WEBVTT 00:02.019 --> 00:04.059 So total fitness is much like a 00:04.059 --> 00:07.539 four-legged stool , that each pillar is 00:07.539 --> 00:10.170 vital for the stability of the whole , 00:10.300 --> 00:12.539 and in the same way , Total Fitness 00:12.539 --> 00:14.779 simply acknowledges that there's 4 00:14.779 --> 00:17.700 major elements that are each vital for 00:17.700 --> 00:20.270 that war fighter to be able to function 00:20.270 --> 00:22.326 properly , and that is , of course , 00:22.326 --> 00:25.090 your physical . The mental 00:26.379 --> 00:29.770 You're social And you're spiritual . 00:33.240 --> 00:35.240 So physical fitness is one of those 00:35.240 --> 00:37.407 aspects and simply put , it's just the 00:37.407 --> 00:39.650 physical domain . So it involves 00:39.650 --> 00:41.761 everything from your physical fitness 00:41.761 --> 00:43.817 like your cardiovascular endurance , 00:43.817 --> 00:46.094 muscular strength , muscular endurance , 00:46.094 --> 00:47.983 etc . to your nutrition , to your 00:47.983 --> 00:50.261 sleeping habits , and all of the above . 00:50.261 --> 00:52.428 All the Marines that you would talk to 00:52.428 --> 00:54.594 would be able to draw the link between 00:54.594 --> 00:56.594 physical fitness and lethality . We 00:56.594 --> 00:58.428 know that having A fitter marine 00:58.428 --> 01:00.539 obviously makes them more lethal . If 01:00.539 --> 01:00.465 you want Marines to stay in longer , 01:00.595 --> 01:02.762 they should be thinking about physical 01:02.762 --> 01:04.817 fitness as that tool that helps them 01:04.817 --> 01:07.315 age gracefully and perform great at any 01:07.315 --> 01:09.148 age . So physical fitness is not 01:09.148 --> 01:11.148 something that you just do for that 01:11.148 --> 01:13.315 thing . It's something that you do for 01:13.315 --> 01:15.482 your entire life , and it improves the 01:15.482 --> 01:17.648 ability of the marine to perform for a 01:17.648 --> 01:19.593 whole contract and for the rest of 01:19.593 --> 01:22.400 their life . So mental fitness is very 01:22.400 --> 01:24.233 important because in order to be 01:24.233 --> 01:26.400 mentally fit you need to be physically 01:26.400 --> 01:28.622 fit , emotionally fit , spiritually fit 01:28.622 --> 01:30.678 so that you can do your job , and we 01:30.678 --> 01:32.789 need marines . You guys are the first 01:32.789 --> 01:34.956 line of defense , so we need you to be 01:34.956 --> 01:36.956 mentally strong in order to do your 01:36.956 --> 01:39.011 jobs to help protect our nation . We 01:39.011 --> 01:41.067 always say if you see someone with a 01:41.067 --> 01:40.879 broken arm , you say , hey , your arm 01:40.879 --> 01:43.101 is broken . Let's put a cast on it . We 01:43.101 --> 01:45.268 see the cast is on there when the cast 01:45.268 --> 01:47.268 comes off we're like , oh my gosh , 01:47.268 --> 01:47.150 your arm is better . I'm glad you're 01:47.150 --> 01:49.261 feeling better . It's the same . With 01:49.261 --> 01:51.372 the brain , so when someone is really 01:51.372 --> 01:53.428 struggling with mental health , it's 01:53.428 --> 01:55.650 really not them , it's their brain that 01:55.650 --> 01:57.817 needs a cast . So we need to make sure 01:57.817 --> 01:57.739 that we can provide them a cast , and 01:57.739 --> 01:59.739 that could be either therapy , that 01:59.739 --> 02:01.906 could be um medication , that could be 02:01.906 --> 02:04.017 change of lifestyle . There's so many 02:04.017 --> 02:06.239 different things that go into putting a 02:06.239 --> 02:08.295 cast on the mental health aspect and 02:08.295 --> 02:10.239 once we can give that marine those 02:10.239 --> 02:12.295 resources , hopefully that cast will 02:12.295 --> 02:14.461 stay on and we'll be able to help them 02:14.461 --> 02:16.683 remove the cast so that they can better 02:16.683 --> 02:19.389 function as a human . Social fitness is 02:19.570 --> 02:21.809 being able to build and maintain 02:21.809 --> 02:24.169 healthy relationships with peers , 02:24.289 --> 02:26.429 family members , and friends . Um , 02:26.470 --> 02:28.192 this could be achieved through 02:28.639 --> 02:30.929 recreational activities or community 02:30.929 --> 02:32.985 involvement . It helps the marine to 02:32.985 --> 02:35.580 find healthier ways to deal with 02:35.580 --> 02:39.130 stressors or cope with overwhelming 02:39.130 --> 02:41.490 situations that happen to them . It's 02:41.490 --> 02:43.712 important for the individual marine and 02:43.712 --> 02:47.360 that it aids with mental , social , 02:47.619 --> 02:49.410 and physical fitness as well , 02:50.020 --> 02:52.353 depending on what the activity is doing . 02:52.860 --> 02:55.027 If it's a hike , the Marine could find 02:55.027 --> 02:57.580 that . Helpful to their mental health 02:57.800 --> 02:59.856 as well as it could be spiritual for 02:59.856 --> 03:01.856 them , and it definitely helps with 03:01.856 --> 03:05.759 their physical fitness as well . So 03:05.759 --> 03:08.880 spiritual fitness , one leg is the 03:08.880 --> 03:11.440 reality that every one of us have a 03:11.440 --> 03:14.199 spiritual side to our being , and of 03:14.199 --> 03:16.600 course , uh , spiritual fitness when it 03:16.600 --> 03:19.479 comes to war fighting and to the Marine 03:19.479 --> 03:21.960 Corps mission is an acknowledgement 03:21.960 --> 03:25.229 that sometimes we may find . Ourselves 03:25.229 --> 03:28.729 in hopeless situations and spiritual 03:28.729 --> 03:30.951 fitness , according to the commandant , 03:30.951 --> 03:33.350 is that inner strength that comes from 03:33.350 --> 03:35.294 a higher purpose . It's that inner 03:35.294 --> 03:38.190 strength that empowers us to persevere 03:38.190 --> 03:41.179 through , uh , even hopeless situations , 03:41.229 --> 03:43.869 to be able to have hope and to overcome .