{"id":49099,"date":"2022-05-02T17:20:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T17:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/02\/west-point-cadets-graduate-with-modern-mental-physical-skills-from-new-army-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:05:11","slug":"west-point-cadets-graduate-with-modern-mental-physical-skills-from-new-army-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/05\/02\/west-point-cadets-graduate-with-modern-mental-physical-skills-from-new-army-program\/","title":{"rendered":"West Point cadets graduate with modern mental, physical skills from new Army program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FORT EUSTIS, Virginia \u2013 Army cadets at West Point are getting a healthy dose of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradoc.army.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\">training <\/a>on all-around fitness that goes beyond sweating it out in running shorts by using advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/04\/26\/get-creative-with-pt-and-stop-doing-ancient-exercises-says-sergeant-major-of-the-army\/\" target=\"_blank\">physical <\/a>and psychological tools to ensure high-level performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each cadet already must compete on an athletic team as part of their curriculum, but in recent years, leaders at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westpoint.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York<\/a>, have also improved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/01\/03\/the-armys-holistic-health-and-fitness-program-keys-to-new-years-resolutions\/\" target=\"_blank\">basic fitness fundamentals<\/a>, using the Army\u2019s new Holistic Health and Fitness program. The H2F program looks at mental, spiritual and physical health, with added goals for exercise, nutrition and sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Point cadre revitalized fitness training through revamped military movement coursework and started training future graduates to plan not only their own fitness routines but build programs for soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/04\/27\/pushups-run-plank-andtactical-nap-soldiers-need-more-sleep-army-research-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/paratrooper-nap.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pushups, run, plank and&#8230;tactical nap? Soldiers need more sleep, Army research says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Soldiers need to take &quot;tactical naps.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Nick Gist shared those changes and others with attendees at the Army\u2019s second annual Holistic Health and Fitness Industry Day and Exposition here at the headquarters for Training and Doctrine Command on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Army wants and we need a hybrid athlete,\u201d Gist said. Despite gains in technology, he said soldiering remains, \u201ca very physical profession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gist serves as the West Point director of physical education but also carries a much cooler-sounding title, \u201cMaster of the Sword.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That title is a throwback to the academy\u2019s historic focus on drill, ceremony, weapons handling and cavalry training for cadets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Col. Matthew Magennis, West Point director of fitness education, laid out some of the data-driven work that the academy is going after within its H2F framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cadets are measured for the following physical fitness characteristics: muscular endurance, aerobic endurance, power, anaerobic endurance, agility\/speed, muscular strength and strength to body mass ratios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those figures are then used to build an individual cadet profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work goes beyond gathering data. Cadets, Magennis said, are asked to analyze their own data and backtrack what habits or behaviors led to the performance measures they\u2019ve hit or missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cadets then plan a more scientific approach to correcting any deficiencies and write their own program to improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the mental space, Dr. Jen Schumacher, West Point assistant director of the performance psychology program, showcased mental visualization work that cadets use ahead of rifle range shooting, athletic events and even academic testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schumacher and her colleagues have added tech to the mental picture. They\u2019ve given some cadets sessions in virtual reality simulators to help envision successful completion of certain tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond visualization, Schumacher and her team also look to helping cadets look to the \u201cwhy\u201d of what they\u2019re doing at the academy and in the Army. That helped with finding meaning and purpose in their path at the academy through guided talks, goal setting and proactive planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe so often get caught up in the outcome, what will be my score on the (Army Combat Fitness Test)? Will I get that promotion\u2026? And we fail to focus on the process. I call it a focus on the inputs\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few know the actual outcome of what all their efforts might be, Schumacher said. But having a focus on what the individual can put their effort behind helps cadets better grasp what they can control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One such example helps teams of cadets focus on the process in a tangible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge is called the \u201chelium hoop.\u201d And it puts a team of cadets on a hula hoop, each resting their portion of the single hula hoop on one finger, she said. They\u2019re trying to lower it together. Often the hoop slides all over the place&#8230;at least at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, as soon as they start focusing on commands and coordinate their movements together, the hoop starts lowering uniformly, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those activities and other mental resiliency-building drills help cadets see context and room for lifelong improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t have to be a finished project right now,\u201d Schumacher said cadets tell her. They see that even at graduation, they\u2019re not done learning. 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