Comprehensive Fitness Flashcards
Total Force Fitness
State in which the individual, family, and organizations can sustain optimal well being and performance under all conditions.
Resilience
Ability to withstand, recover and/or grow in the face of stressors
Well-Being
State of being happy, healthy or prosperous.
Health
Complete physical, mental, social, and spiritual well being and not merely absent of disease
TFF
Total Force Fitness
TFF Domains
- Physical Fitness
- Environmental Fitness
- Medical and Dental Fitness
- Nutritional Fitness
- Spiritual Fitness
- Psychological Fitness
- Behavioral Fitness
- Social Fitness
Physical Fitness
Ability to physically accomplish all aspects of the mission while remaining healthy and uninjured
Ex: Strength, Endurance, Flexibility, Mobility
Environmental Fitness
Ability to perform mission-specific duties in any environment
Ex: Heat/Cold, Altitude, Noise, Air Quality
Medical and Dental Fitness
Ability to meet established standards for medical readiness
Ex: Access, Immunizations, Screening, Dental
Nutritional Fitness
Ability to recognize and select the required nutrition optimize physical and cognitive performance
EX: Food Quality, Nutrition requirements, supplement use, Food Choices
Spiritual Fitness
Ability to adhere to beliefs, principles or values needed to preserve and prevail in accomplishing missions.
Ex: Service values, Positive beliefs, ethical leadership, accommodate diversity
Psychological Fitness
Ability to cope with unique stressors and challenges needed to ensure readiness
Ex: Coping, awareness, Decision Making
Behavioral Fitness
Relationship between one’s behavior and health
Ex: Substance abuse, hygiene, Risk Mitigation
Social Fitness
Ability to engage in healthy social networks for optimal performance
Ex: Social support, social cohesion, family cohesion
CAF
Comprehensive Airman Fitness
What is the Comprehensive Airman Fitness AFI?
AFI 90-506
What is CAF?
Provides framework that encompasses many education and training efforts, activities, programs that play a contributory role in sustaining a fit and ready force
What is Resilience?
1.The easier it is for you to withstand, recover, and grow when dealing with situations
or
- Reaction our bodies experience to external demands or stressors
What is Good stress called?
Eustress
Ex: marriage, promotion, winning money
Why is Eustress good?
Boosts brain power and memory
increase immunity
motivate you to succeed
What is bad stress called?
Distress
Ex: Financial problems, divorce, punishment, work
Why is distress bad?
Harmful mentally, physically and emotionally
Steps of the Stress Continuum
Ready Zone
Reacting Zone
Injured Zone
Ill Zone
Ready Zone
Calm/Confident, Well trained/Prepared, Motivated/mission focused, Positive Attitude
Reacting Zone
Some anxiety, Neg. Attitude, loss of motivation, trouble concentrating, may cut corners
Injured Zone
Loss of emotional control, social withdrawal, no interest in activities they use to enjoy, big change in sleep patterns, substance abuse,
Ill Zone
Ill Zone can only be determined by medical professional
Start treatment plan, support them as much as possible, Monitor progress, frequently check on their family members
Five C’s
Care Commit Communicate Connect Celebrate
Domains of Fitness
Mental Fitness
Physical Fitness
Social Fitness
Spiritual Fitness
Mental Fitness
Ability to effectively cope with mental stressors and challenges to ensure mission readiness
Physical Fitness
Ability to survive and operate in a wartime environment for extended periods of time before tiring out.
Social Fitness
The exchange of thoughts, opinions, or information, including problem solving and relationship management.
Spiritual Fitness
What’s truly important to you in life.
Spiritual Fitness is supported by:
Core Values, perseverance, perspective and purpose
