 minutes a day now. High school made me gain weight. It’s not good for you to sit 8 hours a day and be served a surgery lunch... don’t even get me started on the lack of sleep many students go through.

[@2thePtBassTuT]

LMAFA?

[@markas5]

Good luck with that...

[@tinaspringer651]

Good thing you didn't have a one letter spelling mistake with that one

[@ian3978]

@@angelgjr1999 you could always join a sport

[@mikael7963]

Yeah, can we recruit more officers like this please? Thank you.

[@aeringothyk5445]

I’ve been overweight for most of my life, and since I’ve been dieting and exercising I’ve been noticing several quality-of-life improvements. For one, I don’t feel sick as much and have less digestive problems. Secondly, simple tasks that used to feel difficult over prolonged periods are now extremely easy and don’t even increase my breathing rate. Something as simple as climbing stairs can be a rough part of the average office workers day. But if you exercise, you won’t even feel a difference in effort between climbing stairs and walking normally. Virtually everybody will notice an easier work day due to exercise. Not only will you have more energy, virtually every activity will become less and less difficult due to your increased strength and endurance. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s a win.

[@helenhighwater5313]

Kudos to you for loving yourself like you should.

[@odinlindeberg4624]

I have been exercising regularly for five or so years, but last year I had to take a break from exercising because I was learning fairly complicated math and physics and felt the difference pretty clearly when I finally found my way back into a gym this fall. I fear that a lot of people would struggle to fit work, rest, paperwork and exercise into the same schedule.

[@zxKAOS1]

Hey, just _reading_ your response gave me more energy!

[@englishfac6891]

hey i am writing an essay about obesity in USA can u help me?

[@DarkWandererAU]

testify

[@ReactionShot]

We're WAY ahead of schedule considering that in 2020 the national obesity rate is already 39.6%. At this rate, we'll be at 50% by 2030. This isn't a "problem"...it's a legitimate four alarm fire.

[@francescofulghieri9608]

it’s so easy to be above average these days 😭

[@antaraanikapiya]

You have obesity problem in america cause sorry to say but what you eat is not healthy at all. They are literally either frozen food (read industrially processed junk) or industrially made highly toxic food and fast foods. This is the main problem I have been facing after coming here in the US for my grad school. I hate, hate and hate american food.

[@Shorty15c4007]

Big pharma and those who follow are just drooling at the mouth at these future numbers, erm, potential patients. Diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, hypertension, knee and foot related injuries = big money. Now that obesity is a slur rather than a medial condition its off to the races for the next generation. We as Americans don't actually care for our fellow Americans, quite the opposite actually. Its kind of funny considering how God and Christianity is such a big part of our culture, you would think we would care about one another. But it seems like its just another way for narcissists to judge others and to pat themselves on the back about how much better they are. Anything that remotely resembles tough love is now considered offensive or an attack on someone's safe space. Unfortunately this country is beyond selfish and at the end of the day, its all about the super rich getting even more richer.

[@avfb6474]

America #1 whooo! If you ain’t first your last.

[@EscapeVelocity11186]

@Eric Vandiver That 42.2% figure also comes from mid-2020, just as COVID was beginning and a few months into the pandemic. The CDC's last prepandemic figure, which surveyed between 2017 and March 2020, had the figure at 41.9%. If you think about how many people have said they have gained weight as a result of staying indoors more in the last two years, that figure can easily be higher today. It's probably closer to 43% or 44% obese and three-quarters or more of the population at overweight and/or obese now.

[@renatoruiz8534]

It's only gotten worse. I'm still playing competitive basketball at age 42. It has actually gotten easier to compete with the younger guys now than when I was in my early 30's.

[@temich1985]

Ruiz Rz,enato you'll be owned hard in Basketball Xbox360 though

[@r0z7y7]

Ruiz Rz,enato weird flex but ok

[@davidlopez-io5kk]

I'll cross you over old man, you play with scrubs! Jkjkjk

[@abalamdepaimon6891]

@@davidlopez-io5kk criss cross applesauce !

[@kaithompson3074]

This is motivating.

[@themasstermwahahahah]

There is a misplaced focus on physical activity, because you can't outrun a bad diet. An hour long run can be undone in 5 minutes with a serving of french fries. The problem is our food.

[@iantaylor3393]

Exactly this. By all means exercise, it's great for all sorts of reasons, but NO way do we need all the calories we're told we need each day with our sedentary lives. Cut the calories, considerably, each day and the pounds drop off, even if you're hardly doing any exercise.

[@LibbyONeal09]

The problem is both, honestly.

[@willschrantz474]

True but the main concept is healthy fuel. You can have high calorie food that is nutritionally dense (avocado, nuts, etc.) and you can have poor nutrition low calorie foods. Focusing too much on calories and not nutrients is our main issue.

[@ShadoWafel]

But the body positivity movement told me that every body is beautiful and healthy, even the ones weighing 600 pounds.

[@watsonwrote]

I think the point of that movement was more to not shame people so badly that they can't bring themselves to do anything about it or seek help or go out in public. I guess different people took it differently but my take was that those people still try to be healthy, but if they're feeling subjugated and demonized they're less incentized to make those changes

[@smoothoperator9901]

Yeah, because no matter what someone's conditions, 1) they are still human, and 2) they will not change overnight and we know better than to be complete cunts to people in the process.

[@VictorDSMan]

It is not beautiful if you can hardly walk. People who body shame you for being a little over weight are assholes. But those who shame you for being so over weight that your health or life might be at risk are doing you a favor.

[@jonglorieux2177]

@@VictorDSMan at last, common sense.

[@stevenwhitford7401]

Matthew Watson it’s a lie A LIE

[@jamesh.dickens7682]

1950s: 13 hours of TV a year 1980s: 13 hours of TV a month 2000s: 13 hours of gaming a week 2020s: 13 hours of gaming a day 2050s: 13 hours of gaming an hour lmao

[@CanItAlready]

James H. Dickens To be fair, for decades there were only three channels to watch and they all went off the air late at night until morning rolled around. There was nothing to watch. LOL

[@thatguy22441]

13 hours of firing an AR 15 on full semi-automatic.

[@CanItAlready]

Indifferent Centrist Full semiautomatic???

[@c_rusoe]

@@CanItAlready r/wooosh

[@CanItAlready]

dude bro Okay tumor.

[@austinkennedy8278]

Everyone goes after the video games or unhealthy foods, but the real problem is school. A student will go to school and sit at a desk for 7 to 8 hours. They will receive one 15-30 minute break to both eat lunch and go play outside. They will then be saddled with two to three hours of homework, so if they come home, eat dinner, and then start on their homework it will be at least 6 PM by the time they are done. The sun goes down around 7:30 PM. When are they supposed to play outside?

[@majik5194]

Underrated comment. Very underrated truth

[@pinkfloyd4571]

idk man school's always been around. It certainly has more to do with diet and lack of exercise which can be accomplished after school or in a school sport

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

@@pinkfloyd4571 Agreed... even if homework was cut back to where they would have more "outside time" most if not all wouldn't choose to go out.... it's more fun to jump into a fake reality to play Fortnite for six hours.

[@tahoepaticksadventures6487]

Play outside right after school until dinner. Homework after dinner when its getting dark.

[@temich1985]

Austin Kennedy have them play together immediately after school for an hour or two so when they come home they'll be rested from studying and can start on homework

[@ChefCT63]

This proves what my Drill Sargeant son in law was saying about a recruit breaking their hip each quarter. Thank you for this Ted Talk.

[@laurakuhn8743]

Bring back P E and recess twice a day

[@pira707]

We need recess and P.E in highschool too! I'm in 10th grade and I don't have P.E this semester and next...

[@laurakuhn8743]

Pira I agree with you. 💯 percent!

[@uchihaextract5064]

Haven't had a recess in 5 years

[@imnotmlg4397]

In Canada we still have P.E lol.

[@imnotmlg4397]

The only issue is you don't have to do P.E if you don't want. But most kids that don't leave a year later from bullying issues ;)

[@DoctorZisIN]

6:55 -Tomato -Oregano -Cilantro -Romesco -Mango -Potato -Sweet potato -Avocado -Pistachio -Pinto (beans) -Garbanzo (beans) -Miso

[@oddsparksmurf]

see, I was about to say that

[@peteschneider7369]

Oreo...

[@alexgreenwood3261]

Flamingo

[@peteschneider7369]

Dorito

[@miarose1850]

Orzo

[@jeffinmathew7857]

“I’ve been in the military for 33 Years, I’m thinking of making it a career “ - this should be trademarked

[@drindianguru1]

This is calling space a spade and not one that pushes the problem under the carpet.. Feeling lucky to come across this informative speech...

[@iamgladiator]

If he thought obesity was a national security threat 9-10 years ago I would hate to see what he thinks now because it has only become worse.

[@christophercolumbus8944]

i don't think he gives a sh anymore now lol

[@FStandsForFun]

I guess I dinner for 3 people now.

[@Jackson-T23]

Hertling is really on top of his assignment. He really knows what potential dangers may cause us issues in the foreseeable future. Think about this. If the U.S. military ever found itself needing to fight two large scale wars simultaneously like during WW2. We would be in deep trouble. The four branches would be stretched thin, and if a draft was initiated......75% of the recruitees would automatically fail because they were obese or too old.

[@Acidburn3141]

Fr imo every time I see an obese person I just look at them like a waste of a human being cause they are!!! They are of no use they can’t work they can’t run a mile no capability to do simple tasks like changing tires on a car or doing an oil change

[@pinchebruha405]

@@EIfric haaaaaaa haaaaaaa I’ve never heard us called that 😂 true though!

[@pinchebruha405]

@@EIfric you don’t have to hope anymore, it’s already happening

[@mangosteak]

@@EIfric Is this antisemetic?

[@schechter01]

@@mangosteak Yes, it is.

[@sallykauth2115]

I graduated HS back in 1988. Obese children were uncommon. Sadly, that is no longer the case. My 3 children graduated within the last 4 years. It is true that obesity has become commonplace. The only positive result of this sad epidemic is that there seems to be less bullying because so many children are obese that it is accepted as the new normal. Wisconsin high schools only require 3 semesters of physical education I believe. The true problem lies in the ridiculous amount of junk food. Most children are not receiving vitamin-rich, home-cooked meals anymore. Please feed your kids veggies.

[@colin3108]

very unattractiuve too. standards have lowered very far

[@champagnecocaine569]

It should be considered child abuse to feed ur child so much junk food that they become obese, obesity threatens health Edit: some may think that is radical, those are the ones that don’t care about children

[@sadyoshhours2769]

a lot of it is caused by overeating and that has root causes in trauma. until we pay the slightest sliver of attention to the trauma epidemic, the hopes for a healthy body are squandered

[@jimmyhoad2285]

By your standards, bullying is acceptable and should be practiced in schools?

[@davegreene8588]

@@jimmyhoad2285 How are those "his standards"?

[@MVK_GS]

When I was in the regular Army (prior to going on to Special Forces), I was assigned to a light infantry division. One thing that I noticed right away was that most of the soldiers who ended up with some type of lower body injury (sprained ankles, lower back problems, strained muscles, etc.) were soldiers from units that conducted the bare minimum physical training and activities. These were generally soldiers from support and service support units (such as maintenance units and units that conducted administrative duties, etc.). Conversely, soldiers from the infantry battalions - who did lots of running, heavy ruck marching (walking long distances carrying heavy packs) and enhanced physical fitness activities would show the least number injury cases by comparison. It was counter-intuitive to me because one would think that the ones stressing their bodies the most would be the ones with the greater number of injuries.

[@BubblewrapHighway]

A body in motion tends to stay in motion. 😉

[@geodes4762]

While I agree with you for the most part, a lot of us soldiers of the 60s, 70s and 80s are now at a point where all that running in combat boots, trudging through the snow and woods, sleeping on the ground and jumping from airplanes is starting to takes its toll in bad knees, bad backs and sore bones! So some moderation and common sense would have gone a long way! Lol!

[@MVK_GS]

@geodes4762 You are absolutely correct. In Special Forces, a lot of our training methods changed with the influx of SOCOM funding towards programs like THOR3 (Tactical Human Optimization Rapid Rehabilitation and Reconditioning). At our unit gym, we had our own trainers and physical therapy professionals as well as all of the equipment necessary to train correctly. However, ruck marching long distances and parachuting with a 120 lb ruck will never be good for anyone long-term. I retired some years ago, and my neck X-rays tell that story.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

@@MVK_GS agree big time, overstress the body is not good. I think they need to work in a gym program before people can enlist. like a gym program with good military supervision for people who want to join. I know someone who is trying to lose 40 lbs on his own, so he can join. These days people have less motivation, i mean these young people NEED to be strong. i mean it's the Military. Fitness has to be mandatory

[@heic1971]

All the "Health At Every Size" movement just dropped their donuts.

[@juanguerra9579]

That's a good one, I almost split a gut laughing.

[@SynergyCeleste]

Hei C - Health at any size means that you eat HEALTHY no matter what your weight IS. Do you think that ALL fat people should eat only Donuts and ALL thin people should eat only Salads?

[@heic1971]

Fit people might have one donut or slice of cheese cake every now and then, fat people usually had the whole cake treating like their birthday EVERYDAY.

[@SynergyCeleste]

Really where have you seen that? What about the salads that are eaten? I am not saying that there aren't fat people that have completely lost their sense of what healthy is... But most fat people eat moderately and have a treat now and then...LIKE YOU. Thinness is genetic and depends on many other factors. Sleep Apnea destroys the metabolism, people with this would rather sleep than eat.

[@heic1971]

35% of US is obese, while 60% US is over weight, the numbers are less than 10% pre- WW2. Where those these genetics comes from? Cheese cakes?! Very soon we will be like movie Wall-E.

[@jewelsbypodcasterganesh]

"Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk." - Carl Jung

[@piotrd.4850]

So true. Also, kids are great in seeing hypocrisy and by definition - LEARN BY EXAMPLE.

[@wereabouttoargueaintwe4582]

Adam Buicke Children must come to an age where they realize their parents faults and learn from them instead of taking part in them. I don’t know if anybody famous ever said that but I just did.

[@thereforeayam]

...wrote a man whose sense of coincidence was a coincidence

[@notallthatbad]

It's weird to me that schools don't have a physical education program anymore. We had them in elementary, middle and high schools when I was growing up. I saw it as free time. Go outside and play instead of being in a boring class? Gee, that's a hard choice.

[@insertname1667]

tubez4321 depends on what the kids like I suppose. The UK still does PE even now but I remember PE in high school could range from anything from football and other team based sports to ballroom dancing and contemporary dance or what ever you call it so it was a huge gamble whether students were actually going to enjoy it. That's before you even add onto the whole tastes of the students since my PE class was split between try hard footballers and rugby fans who just wanted to toss a ball around and tackle one another (with a small portion of the none athletic kids just trying not to get yelled at by the rest of us in what ever sports got picked).

[@pain002]

In germany we still have it!

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

I went to school back then too....but actually it IS a hard choice when you're already 50+ lbs overweight and being outside of an air-conditioned cocoon where you can game on your phone makes you wheeze like a beluga whale. They're choosing the path of least resistance... 'cause that's what they've been TAUGHT. Our obese little ones are 100% a product of the world WE allowed to develop and WE pushed them to enjoy :(

[@petechau9616]

They also don't teach American History as thorough as they used to, at least here in California. Next time you run into some one from California under 40 ask them who fought in the American Civil War and don't bother asking them to explain the issues that led to the war.

[@aperturemichelle]

$$$ the cost of it, equipment, space and liability. the military is about the only ones flush with cash, really funny considering its borders are mexico and canada, like really guys, no one is capable of invading you.. calm down. LOL

[@kairi3177]

As one who is fighting obesity and being overweight and made a couple of strides forward THIS is what I need to hear to keep moving forward. Going into playlist to play every morning. I need a trainer like this guy.

[@gac5700]

it's all about the food. Lost significant weight by just only drinking water and getting rid of fast/processed food

[@kairi3177]

@@gac5700 Two of my biggest obstacles....sadly. Been trying to work on a way to stop disliking water cause it doesnt taste like anything.

[@darbyheavey406]

When I graduated HS in 1980 it was required that all students take the USMC Physical Fitness test. When I was a high school coach in 2005 I discovered that the test had disappeared and PE is required for only one year in four years of HS (Maine). This is a national security issue- Thank you General!

[@madelynhall6880]

I graduated in 1982 and girls had to do 25 pushups. 100 sit ups and run one mile in less than 10minutes. Sounds easy but people actually failed gym class...I think that is why they no longer get require physical tests to pass gym class..GPA us all that counts.

[@franklinrunyon2815]

I just graduated high school in 2017. I was considered physically fit because I could do 50 push ups 120 sit ups and 1.5 run in 12 minutes. Now watching this I can now realize that the bar is super low

[@notlikely4468]

Define "fitness".... Ex CF infanteer....father....coach of 4 sports Any activity...is good...but the number of kids in my child's school who do 2 or 3 30 min fitness classes/sports a week (And that's good) But...they have no endurance Back in the day...we'd MOVE...for 4-6 hrs...bike...walk...play That can't be done as a supervised "program"...and IMHO....that's the bit that's missing Life is not a 200yd Sprint...or a minute and a half hockey shift And trying to fix that deficit at 18-20....is probably impossible

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

Doesn't the Marine Corp PFT require a 3 mile run in like 18 mins (for men)? Most people can't do that. There are a lot people that could run 1 mile in 6 mins, but be completely gassed out after that

[@wynnrichards]

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 18 mins on the three mile run is the top level. Basically top score are 20 pull ups, I believe 100 crunches in 2 minutes, and 3 mile run in 18 mins or less would be a perfect score. If my memory serves correct - minimum score was 3 pull ups, I believe 30 crunches, and somewhere around 25 minutes for the run - been awhile since I thought about all that - The general is dead right - but here is something I learned the hard way - for fitness I ran - I would average about 60 miles a week when not training, ran my first marathon in my 40's, was in great shape, so I thought - had a freak accident in 2016 and fractured two of my vertebrae, found out that all the impact I had done over the years did tremendous damage to me - I had no idea. I loved running, it was my drug - but had I done something like swimming, biking, yoga, I would have had much less complications from the accident - it took almost 2 years before I was able to walk again, I was lucky. Now I do the life-cycle at the gym for my cardio - never in my wildest dreams would I ever thought I would do that for working outs - I hated treadmills, stationary bikes, and just felt like "real work outs" were from running, etc. Long story short - after almost a year doing low impact stuff, I am almost back to the shape I used to be in, but this time with dramatically less pain and damage. We all get old, I fought it and thought because I was eating right, taking it easy on the booze, and running I was doing the right thing - I cannot emphasize how much damage high impact exercise can do - If I had it to do all over again, I would have stuck with the stationary bike and yoga.

[@bobredsmoke]

It's astounding that he does not mention car dependency and car centric development as a factor in reducing physical activity.

[@Drewski777]

That's very true! People would rather drive their car half a mile to a convenience store for a snack, rather than walk that distance only to pick up a water bottle and probably a banana.

[@thattubaguy217]

That would upset the auto manufacturing overlords

[@trustworthyspy9992]

I mean... this is also a 10-year-old TED Talk, so it makes sense that he did not mention all of the current issues...

[@TheZ317]

@@Drewski777 yep, and our society regularly looks down on people who commute in other ways - bicycling, etc.

[@dude3278]

@@TheZ317 Yeah because people on bikes are an annoyance to drivers that own cars. They're slow and don't move out of the way.

[@papillonvu]

MAHA! Make America Healthy Again!

[@kayumochi]

Trump is the poster boy for Make America Even Fatter ...

[@johnathons1789]

@@kayumochi trump is thic

[@powers6253]

@@johnathons1789 Lol!

[@tiihtu2507]

Lmao in Finnish "maha" means belly. 😂

[@tanman6414]

We need to be better and healtier as a society And going for a walk and not being obese is a major improvement

[@Moontanthefirst]

I'm a Brit that served my 22yrs military. On my last BFT ( battle fitness test ) I was horrified to find that many of the newer.....some twenty years younger..... participants, were struggling to pass, and even failing. It has often been said that UK trends follow USA about a decade later, and so I wonder why, with so much advance warning from 'across the pond', we have been seemingly unable to predict and halt this decline in the nations health. Great presentation, we need to hoist this message inboard.

[@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206]

So, we're not so different after all?! That was rhetorical, jsyk, cuz I already knew. ☮️💜

[@catcherintheair]

When I was drafted (none served volontarily in the infantry) into the Austrian moutain infantry in 91, we had to do a 10 km march with 1000 m elevation to be covered with 20 kg gear and rifle in our 3rd week of Training and of the 200 soldiers we had zero (!!!) men who failed the march. Now try this with Generation Z , good luck !!

[@dingoog1]

I was injured and had to stay late and give PT test to soldiers that had failed the first tests on drill weekends. One guy failed everything and I was like well you're like 28-29 slumps happen. He told me as he was lighting up a cigarette that he was 22. Im like wtf!!! Come on man!!

[@disgruntledtoons]

The disquieting part is that a lot of the bad things happening in America are worst in the places that are run in the way that Europe would have us do things.

[@truthholder9263]

Because the power of the media and advertising is stronger. Think of those beer commercials fast food and snack, The fast food industries have a lot more say then your gym teacher, doctor, or anyone else who would like to get you on the right track. It should be on the parents to train up the young

[@RyanMacOfficial]

Avocado, mango, and tomato? Just messing with you sir, thank you for a great presentation and continually serving. Hooah!

[@djmelnu]

Pistachio!

[@culturedthug8850]

Literally just realized this is the general from CNN who said "full semi-automatic" on tv.

[@allbets0ff134]

Oh wow. Never saw that but that makes ya think. Thanks for sharing

[@tb87670]

He's wrong here too, the problem isn't obesity like the military likes to claim. It's the fact that intelligent and fit people have better options than the military. Look at how poorly our veterans are treated from prior wars, look at how poorly soldiers are paid considering the 24/7 nature of their job and rough conditions. The military is a bad option and they won't admit to that, there are many people like me who wanted to serve but also didn't want to ruin their life.

[@joshdemarkles5977]

Link?

[@osvaldogonzalez3606]

Still more qualified than most

[@Beachandpool]

What does that mean? Well, the fact he was on CNN means he is with the propaganda machine.

[@tomh.648]

Personally, that was even more eye-opening to me RE: my parenting and areas I will absolutely be improving upon. He's right; kids don't miss ANYthing their parents DO.

[@mememan9890]

Every one attacks his other statements and ignored what he says here. Wtf

[@jellydopenut2073]

That's how majority of people think and that's why we have an issue with obesity. They only see and hear what they want. It's easier to focus on a negative point instead of a positive. It's easier to be negative and depressed as opposed to be positive and happy because it takes work to be positive and happy. I like video games but not so much at the risk of my health, life, and social interactions. But i was born an athlete,was raised an athlete and still have the same mindset. Parents are weak nowadays compared to in the past. It's easier to jist let your kid have his video games than to put him outside for an hour.

[@wynnrichards]

I thought his talk was outstanding and he approached the topic of obesity with respect - did not call out individuals for being "weak", etc.; rather, he addressed it from a systematic point of view - he was right.

[@leetorry]

@Ryan Prince the comment was made months ago so the comment section was probably

[@tactical690r2]

Investigate the relationship between obesity and depression among adolescents....and its consequences.

[@MrChet407]

I ain't a obeeeeeeeeeese boy

[@maskofmalice5066]

Who else is watching this on KZbin like “I should get up and do something else” and then clicks on another video.

[@leatherlass6730]

Mask of Malice heck yeah my guy

[@YeOldeKamikaze]

Went up and did a few push-ups out of shame and guilt.

[@arturogarcia5325]

Nah I already went to the gym for 90 minutes and ran 4 miles. I've earned another video lol

[@xzqzq]

The guy is an excellent speaker.

[@a3s1r1986]

I got up and did it tho.

[@nirameganirg4738]

Mrs... Ms.. Honest Congratulations To You! Simply put. Your public online speech. To me, was right on point!

[@GaryLiseo]

LtG. Hertling is absolutely right that it is up to us as individuals to be healthier because who better to monitor and improve our health than us? There was a time I was over 190 pounds, severely overweight, if not obese, spending most of my time lounging around and not being able to run even half a mile. With a drastic change in how I ate and my activity levels, I have since lost upwards of 50-60 pounds, can and do run multiple miles when I have the time, and make it a point to be active every day.

[@chucktheminecrafter]

Gary Liseo Jr good job

[@mazhar3447]

fucking A man good for you.

[@juanguerra9579]

Good on you. Please spread your success and perhaps you'll motivate someone to emulate you. To your continued good health, Juan

[@waltzleafington363]

Cobalt 04. I'm sorry, but it looks like your congratulating him for being gay.

[@dapsapsrp]

I wish I weighed 190. I'd be lean.

[@braytonsky7275]

13 hours a video games a week? Pah! More like 13 hours a day.

[@muffemod]

Those are rookie numbers kid.

[@saintgoldman2183]

PAH!!

[@liamhayes23]

muffemod I play a average of 200-300 hours a day when I’m tired. Most days it’s about 400.

[@muffemod]

@@liamhayes23 Go home, you're drunk!

[@liamhayes23]

muffemod yeeeee

[@jacknelsongod15]

Avocado, you are welcome general.

[@B1gLupu]

Tomato

[@youngThrashbarg]

Potato

[@B1gLupu]

Really tho? A lot of potato related foods are pretty salty and greasy. Im not saying its unhealty, but calling potatoes healthy is bit of a strech since they are pretty heavy on the carbs.

[@youngThrashbarg]

Its not the potatos fault if people put salt and grease on it. It has some vitamins, and not too many calories. Maybe it does have lots of carbs in it, put like anything it should just be one part of a diet.

[@fabienbourdier9847]

mom's spaghettio

[@dge4560]

From a guy who has been in the USA many times with my job as an aircraft mechanic in my countrys the Air force, i have seen this happen since 2002 onwards. Commercials, mega portions at dinners, restaurants and fastfood chains and the huge availability to easy, fatty foods when shopping, is on another level in US. The fact that electric fatwheelers is available at walmart etc is for me insane and really underscores the lose of selfcontrol for the individuel and the eagerness to please and feed for the cooperations.

[@SplinterCell521]

"Nothing ending in an 'O' is natural or healthy." Mango. Boom.

[@shockmonkeyradio7128]

Tomato, someone said Avocado earlier...for a guy with a focus on nutrition he knows very few healthy foods that end in "O".

[@jshepard152]

Cheeto. C'mon, it's practically a vegetable.

[@bangbangliongang8979]

Orange

[@icebergslim8926]

Thanks bro I just remembered I had cut mangos ready for me

[@whitneybuxton6162]

Thank god reeses cups are healthy...

[@bradwhitcomb6880]

This is not unusual. History has proven that military powers fall into severe declines after lengthy periods of prosperity. A culture of leisure and luxury always leads to sloth creeping into the broader population, regardless of how resistant that population is to the behaviours that are culturally destructive. It is inevitable that wealthy societies fall into decline, before they are destroyed and remade.

[@Jarekx2007]

Yeah, but we're at an unprecedented time in human history. It's not excess prosperity that's going to do us in, it's going to be technology. Automation. We're going to end up like the humans in Wall-E at the rate we're going.

[@fobbitoperator3620]

You know it's sad but truuuuuuuue'WAAHHH!!! -James Hetfeild

[@jessimms3316]

Strong men create good times -> good times create weak men -> weak men create bad times -> bad times create strong men

[@jasonbromhead5257]

@@jessimms3316 well put.

[@adamagus5227]

Looking at historical trends you are most right, lets hope that this won't be the case for our comfortable status quo

[@audreyfrench7553]

General Hertling is speaking the hard truth that we desperately need to hear and implement as a nation. Grateful for his succinct presentation of facts!

[@_JonAndJai]

A major issue causing this is a severe lack of personal accountability and responsibility.

[@tsm7964]

A friend of mine lost 100 pounds. He told me the only way to lose weight is to stop watching tv. He got rid of the tv, picked up a hobby of photography, and lost 100 pounds in less than a year.

[@v.ndeadd]

Your friend is a wise one. When one sets priorities, useless things come off from one's life.

[@mrepictacovargas2464]

As an obese person I agree with this man. I have medical reasons stemming back to my birth that had an adverse impact on my life. But I wish that I had the willpower to take care of my self. Maybe ill start swimming again.

[@prettypleasewithsugarontop4858]

Get a fit bit walk 10000 steps a day eat mostly fruit and veg no sodi pop no candy 🍬 try that for one month you will be a lot less obese

[@brendanfligger1669]

mrepictaco vargas I don't know if you're interested in it or not (hope you got your weight down) but DDP yoga might work well for you.

[@bethyq7817]

I used to be 30 pounds heavier than I am now and I lost it all over the course of 2 years with little exercise. I ate mostly fruit, vegetables, grains, and legumes. It's possible trust me. Just following those food groups you don't have to watch portion sizes very much. You can eat almost as much as you want. I made healthier versions of foods I used to eat. Obviously if you incorporate exercise it speeds up the process but generally I've learned that weight loss is 75% diet 25% exercise.

[@ShuyiYuan]

mrepictaco vargas may you start soon!

[@LachlanJP81]

Hopefully you've started dude, but if not, good luck my friend! Hold yourself accountable, keep at it. Eating healthy is the most important, exercise second. We all believe in you

[@Anonemous.MoonGuard]

13 hours of gaming a week? That's weak.

[@shenronded]

Very weak.

[@Raz.C]

Bahhh!!! When I was in high school, I used to fall asleep in front of my 'puter after playing well into the wee hours o'the mornin'. Never stopped me from getting either of my degrees from the best university in the state. (admittedly, I haven't finished the 2nd degree yet, but if you're focusing on that, you've entirely missed the point).

[@prime201]

rookie numbers lol

[@jeffreymacmullin1653]

I did like 70 hours on fallout 4 in the first week.

[@Raz.C]

Baaaah! When I was your age, lad, we did 70 hours in the first day!!!

[@rednhrailroad]

attitude, and mental health...when one exercises he or she gets a feeling of well-being

[@musicaldooder20]

I was surprised to see that this talk is 9 years old. Considering how our society is currently doing with the body positivity movement, I assumed that this speech was a response to that movement. How incredible is it that we’ve gotten even worse. And the body positivity movement has taken good intentions and gone too far in the other direction. I’m very overweight and am unsatisfied with the physical quality of my life. I’m generally pretty happy other than that. I’ve just come to realize that when my body isn’t the healthiest it can be, my life is diminished is certain ways. I can’t always keep up with my kids, my job, and I suffer in other ways due to my poor choices. So I completely agree with the general on his topic. It’s a national security issue, and a poor life quality issue. I, and others like me, need to do better.

[@joeldowell5059]

Same here, man! I keep slipping up on this, and it definitely is an issue I'm seeing, as a military member myself. It's a lot of bad habits and backgrounds, and as I continue to work on myself to break these habits, I encourage others to do so themselves. And you have already acknowledged that it's a problem, which is the first step, and I congratulate you on that. Keep going!

[@ndo533]

I was thinking the same here. This was basically 10 years ago and we're already way ahead of his prediction rates. Insanity

[@musicaldooder20]

@@joeldowell5059 thanks bro! I’m doing my best. As I’m sure you are. You keep up the good work too!

[@musicaldooder20]

@@ndo533 right? The problem he presented in his talk has only gotten worse.

[@musicaldooder20]

@@nobodycares41431 already have started, my man. We got this! 💪🏼

[@aarontracy5160]

Fact. Width of American Caskets have changed 2x in the last 10 years. Pre 2012 was 22.5". Currently 24.5". Too many people are getting "offended" by body shaming. Yet so many funeral service professionals have bad shoulders, backs and knees from the increased work related strain. A little more personal individual accountability and a lot less shame and blame would be healthy for us all. Quality of life can improve by better personal diet and exercise choices.

[@Raiden6277]

Soon, you'll need 10 people to just safely carry the casket.

[@gss6531]

When you wrote 2x I thought you were saying the caskets had doubled in width 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cfields8507]

@@gss6531 they make them like that for those hefty folks.

[@vickimcburney8977]

@@Raiden6277 Or use some kind of lift to assist. So, are you putting your mom on a diet? Are you driving miss daisy to the gym?

[@gss6531]

@@cfields8507 They should be cremated and swept into a shoebox.

[@eamonnmoroney5963]

A jelly doughnut!!! What are you doing with a jelly doughnut Pvt. Pyle?

[@theonetheonly9730]

WHAT IS THAT!?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT THE F**K IS THAT?!?!?!???!?!?!?!?!?

[@SynValorum]

Shuddup old man!

[@nocommentisacomment1169]

chief tp They’re paying for it, you eat it! One! Two! Three! Four! I! Love! Marine! Corps!

[@jstnhnh]

Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?

[@dewolf123]

@Zeran no

[@lut2843]

I think the biggest issue is that Parents claim they are to busy and families no longer eat home cooked meals, which are alot healthier than anything else you get from a fast food join. Causing obesity in children and Parents. Also the body positivity movement is making it ok to be unhealthy and overweight.

[@nunurbuisness5877]

I'm going on a run right now this video motivates me

[@Agent1W]

Shoot, join a militia. Train and drill for the one day that some Chinese commando with a Norinco will meet the certain death from your firearm of choice.

[@VeXoNCoNvIcT]

moist faucet Alaska is apart of the USA... it's not a different country

[@ember_shep8181]

moist faucet, wtf. Alaska is a us state, and the us is a fully developed country.

[@pvmvertigo7095]

Nun Urbuisness Careful, you could destroy your knees if you are a little overweight.

[@valentinbonnarde9345]

It's a waste of time, running will make you hungry and you'll eat more calories than you used, plus it'll wreck your joints. If you wanna lose weight, it's simple, reduce your calorie intake.

[@yodelrekishi]

"Be fearless in terms of writing your schools; Be Fearless in trying to get nutrition in restaurants; be fearless in balancing your lives and getting out to exercise; be fearless in modelling your behaviour for young people." -Lieutenant General Mark Hertling at Tedx Mid-Atlantic 2012

[@TheOriginalCFA1979]

“Be fearless in getting shot so I don’t have to” What the coward is actually saying.

[@yodelrekishi]

@@TheOriginalCFA1979 ...

[@dannygjk]

@@TheOriginalCFA1979 A fit population has more benefits than fit military personnel. Your tunnel vision is showing.

[@LA_HA]

@@TheOriginalCFA1979 Who's the coward? Not to argue. Just curious

[@forest1144]

the dude has literally been in combat how do you think hes a general lmao

[@hellpwnage6665]

Pigging out is the best weapon against a draft.

[@667halomaster]

@@bill_the_butcher that'll only happen when we run out of brainwashed JROTC kids lmao.

[@667halomaster]

@Peter Griffin The draft likely won't come back anyway, so I'm not worried. If there was a "threat to national security"... volunteers first. But for all those small-scale imperialist skirmishes, we have a sufficient amount of kids that are willing or have no choice but to die for Uncle Sam, The Israeli Government, Corporations, etc. To an extent where I will not be physically affected.

[@ChurroLightyear]

@Peter Griffin guess i lost my hands in a "freak accident"

[@dmac7128]

I would reconsider that. The Army will lower its standards if it came to that. During the Vietnam conflict, thousands were drafted and given waivers of all sorts so they can meet their quotas.

[@blackandy973]

Lol until our country gets steamrolled by China 😂

[@johncochran3048]

Played this at a training session for school district administrators in July several years ago. Was upset by the number of principals that shouted 'lower your standards' when he mentioned how few of the recruits were not able meet entrance qualifications. Made me think very hard about their attitude towards meeting standards for their own students.

[@TechOutAdam]

Here's the thing, when I got in better shape there was no better feeling than to finally have clothes fit perfectly every time. Also, I looked go with nothing on. Fine, there I said it but it's true. Nothing beats that level of confidence of just knowing you're in shape.

[@SgtHappyHands]

4:45 If you can't do push-ups for one minute, sit-ups for one minute, and run at least one mile afterwards... what did you think you were gonna do with 200 pounds of combat gear, hiking up a mountain in the desert? Don't get me wrong. I can't do one push-up period. But I sure as hell wouldn't try out for the Military if I couldn't do at least one HOUR of vigorous exercises of varying types. Which is nothing compared to what you NEED to be able to do in a war zone.

[@ember_shep8181]

Knightphall, fresh bait for the drill sergeant.😁

[@MrFuntzel]

Before I joined the Army I couldn't do 1 minute of push ups and I would take pretty long to run a mile, was fine with sit ups though. But as training went on it became easier, thats why when you join you get training first. As long as you're physically ok you can improve and a lot of people go to the Army particularly to improve and to be able to eventually hike up a mountain in the desert with 200 pounds of combat gear.

[@hiberniarising8090]

You lazy piece of shit , you're telling me you can't do one pushup. Never mind the military, but for a human being that is some pathetic shit.

[@MrFuntzel]

Nobody ever said they cant do one pushup in this entire comment thread. Everyone said ONE MINUTE of push ups, which is a big difference. You cant even read a sentence, for a human being that is some pathetic shit.

[@hiberniarising8090]

You mega imbecile, Mugwump literally said in his post "Don't get me wrong. I can't do one push-up period. B"

[@intergalacticbobcat6185]

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.

[@intergalacticbobcat6185]

@Chad Abercrombie it is, but not in the sense of “I’m proud of being obese and probably going to die at age 40” body positivity.

[@BokuGlack]

@@intergalacticbobcat6185 exactly

[@zbdfhg]

@Chad Abercrombie You have to live up to your name

[@alfredzo]

Wow. This talk is off the charts today.

[@nathancochran4694]

I currently serve in the Navy, and the Navy has a unique problem with overweight servicemembers. In 2020, I shattered my knee on deployment and was sent stateside. I was never a top performer in PT and have struggled with weight management my whole life, despite playing sports for a majority of my childhood, which contributed to my knee injury, as I had several knee injuries during sports. I gained weight as I couldn't do much for exercise and my diet wasn't great, I went on FEP when the PRT came around. But the truth is, I was gaining weight while on the boat (I am a submariner). On deployment, we would lose tons of weight, not only was the food low quality, but the work load and exhaustion lead to many people just sleeping for breakfast, lunch or dinner. But while in port, the only available decent food was takeout, and the workload in both port and underway, not to mention very few pieces of actual workout equipment, lead to a rubberbanding effect in the weight of not just myself, but a lot of the crew. It is a systemic problem inside the military. I am all for physical health, but when we don't address the factors surrounding obesity, like lack of sleep or mental health, we are just making it a platitude.

[@PhiyackYuh]

When you join the military expect to have less sleep than civilian people. Thats why they teach you to adapt. Yes its hard to workout when you are sleep deprive but you can train your body to adapt. I think lots of people in military have excuses hence its a shame to see them wearing that uniform but out of shape.

[@K4113B4113]

@@PhiyackYuh Is that really true? I get that you can train your fortitude and mental strength to be able to do work even with low sleep but I doubt you can actually adapt to low sleep in which it has no negative health consequences or performance loss on the body. But I'd be happy to be proven wrong.

[@badger6882]

Good points. It’s useful to hear from people who served

[@badger6882]

*serve, not served

[@nathancochran4694]

@@PhiyackYuh I have adapted mentally to having less sleep, but it still comes with deleterious effects and it primarily is utilized to stand more watches in the engine room. My rate is ETN, I spend long hours sitting at the Reactor plant control panel (8 hour standard watch) followed up by potentially several hours of maintenance where I stand in front of either a computer or complex measuring instruments to perform the maintenance. I am not a marine, where my job consists of working out for 4 hours a day, or an infantryman, with the same requirements. Not to mention, all the other branches making working out a part of their workday, where as the Navy it has to be on our already diminishing free time. The lack of food kept me in shape for a while, I lost 25 pounds on my first 30 day underway.

[@DiligentCompassion]

Love that. I went to the gym today and felt so overwhelmed by the fear of not really knowing what to do since it had been a while. I still went. I ran 3 miles, I’m going again tomorrow. I feel great for it. Be fearless 👏 🔥

[@BigWheel.]

Keep on 💪

[@Artsloverinlr]

Great job, man! Exercise is great medicine. Good luck on your journey. Foster Lee

[@mangosteak]

Don't be afraid to ask the staff. They will probably help you to learn the basics and then refer you to a personal trainer. If you want to know how a machine works just ask a person that used it before you. Haven't met a gym bro/sis that wasn't happy to help

[@cq8822]

@@mangosteak Exactly. I worked at the Y - ours is very nice - and I always told people staff will help, don’t be afraid to ask, and everyone starts somewhere. Others exercising normally like to share their knowledge. I got on the machine after a guy and obviously had to move the weights - I’m not strong at all. He looked at me and kind of chuckled and I laughed. He wasn’t making fun of me he was just realizing the difference. It was actually kind of an understanding and encouraging moment. He was happy to help with questions and very nice.

[@ohseabass6852]

Try to research the PPL gym split, its a great gym split and optimizes recovery and muscle growth 💪💪

[@missnukkinfutz]

This gentleman hits the nail on the head! My oldest son will run his first Iron Man in 2 weeks. Ran his first marathon last summer. Middle son a snowboarder, longboarder, runner, wrestler... Nothing competitive, too busy chasing girls lol. Youngest son a boxer, lifter and avid dirt biker. All incredibly strong, rarely sick. All raised on healthy, homemade food. Rarely processed food. And water water water. Proper nutrition and exercise are crucial. Both physically and mentally.

[@missnukkinfutz]

@Chad Abercrombie I fail to see your point. This is about physical fitness. Mental acuity. Longevity and quality of life.

[@muttakeenhabib4299]

@Chad Abercrombie Lol I'm sure they're plenty positive about their bodies when they're doing activities like that and getting girls 24/7.

[@TheAlmightyAss]

You're an incredibly incredibly fortunate human being then. Well done.

[@missnukkinfutz]

@@TheAlmightyAss Thank you! My youngest and I volunteered at an aid station for the competition July 31, it was quite the thing to be a part of.❤️ My oldest did very well, working around a knee injury. He's decided to compete again next year😊

[@shaebrown2872]

This is a good dad

[@PF_Health]

6:50 - i know some good foods that end in "o" = avocado, mango, garbanzo beans

[@andrewzheng4038]

General: *makes good points about the sorry state of American health and diet* Comment Section: FULLY SEMI AUTOMATIC FIGHTING FOR THE JEWISH CONSPIRACY MEAT GRINDER LMAO

[@Bazonkaz]

fr. people will find a reason to justify their own ignorance.

[@David-wr8mm]

Lmao we are dying for no reason tho and he doesn’t know gun terminology

[@thedog4499]

Yeah a general who does not even understand the basics of a gun is an alarming thing.

[@alexanderhood8993]

The Dog keep in mind we all seem to forget common sense and basic stuff all the time also general is not same thing as a soldier sure general started out a soldier but once they become a general and longer they stay a general without constant reminder of basic and common sense stuff they will forget it if they doesn’t remind themselves of it.

[@uioplkhj]

@gilbert martinez Really?!

[@Shadey473]

Listening to this in 2021, this man was thinking so ahead and he hit the nail on the head.

[@STSADaniel]

General, I could not agree more about this. Great talk Sir.

[@The_ATF]

Isn’t this the guy that said an ar could shoot “fully semi automatic” and could barely hold the rifle right while shooting it

[@mohitmehta4829]

Imagine being obese sitting in the audience!!😂😂

[@sofie4443]

Awkward😂😂

[@sirphronesis]

lol

[@samadrid6321]

Talk about shrinking into that seat.

[@bradfordpalmer2298]

They should have installed a weight pad on the entrance and have bells and buzzers go off!

[@kaylag5043]

@@samadrid6321 Great idea!

[@samm5913]

This was one of the best tedx videos I have ever seen. It really puts into perspective the obesity problem in America. I think it is so sad that so many people want to represent and fight for their country, but 75% are turned down, mainly because they are too obese to do so. I cannot think of a better way to represent the problem. At ages 18-24, you are supposed to be at your peak physical ability and it is sad they many of the men cannot even pass the first fitness test. I also thought it was very eye opening when the speaker went into detail about his cadaver. The fact that Charlie's veins and arteries broke in his hands when they are supposed to behave as rubber bands and guitar strings shows what his unhealthy lifestyle did to his body. I believe the new program that the army implemented is amazing. I love the way that they promoted eating healthy by comparing it to what professional athletes do and describe it as fueling your body for maximum performance. I believe this is a much better way to look at eating healthy than by simply telling them that they need to to do so like he said in the video. I believe that this positive mindset about it will create more long term effects. It is also scary to see how much childhood obesity has increased in just 30 short years. It is hard to believe that it is a reality that 65% of children will be obese not too long from now. I agree completely with the lieutenant general when he talks about how organizations can only do so much. The individual is the one who must be pro active if they want to bring about change. I also agree that the adults must set a good example for future generations. This video really emphasizes that obesity is affecting society more than just at the individual level. It is affecting things much bigger than ourselves: our national security and safety.

[@SynergyCeleste]

Sam M - You don't have to be obese to be out of shape and have a low exercise threshold, stamina. Well what's changed? Lower testosterone and GH, caused by Estrogenic hormones in our milk and meat? Maybe connected to the fact that men are not interested in sex, pursuing women and prefer to live in their parents basement?

[@BinaryHistory]

+SynergyCeleste There's no increase in estrogenic hormones in dairy and meat at all.

[@BinaryHistory]

+SynergyCeleste Indeed, if anything, dairy and meat might be harmfully _increasing_ growth hormone levels in those who consume it. rBST(a bovine growth hormone) is given to cows to increase milk production, and survives milk pasteurization. Current evidence suggests it does not affect humans by oral and even intravenal consumption. However, it may have an effect in IGF-1 in milk(which *is* a human growth hormone) and we lack evidence to conclusively determine if it's harmful or not. Either way, levels of IGF-1 in milk are very small relative to what's typically produced in the human body.

[@BinaryHistory]

+SynergyCeleste The obesity epidemic is caused by unprecedented levels of absurd physical inactivity and poor diet, and is specially connected to an increase in the consumption of refined sugar. You're doing an disservice to everyone by boldly spreading misinformation.

[@SynergyCeleste]

Wrong, lots of other sources of Estrogen that we can't get away from. www.alternet.org/food/4-surprising-foods-packed-estrogen-chemical-linked-obesity-and-sexual-dysfunction Up until the 1970's, there was little health food and what you got was packed with sugar and lard but people were thinner anyway, and then the health and running craze started and people got fatter... Something happened.

[@mtzkid261]

Say what you will about the growing obsession with fitness on social media, but I think it may be a blessing in disguise. It seems that more of our youth is getting into fitness than ever before.

[@ChrisBlagdonIsABoss]

"I haven't found anything yet that ends in O and is very nutritious in nature." Tomato Potato Avocado Mango

[@1vw4me]

Those are all sugars and starches. Not exactly a Diabetic's friend.

[@BarrenFallenAngelBitempRudeReb]

2 of which are starches and arent exactly the great to eat and dont really provide much nutrence (srry for spelling)

[@js1642]

those foods are not very healthy. you've been lied to about eating fruit. they spike blood sugar and offer little in the way of nutrients other than vitamin C, which is mostly peed out anyway. they have a lot of fiber, help you poo, so there's that!

[@MegaOfficeHours]

Jalapeno

[@ronaldkennedy2401]

They all end in oe,hello...

[@ilovethe80slovesongs21]

I teach elementary school and a lot of these kids are bigger than I am. Then I see what they bring to school from home to eat. Lots and lots of junk food.

[@bradfordpalmer2298]

Do a survey as to how many single moms.

[@AeromaticXD]

Bradford Palmer like that matters... it’s people in all kinds of families

[@asneakychicken322]

@@bradfordpalmer2298 do a survey as to socio-economic conditions which is much more relevant. Reduce your country's poverty and you'll go a long way to fixing this

[@NeturalxTelle]

Get school lunches... As a swede with parents who maybe cooked once a week at best and I had to care for myself the rest of the time, the swedish school lunches sure saved me...

[@grugg3108]

@@NeturalxTelle As the pandemic came around, we actually had issues with some students who were dependant on school lunches not being able to eat, in the wake of school closures. Many school districts, including my own eventually allowed you to come to school to pick up a lunch.

[@Creekfull]

"I havn't found anything healthy ending with -o" Me: Tomato

[@oduoromondi9748]

Me.... avocado

[@Sho-td8wg]

In their way too common form of ketchup, pizza/pasta sauce, or guac they stop being healthy.

[@drakeaamold52]

God is good!!!!°°°°°

[@andrabook8758]

LOOOOL! me too ROFL! but the rest of the talk was good. wish he would have said something about regulations to prevent bad additives to foods and extra supersizing and things like that

[@XMorbidReignX]

@@Sho-td8wg Guacamole is literally just mashed up avocado. Nothing about it changes except whether the avocado is solid or mashed up...

[@NextManu]

this is the kind of man i need as my mentor in life.

[@jameskunk2923]

@Chad Abercrombie yes but obese is unhealthy period, do not degrade somebody due to their weight but obesity is not a positive.

[@mcg1383]

If I could hit the “like” button thousand times and get registered, I will do so. A video that speaks the facts. A speaker that speaks data clearly out of real experience. To think that this was made 10-yrs ago, the 2030 forecast is really concerning. Thank you Sir for this eye opener. God Bless you.