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. If you can't find the answer to your Total Force Fitness question in our resources, click the button below.
Total Force Fitness Resources
Performance Boosters
Quick and easy to apply strategies to optimize your performance as a warrior athlete – on the frontline or in garrison.
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Remembering Memorial Day
Memorial Day is not only a time to remember those who have served but to remember how to serve those who will do so.
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Total Force Fitness News
Understanding knee pain
If you have been training, such as for the PRT, and have noticed some knee pain, you may find this information helpful.
Tips for couples during deployment
Two studies provide tips for surviving separation by communicating with your loved one during deployment.
How can we prevent obesity now?
The Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for accelerating the prevention of obesity are outlined in a handy graphic that accompanies a new report.
Learning mental toughness through Army training
Can mental toughness be taught? Time magazine interviewed Dr. Martin Seligman on how the Army plans to do it.
Remembering Memorial Day
Memorial Day is not only a time to remember those who have served but to remember how to serve those who will do so.
Remembering Memorial Day
Memorial Day is not only a time to remember those who have served but to remember how to serve those who will do so.
Bug off: Insect repellent and sweat
Performing in the heat is hard enough, but disease-transmitting insects such as ticks, mosquitos, and fleas can be an added threat to an already challenging environment. It’s important to protect yourself from insect bites by using repellent, but will it affect your performance?
The lowdown on stress fractures—and how to prevent them
Stress fractures are chronic injuries that occur most often in the lower extremities. Prevention is key and can be helped through adequate attention to nutrition, training surfaces, and footwear, as well as gradual progression in training.
Dietary supplements and drug testing
Want to know if your dietary supplement or prescription drug product will affect your drug test? Consult with DoD laboratories for help.
Is there a list of dietary supplements/substances banned by the military?
There is no banned dietary supplement list in the military, but you can learn how to make informed decisions about dietary supplement use.
Understanding knee pain
If you have been training, such as for the PRT, and have noticed some knee pain, you may find this information helpful.
Tips for couples during deployment
Two studies provide tips for surviving separation by communicating with your loved one during deployment.
How can we prevent obesity now?
The Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for accelerating the prevention of obesity are outlined in a handy graphic that accompanies a new report.
Learning mental toughness through Army training
Can mental toughness be taught? Time magazine interviewed Dr. Martin Seligman on how the Army plans to do it.
The One-Rep-Max: Assessing your maximum strength
Muscular fitness is an essential component of your overall fitness. But how do you know how much weight to lift when you’re training for muscular strength or muscular endurance?
FDA Warns Companies about DMAA Safety
Marketers and distributors of products containing DMAA warned by FDA.
Leveraging mindfulness as a performance-optimization tool
Practicing mindfulness can improve performance by reducing stress and increasing well-being.
Senator Durbin urges FDA to investigate energy drinks
Senator Dick Durbin has asked the FDA to investigate the caffeine content and other ingredients in energy drinks due to serious concerns about their safety.
HPRC at the 2012 Warrior Resilience Conference
This year’s Warrior Resilience Conference focused on the family and social aspects of Total Force Fitness.
Acupuncture in military medicine is a growing phenomenon
The December 2011 issue of Medical Acupuncture features a number of free, peer-reviewed articles detailing the use of acupuncture in the military.
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