How to use the HHA TFF Tools Resource Kit
To support your overall well-being, health, and performance, Human Performance Resources by CHAMP (HPRC) has compiled a curated list of practical, evidence-based tools and resources to empower you with knowledge and encourage meaningful behavior change.
Importance of holistic health and this Holistic Health Approach (HHA) TFF Tools Resource Kit
Total Force Fitness (TFF) is a holistic approach to Service Member well-being. The TFF framework consists of interrelated health performance areas that impact Service Member job performance and health, and has been incorporated into the U.S. Space Force programs and culture to help Guardians like you perform better on and off duty.
If your holistic health is not optimized, you may start to see a cascade of effects on multiple areas of your health. For example, if you aren’t sleeping well (sleep health), you might notice a lack of focus at work (cognitive performance), inability to regulate emotions easily (mental fitness), have less energy to engage in personal relationships (social fitness), become more sedentary (physical fitness), or begin to reach for energy drinks and other highly-processed foods (nutritional fitness).
Since health performance areas are interrelated, improvements in one performance area could help to boost other areas. Whether you focus on a performance area individually or focus on them collectively, taking a holistic health approach using TFF can help you improve at your job and perform mission-essential tasks, as well as optimize your personal health and well-being.
Total Force Fitness is more than physical fitness. It is the sum total of the many facets of individuals, their families, and the organizations to which they serve. It is not something someone achieves twice a year for a test. It is a state of being. A total force that has achieved total fitness is healthy, ready, and resilient; capable of meeting challenges and surviving threats. – ADM Michael Mullen, Past Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The TFF framework also suggests that Guardians need resources and support for each of the performance areas so they can be and perform at their best. This HHA TFF Tools Resource Kit fully embodies TFF and HHA by holistically approaching two common health issues for Guardians - fatigue and stress - and offering considerations for environmental fitness as well. The tools in this HHA TFF Tools Resource Kit can help you understand the science behind the recommended TFF strategies and considerations. Use these tools to help you consider changing risky health behaviors, optimizing your performance by going from “good” to “better,” or even revamping areas of your health you want to sustain.
To learn more about TFF and its history, read HPRC’s article, “What is Total Force Fitness?” If you’d like to learn more about human performance optimization, read HPRC’s article, “Human Performance Optimization: Moving left of bang.”
Introduction to this HHA TFF Tools Resource Kit
This resource kit includes 3 TFF tools, each structured around using multiple performance areas. Each TFF tool contains a collection of resources to support your growth. Each TFF tool guides you through utilizing the resource, introduces relevant, evidence-based information, and includes links to resources for deeper exploration and learning.
The Fatigue Management Guide and Stress Team Assembly toolkits are designed to help you holistically improve your performance through fatigue management and stress optimization. The Environmental Fitness guide provides actionable resources to mitigate common environmental risks that Guardians may face in their work and home lives.
Ready to get started? Click on the links below to begin cultivating new skills across these essential holistic health performance areas:
