This is Jockel Podcast number 396 with Echo Charles and me, Jockel Willink.

Good evening, Echo.

Good evening.

According to the Marine Corps, quote,

physical fitness includes a set of characteristics that people have or can

achieve relating to their ability to perform physical activity.

Our service members must demonstrate the ability to physically accomplish

all aspects of the mission while remaining healthy and meet the criteria for

deployment, retention, and continued military service.

Many components of physical fitness are shared across the services.

The common thread among them is that service members and their families benefit

from a holistic approach to physical fitness.

A well-rounded physical fitness program should include varied cardio training,

balanced strength training that includes core strengthening exercises,

flexibility, speed and agility training, appropriate amounts of sleep and recovery,

and effective mind-body programs such as yoga, martial arts, and meditation.

Physical fitness is a fundamental element of one's physical and mental health,

mission performance, and readiness. End quote.

And that is what the Marine Corps says about physical fitness and

similar statements to that are made by all the military branches and special operations.

These ideas are taken to an extreme in many cases, but these

philosophies are not only applicable to the military.

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