Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F)

Holistic health and fitness (H2F) is the Army’s Soldier readiness system for physical and nonphysical training. The Army enables it with the five enduring elements of governance, program, personnel, equipment and facilities, and leadership education. The H2F program must meet the commander’s training goals to develop and maintain a high level of readiness appropriate to the unit’s mission-essential task list, individual Soldier duty positions, and challenges of multi-domain operations.

H2F is designed to optimize Soldier personal readiness, reduce injury rates, improve rehabilitation after injury, and increase the overall effectiveness of the Total Army.

H2F is an investment to improve Soldier and unit readiness by addressing the 5 domains of physical and non-physical readiness:

Five Domains of H2F
The five domains of the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program build the Army’s readiness goals and are based on the principles of optimization, individualization, and immersion. The goal is to improve each Soldier’s physical lethality and mental toughness through the linking of physical readiness, nutritional readiness, mental readiness, spiritual readiness, and sleep readiness.
1. Mental Readiness - Mental readiness is the ability to meet the mental demands of any combat or duty position, adapt successfully in the presence of extreme risk and adversity, accomplish the mission, and continue to fight and win.
2. Sleep Readiness - Sleep is the critical requirement for brain health and function. Sleep readiness is the ability to recognize and implement the requisite sleep principles and behaviors to support optimal brain function. In turn, sleep readiness underpins a Soldier’s ability to meet the physical and nonphysical demands of any duty or combat position, accomplish the mission, and continue to fight and win.
3. Nutritional Readiness - Nutritional readiness is the ability to recognize, select, and consume the requisite food and drink to meet the physical and nonphysical demands of any duty or combat position, accomplish the mission and come home healthy.
4. Physical Readiness - Physical readiness is the ability to meet the physical demands of any duty or combat position, move lethally on the battlefield, accomplish the mission and continue to fight, win, and come home healthy.
5. Spiritual Readiness - Spiritual readiness includes the development of the personal qualities needed to sustain a person in times of stress, hardship, and tragedy. These qualities come from religious, philosophical, or human values and form the basis for character, disposition, decision making, and integrity.
Five Elements of H2F
The H2F System is comprised of five critical elements: governance, program, equipment and facilities, personnel and leader education. These elements are essential to the success of Army readiness. They ensure and sustain Soldier readiness.

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