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A holistic remedy to the Army’s health and fitness situation

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A holistic remedy to the Army’s health and fitness situation

The Army’s H2F (Holistic, Well being and Physical fitness) software takes middle phase in this week’s episode of The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima podcast.

H2F is “the Army’s amount one precedence in the human domain,” claimed Lt. Col. Sean Donohue, who was joined by Military veteran Alex Morrow. The program addresses performance, power and conditioning, diet and a lot more for the troops.

Morrow, who now serves in the reserves, operates as a civilian with H2F. Citing a identical Maritime Corps method, he sees health and wellness initiatives becoming additional frequent during DoD.

“The Marines Pressure Exercise Instructor system is doing some awesome stuff,” he claimed. “H2F is the Army’s piece of a even larger DoD puzzle and the DoD calls it Power Fitness. I would argue that we are out entrance on this one particular but I am a little biased. All of the companies are aware of the issues going through them, not just in conditions of bodily conditioning but in wellness and wellness. I see items like H2F spreading during DoD.”

As all branches are struggling with recruiting now, the hope is that H2F and comparable initiatives can also be released to the civilian sector. That would help upcoming recruits to choose up balanced habits before becoming a member of the service.

“This system is a big financial commitment in our upcoming,” Donohue mentioned, in advance of referencing previous President Kennedy’s emphasis on physical fitness. “It was a phone to arms for our country to turn out to be a lot more in shape and healthier so we can have extended and a lot more pleasurable life. There are some individuals who sense intimated by likely in the gymnasium. We want to demystify that.”

Morrow also talked about how The American Legion can participate in a job in encouraging veterans to be active and healthier. That could involve employing a plan from the Section of Veterans Affairs (VA), participating with other veterans provider companies and a lot more.

“The VA’s Total Well being system is carrying out some cool items for veterans with accessibility to systems,” he pointed out. “The local community part is so large to altering people’s beliefs around health, including in that social aspect, incorporating in that function. That’s heading to go a extensive way in generating folks want to participate in these plans.”

Other subjects that co-hosts Ashley Gutermuth and Jeff Daly riff on consist of:

• Do military services people need to have their possess Invoice of Legal rights?

• A wilderness plan that assists disabled veterans discover their identity, intent and group.

• The outdated Air Pressure tape take a look at is formally a point of the previous.

For all this and much more, verify out this week’s episode, which is between much more than 160 Tango Alpha Lima podcasts offered in each audio and online video formats listed here. You can also download episodes on iTunes, Google Enjoy or other key podcast-hosting websites. The movie variation

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How the US Army’s holistic health and fitness program will prevent injuries

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How the US Army’s holistic health and fitness program will prevent injuries

It appears the era of “a couple of Motrin should do the trick” could be nearing its end in the Army. 

“My sergeants major right now, they hurt. Their bodies hurt,” Col. Phillip Kiniery, the commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, told Task & Purpose last week. “I need to make sure that the next group of leaders and senior leaders in the Army don’t feel like I feel physically. That they’re healthy … I wish we thought this way when we were going up.” 

The 4,500-soldier brigade is part of an effort to address injuries early and give soldiers more access to physical and occupational therapy through the Army’s holistic health and fitness program, which was announced in 2017 and officially put into Army policy last year. It focuses on total wellness, not just physical fitness, and urges mental and spiritual wellbeing, getting enough rest, eating well, and, more simply, just taking care of yourself. 

Referred to internally as H2F, the holistic health and fitness program encourages soldiers to take better care of their minds and bodies, not simply push through the pain after an injury, and emphasizes learning how to physically train properly. And at least one brigade commander is hoping that with that kind of change, the next generation of Army leaders won’t have the same kinds of aches and pains as, you know, all of you do. But to do that will require a certain level of humility from leaders. 

This is the Army’s plan to stop physically breaking so many of its soldiers
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, utilize the physical training strength and conditioning coaches at the Falcon Holistic Health and Fitness Center (H2F) on October, 18, 2021 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Andrew Mallett)

“That’s what I’m fighting every day: ‘We’re the 2nd Brigade, 82nd, we’re going to jump into combat anywhere in the world, we’re the 82nd Airborne Division,’” Kiniery said. “Like hey sergeant, I got it. You can kill anything, you can jump out of every aircraft, but just stop and listen to this strength coach because you’re doing it wrong.” 

While the program could bring positive changes to soldiers everywhere, it will likely be years before it’s implemented Army-wide. There are currently 28 Army brigades — located at Fort Bragg, Fort Drum, Fort Polk, Fort Bliss, and Joint Base Lewis McChord — who have started implementing the holistic health and fitness program. In 2023, the Army will start pushing it out to 10 more brigades a year for the next 10 years.

Kiniery, whose brigade was one of the first Army units to start integrating trainers and health professionals, walked Task & Purpose through the brigade’s training center on Oct. 18. Inside the facility, soldiers can find the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) office, the equal opportunity office, and the chaplain’s office, as well as a sports medicine clinic, nutritionists, and a gym. It serves as a place where “a paratrooper can come to one location … and ideally get

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