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FM 7-22 HOLISTIC HEALTH AND FITNESS

CONTENTS

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction

Chapter 1 PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS

  • Principles
  • Optimization
  • Individualization
  • Immersion
  • Elements
  • Governance
  • Program
  • Personnel
  • Equipment and Facilities
  • Leader Education

Chapter 2 PHASES

  • Initial Phase
  • Future Soldier Program
  • Basic Combat Training
  • Advanced Individual Training
  • One Station Unit Training
  • First Unit of Assignment
  • Sustaining Phase
  • Warrant Officer Candidate School
  • Warrant Officer Basic Course
  • Basic Officer Leader Courses
  • Active Component
  • Reserve Component
  • Individual Training
  • Condensed Training

Chapter 3 DOMAINS

  • Physical Readiness
  • Nutritional Readiness
  • Mental Readiness
  • Character
  • Behavior
  • Resilience
  • Cognitive Skill
  • Social Acuity
  • Spiritual Readiness
  • Sleep Readiness

Chapter 4 PHYSIOLOGY

  • Soldier Physiology
  • Energy Pathway
  • Phosphagen Pathway
  • Glycolytic Pathway
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation
  • VO2 Max
  • Anatomy
  • Bone
  • Muscle
  • Nervous System
  • Neuroendocrine System
  • Cardiorespiratory System

Chapter 5 PERIODIZATION

  • Fundamentals of Periodization
  • Training Cycles
  • Microcycle
  • Mesocycle
  • Macrocycle
  • Integrated Periodization
  • Base
  • Build
  • Peak 1
  • Combat and Peak 2
  • Recovery

Chapter 6 PROGRAM DESIGN

  • Soldier Assessment
  • Components of Physical Fitness
  • Structural Requirements
  • Physiological Capacity
  • Physical Components
  • Training Sessions
  • Strategies
  • Exercise Order
  • Endurance Training Load

Chapter 7 PHYSICAL READINESS

  • Principles of Physical Readiness
  • Precision
  • Progression
  • Integration
  • Ruck Marching
  • Army Water Survival Training
  • Safety
  • Basic Survival Swimmer
  • Combat Survival Swimmer

Chapter 8 NUTRITIONAL READINESS

  • Foundational Nutrition
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Body Composition
  • Operational Nutrition
  • Event Fueling and Post-Event Recovery
  • Environment
  • Therapeutic Nutrition
  • Injuries
  • Medical Conditions

Chapter 9 MENTAL READINESS

  • Mental Readiness Concepts
  • Mental Readiness Capabilities
  • Cognitive Capability
  • Emotional Capability
  • Interpersonal Capability

Chapter 10 SPIRITUAL READINESS

  • Introduction to Spiritual Readiness
  • Free Exercise and Religious Liberty Concerns
  • Establishment Clause and Pluralistic Concerns
  • The Chaplain Corps Role in Spiritual Readiness
  • Spiritual Readiness Development
  • General Spiritual Readiness Practices
  • Religious Spiritual Readiness Practices
  • Dietary Practices
  • Clothing and Apparel
  • Physical Appearance
  • Spiritual Readiness Assessment
  • Resources
  • Commanders and Leaders
  • Chaplain Section or Unit Ministry Team
  • Garrison Chaplain’s Office
  • Equal Opportunity Advisor or Office
  • Army Fit Website
  • Local Organizations
  • Internally Assigned Assets

Chapter 11 SLEEP READINESS

  • Principles
  • Sleep Duration
  • Sleep Timing
  • Sleep Continuity
  • Sleep Readiness Fundamentals
  • Promoting Healthy Sleep
  • Sleep Environment
  • Pre-Sleep Routine
  • Sleep Schedule
  • Leadership’s Role
  • Set Conditions
  • Lead by Example
  • Educate and Encourage
  • Prioritize and Plan
  • Planning for Periods of Insufficient Sleep
  • Overall Strategy
  • Interventions to Improve and Sustain Readiness
  • Resources
  • Sleep Problems
  • When to Seek Expert Help

Chapter 12 SPECIAL CONDITIONING

  • Rehabilitation and Reconditioning Program
  • Rehabilitation
  • Reconditioning
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Training
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Training Exercise Sessions
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Training Exercises
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Training Education Sessions

Chapter 13 HOLISTIC HEALTH AND FITNESS COACHING

  • Building Soldier H2F Readiness
  • Holistic Health
  • Proactive Health
  • Physical Exercise
  • Surroundings
  • Personal Development
  • Nutrition
  • Recharge
  • Family, Friends, and Colleagues
  • Spirit
  • Power of the Mind

Chapter 14 HOLISTIC HEALTH AND FITNESS SCHEDULES

  • Incorporating H2F Training
  • Initial Phase
  • Future Soldier Program
  • Basic Combat Training
  • Fitness Training Unit ACFT Improvement
  • Advanced Individual Training and One Station Unit Training
  • First Unit of Assignment
  • Sustaining Phase
  • Build 1
  • Build 2
  • Peak 1
  • Peak 2
  • Combat
  • Transition
  • Reserve Component
  • Remotely Located Soldiers
  • SOURCE NOTES
  • GLOSSARY
  • REFERENCE
  • INDEX