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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Based on the success of its initial event three months ago, the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) will implement a second installment of its Fit for Life (F2L) program in an effort to continue enhancing Soldiers’ resiliency and maximize physical fitness.
During the July 2014 F2L, more that 80% of the participants, which included enlisted personnel from throughout the command, showed marked improvements in their physical fitness scores while all expressed their enthusiasm for the value of the program.
“One of the primary initiatives was to enable and empower participants with the ‘tools’ necessary to build a successful and realistic individual fitness and nutrition plan,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Victor Moreno, Fit for Life lead coach/mentor. “Given participant feedback, I believe we achieved that.”
Mainly by word of mouth, an eagerness to participate in the program spread across the command, which encompasses five states, and is now being offered to officers as well.
The overall goal of Fit for Life is to encompass the ‘whole body’ in an effort to not only assist in becoming a better individual Soldier but a better person overall for oneself, family and the community.
Similar to the initial event, the second F2L program will encompass the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual domains for Soldiers, but will also develop financial and resiliency plans and objectives in order to retain quality personnel who meet the Army standards.
“The program further emphasized disciplined initiative, teaching our Soldiers how to think rather than what to think,” said Moreno. “These types of skills are imperative in developing and growing our future leaders.”
The 4th ESC’s goal is to identify approximately 50 Soldiers within its command to participate in the upcoming program that is scheduled to take place Nov. 12-25, 2014 on Fort Sam Houston.
| Date Taken: | 10.20.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.21.2014 15:38 |
| Story ID: | 145687 |
| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TX, US |
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