Fighting Weight: How Military Recruiters Take On Obesity, Case By Case
Fighting Weight: How Military Recruiters Take On Obesity, Case By Case Monday, May 17, 2021 Ahlstrom's 90 minute weekly workouts ultimately helped Robinson drop 65 pounds by March. He's now enlisted and starts basic training this month. Yuki Noguchi/NPR Marcus Robinson wanted to follow the older brother he idolizes into military life. He also needed the Army benefits to help pay for college. "I had to do it because I didn't want my parents to worry about paying for school," the 18-year-old says. But last year — mid-way through his senior year of high school — Robinson tipped the scales a...