Human Performance Resource Center (HPRC) website is for U.S. Warfighters, their families, and those in the field of HPO who support them. The goal is Total Force Fitness: Warfighters optimized to carry out their mission as safely and effectively as possible. 

Focus Area Resources

• Physical Fitness: Optimized physical conditioning that maintains performance, prevents injury and illness, and speeds recovery is essential to military readiness.
• Environment: Deployment into locations of extreme environmental conditions makes exceptional demands on the physical and mental fitness of Warfighters.
• Nutrition: The exceptional demands placed on military personnel make good nutrition crucial. HPRC provides information on nutrition that is based on solid research.
• Dietary Supplements: Warfighters often turn to dietary supplements because of the extreme demands of military performance. Making an informed decision about supplement use can be difficult, and a bad decision could adversely affect health.
• Family and Relationships: Family relationships and one’s larger social environment are crucial to Warfighter health and performance.
• Mind Tactics: Mental fitness—including toughness and resilience—contributes to the overall goal of optimum performance.
• Total Force Fitness: Total Force Fitness (TFF) is a framework for building and maintaining health, readiness, and performance in the Department of Defense. It views health, wellness, and resilience as a holistic concept where optimal performance requires a connection between mind, body, spirit, and family/social relationships.

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HPRC Blog

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