…reducing preventable injuries, and transforming Army fitness culture.” [1] Each event was chosen to address all three criteria in a way unique to every other event. In the case of…
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Q&A’s of the Week, 2.2.17
…fitness culture (http://mtntactical.com/all-articles/feedback-wanted-step-step-guide-build-fitness-culture-first-responder-unit/). The point is there’s lots of good you can do between where you are and creating an administrative hammer. And more here: http://mtntactical.com/?s=fitness+culture – Rob Want More?…
Lessons Learned Implementing Functional Fitness in the “Big” Army
…fitness leaders (squad, platoon, company, etc.) don’t have the time to program. We’ve found even special operators at tier 1 units rarely have the time for fitness programming. Professional soldiers…
Why The Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) Will Fail
By Matt Lensing, MTI Contributor In 2020 the U.S. Army unveiled its updated fitness manual FM 7-22 titled Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) replacing the old Physical Readiness Training (PRT)…
Q&As 6/11/15
…physical fitness programs. 1) Identify the Fitness Demands of the Job To get buy in, and address potential legal issues, a fitness program, and especially fitness assessments, must demonstrate…
Wildland Firefighting and the Approach to Fitness: How We Can Improve
…firefighting. After an analysis of the mission-specific fitness is conducted, it is necessary to design programs with the goal of improving at the components of mission-direct fitness. This approach is…
Q&A 11.2.17
…mission-direct fitness. This means they not only must always be training but also be training those fitness attributes they need for the job. But the “Burden of Constant Fitness” can…
Officer Fitness and Use of Force
…as military personnel, but unlike the military, fitness assessments are not the norm, fitness is not part of the culture, and most commands don’t provide on-duty time to train or…
Mission-Direct Research
…a unit or agency’s fitness culture affects training participation, and if so, how to build or enhance a fitness culture. “Event” nutrition for loaded movement – event nutrition currently available…
Q&A 12/19/14
…sure. Best would be to build a fitness culture of training 4-5 days/week. But is this possible? Again, I’m not sure. We’re watching numbers closely on how many request the…